Feb 03 State Dept: Fewer than 60,000 visas canceled by Trump order By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Up to 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the U.S., the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 03 GOP mulls 'repairing' Obamacare law it vowed to repeal By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press GOP lawmakers insist they haven't abandoned their goal of repeal, though they face lingering disputes about whether that should come before, after or simultaneously with a replacement effort. Continue reading
Feb 03 Fact check: Immigration doesn't bring crime into U.S., data say By The Conversation Analysis suggests immigration has a crime-suppressing effect. In other words, more immigration equals less crime. Continue reading
Feb 03 These are the threats experts say Trump's immigration ban missed By Ryan Connelly Holmes President Donald Trump's recent executive order on immigration misunderstands what is -- and what is not -- a threat to the United States, experts say. Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. hits 13 people, dozen companies in new Iran sanctions By Vivian Salama, Associated Press Iranians, Lebanese, Chinese and Emirati individuals and companies also are now blacklisted from doing any business in the United States or with U.S. citizens. Continue reading
Feb 03 Why the Australia-US refugee deal is contentious By Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press What happened between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull? How many refugees would a resettlement involve? A look at what's at stake. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch News Wrap: Tillerson urges State Department employees to put aside differences By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, newly sworn-in Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised the work force at the State Department and said he understands their frustrations with the new administration, but urged employees to set aside any political differences with… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 5:58 Trump vows to scrap rule on religious groups and campaign politics By PBS News Hour President Trump used the annual National Prayer Breakfast to reignite an old campaign promise: to change the tax code to allow churches and other tax-exempt groups to openly campaign for political candidates. John Yang reports on that and more. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 12:24 When does tough diplomatic talk go too far? By PBS News Hour Barely two weeks into his term, President Donald Trump has shaken up global affairs through unilateral moves, blunt talk and tweets. What does President Trump’s aggressive approach mean for relations with other world leaders? Judy Woodruff speaks with two former… Continue watching
Feb 02 1 guard dead after hourslong prison takeover in Delaware By Alison Thoet A guard at a Delaware prison was killed sometime during a nearly 24-hour standoff that began Wednesday between prisoners and police, authorities said today. Continue reading