Mar 04 Keystone pipeline won’t use U.S. steel despite Trump pledge By Associated Press The Keystone XL oil pipeline won't use American steel in its construction, despite what President Donald Trump says. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 6:14 GOP lawmakers try to rein in mass protests with new state laws By PBS News Hour In many state capitals, lawmakers are targeting protesters’ tactics amid a renewed wave of large-scale demonstrations, sparking debates over the question of free speech versus public safety. John Yang speaks with Christopher Ingraham of The Washington Post about how far… Continue watching
Mar 03 Why this Brazilian city uses tilapia fish skin to treat burn victims By Nadia Sussman, STAT In a historic Brazilian city, burn patients look as if they’ve emerged from the waves. They are covered in fish skin — specifically strips of sterilized tilapia -- but why?… Continue reading
Mar 01 Sessions failed to disclose two 2016 meetings with Russian ambassador By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Sessions had meetings last year with more than 25 foreign ambassadors in his role as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and had two separate interactions with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, the Justice department said. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 7:53 On Yemen raid planning, where did the Obama administration leave off for Trump to pick up? By PBS News Hour What level of planning did the Obama administration take on ahead of a deadly U.S. military raid in Yemen carried out under President Trump? Hari Sreenivasan talks to former Defense Department official Andrew Exum and Colin Kahl, former national security… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 9:00 Despite protests, Dakota Access Pipeline nears completion By PBS News Hour Last year, the Obama administration froze the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, designed to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois. But President Trump has rebooted construction, which is now near completion. Public media's "Inside Energy" in conjunction with Rocky Mountain PBS… Continue watching
Feb 28 AP fact check: Trump’s first address to Congress By Calvin Woodward and Christopher S. Rugaber President Donald Trump took undue credit Tuesday night for massive cost-savings in a fighter jet contract and gave a one-sided account of the costs and benefits to the economy from immigration — ignoring the upside. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 6:09 This New Mexico school welcomes families who live across the border By PBS News Hour As anxiety increases within the immigrant community over stepped-up enforcement along the U.S.-Mexican border, one small bi-national community in New Mexico is working hard to keep families connected through education and schooling. Special correspondent Simon Thompson reports from public media’s… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 7:14 What we know about Russian meddling and Putin’s playbook By PBS News Hour U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia attempted to sway the U.S. election through DNC email hacking and an influence campaign. But to what degree were President Trump’s campaign advisers in contact with Russians? And what made Americans susceptible to influence? William… Continue watching
Feb 27 5 stories from last week that deserve a second look By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith Here are five important stories that (largely) sidestep the president's every move. Continue reading