Jun 16 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 16, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 16, how the escalating trade tensions between U.S. and China will impact American jobs and the world economy, and a new wave of refugees tries to reach Europe through Bosnia. Also, hundreds of women… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 4:49 Will escalating trade tensions with China affect U.S. jobs? By PBS News Hour After the Trump administration added a 25 percent tariff on over 1,000 Chinese products this week, China responded with tariffs on $50 billion worth of U.S. imports. Effective July 6, the tariffs could impact prices, interest rates and the overall… Continue watching
Jun 16 ‘I feel less safe, living here.’ North Korean defectors react to the Trump-Kim summit By Molly Enking North Korean defectors say the meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un was a wasted opportunity to address egregious human rights abuses in their home country. Continue reading
Jun 16 Republicans risking conservative backlash over immigration By Steve Peoples, Associated Press NEW YORK — The push toward immigration votes in the House is intensifying the divide among Republicans on one of the party’s most animating issues and fueling concerns that a voter backlash could cost the GOP control of the House… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 3:57 In interviews, Trump praised Kim and put GOP immigration compromise into question President Trump started his Friday with an impromptu flurry of interviews on the White House lawn. To reporters, the president defended his friendly interaction with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, claimed complete vindication in the report on the Hillary… Continue watching
Jun 15 White House says Trump now backs House GOP immigration bill By Associated Press Trump had said in an earlier interview with "Fox & Friends" Friday that he was looking at two House immigration bills, but that he: "certainly wouldn't sign the more moderate one," creating widespread confusion on the Hill. Continue reading
Jun 15 Trump says he won’t sign ‘moderate’ immigration bill in GOP setback By Alan Fram, Matthew Daly, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump ignited eleventh-hour confusion Friday over Republican efforts to push immigration through the House next week, saying he won't sign a "moderate" package. Continue reading
Jun 15 Judge jails ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort ahead of trial By Associated Press Paul Manafort is the first Trump campaign official to be jailed as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Continue reading
Jun 15 China announces penalties of ‘same scale’ to retaliate for U.S. tariffs By Associated Press China's government also said it is scrapping deals made with Washington in talks aimed at defusing a sprawling trade dispute. Continue reading
Jun 15 Trump administration announces tough U.S. tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Trump administration is announcing a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports, escalating a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. Continue reading