Apr 20 Trump’s campaign rhetoric on trade deals softens as president By Matthew Lee, Josh Lederman, Associated Press Despite repeated pledges to rip up, renegotiate or otherwise alter them, the U.S. has yet to withdraw from any of these economic, environmental or national security deals, as Trump's past criticism turns to tacit embrace of several key elements of… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Georgia congressional race moves into a runoff By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the battle for a U.S. House seat near Atlanta leads to a runoff, in a race seen as a referendum on President Trump. In Britain, the House of Commons approved Prime Minister Theresa May’s call… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 9:59 What’s to come as Georgia special election moves into a runoff By PBS News Hour Republicans avoided a brutal loss Tuesday after Democrat Jon Ossoff fell just shy of a win in Georgia's special congressional election. The race now faces a runoff between Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel. Judy Woodruff speaks with Stuart Rothenberg of… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 3:52 Unrest in Venezuela continues as political tensions rise By PBS News Hour In a movement dubbed “The Mother of all Marches,” thousands of Venezuelans hit the streets Wednesday to protest President Nicolas Maduro. National Guard troops fired tear gas at the crowd. At least five people were killed, and hundreds were arrested. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 10:09 Why armed militia groups are surging across the nation By PBS News Hour Today signifies 22 years since the Oklahoma City bombing, an attack carried out by Timothy McVeigh that left 168 dead. McVeigh sympathized with armed right-wing militia groups, which at the time, were surging in membership. But armed militias have long… Continue watching
Apr 19 Trump to keynote U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates in May By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will deliver the commencement address to graduates of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy next month. Continue reading
Apr 19 Trump has embraced autocratic leaders without hesitation By Vivian Salama, Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump congratulated Turkey's president for sweeping up more power. Trump hailed Egypt's strongman as a "fantastic guy." When China's president visited the United States, Trump cited a burgeoning friendship and made no public mention of Beijing's… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 7:44 How could the H-1B visa program for foreign workers be improved? By PBS News Hour President Trump called on Tuesday for U.S. agencies to “buy American and hire American” and signed an executive order targeting H-1B guest worker visas, which help find foreign labor to fill technical jobs. Critics say the visa system is being… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 10:11 Why transparency — on Trump’s taxes, visitors and family business — matters By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 7:16 A special state visit for Trump sparks outcry in the U.K. By PBS News Hour When British Prime Minister Theresa May met with President Trump in January, she extended a special honor: an invitation for a state visit, which only two presidents have received since 1952. But the president's visit to the U.K. has become… Continue watching