May 11 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Trump signs executive orders on cybersecurity, voter fraud By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed two executive orders. One aims to strengthen the government’s cybersecurity, while another establishes a bipartisan commission to review claims of voter fraud. Also, the city of New Orleans removed a statue of… Continue watching
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 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
Jan 27 First days in Trump’s White House described as chaotic By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The confusion began early, when the president left the White House nearly an hour late for his first trip away from Washington, a quick jaunt to Philadelphia to speak to a Republican congressional retreat. Continue reading
Jan 19 Supreme Court sets election-year clash on immigration By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Marcus and Gerson on agreement and division at the Supreme Court, immigration protests By PBS News Hour Washington Post columnists Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Supreme Court’s recent decisions on contraception, how the Obama administration is trying to quell an influx of unaccompanied migrant children trying to… Continue watching
Jun 16 Executive order to protect LGBT federal contractors against discrimination By Julie Pace, Associated Press The move follows years of pressure from gay rights groups for Obama to act on his own while a broader employment non-discrimination measure languishes on Capitol Hill. The Senate passed the legislation last year but the bill stalled in the… Continue reading
Aug 27 President Bush Signs Executive Orders on Intelligence Reacting to recommendations from the panel that investigated the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President Bush issued executive orders Friday increasing the CIA director's power and creating a new national counter-terrorism center. Continue reading