Jan 16 Watch 7:06 What's dividing lawmakers on DACA and threatening a shutdown By PBS News Hour President Trump's reported remarks at a White House meeting last week continue to dominate in the days before a looming government funding deadline. As senators grilled Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on a specific profanity and President Trump was pressed… Continue watching
Jan 16 Deal on 'Dreamers' uncertain as lawmakers try to avert government shutdown By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The continuing firestorm over Trump's vulgar remarks about countries in Africa is roiling partisan relations. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 3:01 On MLK Day, U.S. grapples with furor over Trump's words By PBS News Hour This year's memorials honoring Martin Luther King Jr. came amid the ongoing furor over President Trump's alleged comments and his views on race. While the president released a video commemorating the civil rights hero, his derogatory words reported last week… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 8:09 More churches are opening their doors to undocumented immigrants facing deportation By Duarte Geraldino, Frank Carlson Since President Trump took office, the number of American churches willing to shelter undocumented immigrants from the threat of deportation has grown to about 1,000 -- a small fraction of the Christian community. Special correspondent Duarte Geraldino meets one immigrant… Continue watching
Jan 14 Trump defends self after comments, says: 'I am not a racist' By Associated Press President Donald Trump says in the wake of his recent comments about Haiti and African countries that "I am not a racist."… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 14, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 14, President Trump’s reported use of derogatory comments about immigrant nations continue to reverberate, and the Department of Homeland Security will resume accepting DACA renewal applications. Also, a group of gun owners and lawmakers… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 4:10 DACA to resume after court blocks Trump administration By PBS News Hour The Department of Homeland Security on Saturday said it would resume accepting renewals for DACA, the Obama-era program that protects young immigrants from deportation. This follows last week's decision by a federal court blocking the Trump administration’s plan to end… Continue watching
Jan 14 Federal agency returns to accepting requests under DACA By Associated Press The decision comes four days after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's decision to end the program. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 12:43 Shields and Brooks on Trump's 's***hole' comments, 'Fire and Fury' fallout By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including racially charged remarks reportedly made by President Trump about immigrants, the continuing fallout from a tell-all White House book, whether… Continue watching
Jan 12 Trump's supporters dismiss s***hole comments, charges of racism By Daniel Bush Trump supporters faced an all-too familiar reality Friday: trying to defend, excuse or distance themselves from remarks that many viewed as further proof that the president is a racist. Continue reading