Jul 08 Watch 3:44 Intense political fight brews over SCOTUS nomination as midterms loom By PBS News Hour U.S. Supreme Court nominations grew more politically controversial in 1990, when President George H.W. Bush appointed former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who was thought to be conservative but often sided with the court’s liberal justices. Now, Trump’s appointee may… Continue watching
Jul 08 ‘My entire life is revolving around this’ — Thousands of women await visa rule’s uncertain future By Pavni Mittal Thousands of people who obtained work permits under the Obama administration are waiting on a rule change that could put their jobs at risk. Continue reading
Jul 08 Trump administration takes another swipe at ‘Obamacare’ By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration is freezing payments under an "Obamacare" program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses, a move expected to add to premium increases next year. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 25:11 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 7, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 7, chronicling extreme poverty in the U.S., and how Memphis youth carry on the legacy of Stax Records soul music. Also, a trade war between the U.S. and China has officially begun. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 2:54 Settlement with China over trade war unlikely By PBS News Hour The trade war between the world’s two largest economies officially began Friday as tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods went into effect. Calling it the “biggest trade war in economic history,” Chinese officials had said China would raise similar… Continue watching
Jul 06 What’s driving the movement to Abolish ICE? By Matt Loffman To understand the current fight over ICE, here's what we know about the agency's history, its role under Trump and what's next. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 7:51 What are the ripple effects of a U.S.-China trade war? President Trump set into motion on Friday a 25 percent fee on more than 800 Chinese imported goods and China hit back with tariffs of its own on products like soybeans, pork and corn, which target areas that voted heavily… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 3:05 Raucous Trump rally filled with familiar attacks, false statements In an hour-long campaign speech in Montana, President Trump ran through many of his favorite topics, exaggerations, attacks on political targets and now-regular falsehoods. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 2:28 Conservatives line up behind possible Trump Supreme Court finalists President Trump's pick to replace long-time swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy could end up shifting the Supreme Court's ideological tilt for years to come. The starting point was a shortlist with the names of 25 potential nominees, but most news… Continue watching
Jul 06 5 numbers to watch on family separations By Joshua Barajas There hasn't always been clear data on how many children have been separated from their parents at the border since the Trump administration rolled out its "zero tolerance" policy a few months ago. Numbers matter, and here are a few… Continue reading