Feb 07 Trump's pick for labor secretary hired undocumented worker By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder acknowledged Tuesday that he had employed an undocumented worker as a housekeeper, putting him again at odds with President Donald Trump's push to keep jobs in American hands. Continue reading
Feb 07 Iran's top leader mocks 'newcomer' Trump By Associated Press Iran's supreme leader said Tuesday that "newcomer" President Donald Trump had shown the "real face" of the United States, after the American leader accused Iran of being ungrateful for sanctions relief approved by the Obama administration and vowed a tougher… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch How both sides see the legal challenge on Trump's travel ban By PBS News Hour A Constitutional showdown is underway over President Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration. In Seattle, a federal judge issued a temporary halt to Trump’s travel ban, resulting in an appeal from the Justice Department. John Yang gets two takes on… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 8:16 News Wrap: Trump visits CENTCOM, defends travel ban By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump spoke about "radical Islamic" terror attacks on his first visit to U.S. Central Command, where he also criticized the press. On Twitter, he attacked the judge who halted key provisions of his travel… Continue watching
Feb 06 Justice Department files brief supporting travel ban By Associated Press The Justice Department has filed a brief with a federal appeals court in support of President Donald Trump's travel and refugee ban. Continue reading
Feb 06 5 important stories you may have missed during last week's news deluge By Joshua Barajas, Iman Smith, Erica R. Hendry In honor of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's five Super Bowl wins, here are five stories that ought to get more attention. Continue reading
Feb 06 Trump: Allow those into U.S. who 'want to love our country' By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump vowed to allow into the U.S. people who "want to love our country," defending his immigration and refugee restrictions as he made his first visit to the headquarters Monday for U.S. Central Command. Continue reading
Feb 06 8 books on politics to read right now, from indie bookstore Politics & Prose By Elizabeth Flock This week, we went to our local independent bookseller, Politics and Prose, for their thoughts on what to read right now. Here are eight books -- both old and new -- recommended by the P&P staff, who chose to focus… Continue reading
Feb 06 A poet's quest to find the 'flavor of unity' in divisive times By Elizabeth Flock "I think my practice as a writer has become a search for how to be a good citizen in a troubled country," Kim Stafford said. "What I’m really trying to do with my poetry these days is search for common… Continue reading
Feb 06 Kerry, Albright warn court against immigration ban By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The officials join lawyers for Washington state and Minnesota, who told a federal appellate court that restoring the ban would "unleash chaos again."… Continue reading