Mar 13 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Trump aide John McEntee ousted from White House By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump’s personal aide John McEntee was reportedly escorted off the White House grounds on Monday for security reasons. The Trump 2020 re-election campaign announced McEntee will now work as a senior adviser. Also, the… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: UK’s May gives Moscow 48 hours to explain former spy poisoning By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, British Prime Minister Theresa May said that it’s highly likely that Russia is behind the poisoning of former Russian spy and his daughter. Also, Syrian civilians tried to flee the embattled suburbs of Damascus, with… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: February jobs report boasts most hires since July 2016 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported a net gain of 313,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent, as thousands started looking for work. Also, President Trump's newly announced tariffs on steel and… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 7:25 News Wrap: Florida sends new gun control bill to governor By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Florida lawmakers sent a newly adopted gun control bill to Republican Gov. Rick Scott. Also, the Mississippi legislature approved an abortion bill that would likely be the most restrictive in the nation, outlawing the procedure… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 7:42 News Wrap: Some countries could be exempted from Trump tariffs, White House suggests By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House has signaled that President Trump might scale back his plans to punish U.S. trading partners, including exemptions for particular countries. Also, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service announced he's retiring amid… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Kellyanne Conway broke law by advocating for Roy Moore, says federal watchdog By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal watchdog office says White House Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway illegally tried to influence last year's Senate race in Alabama by advocating for Alabama Republican Roy Moore in TV appearances. Also, President Trump played… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Rubio, Schumer propose new gun legislation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, new gun control bills emerged in the Senate, including proposals from Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. This comes after President Trump said he’s open to some gun control measures. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: Trump tweets new displeasure with Sessions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions locked horns over the Russia investigations, with the president tweeting disapproval over Session’s use of the inspector general to look into possible FBI abuse of surveillance powers. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: U.S. must do more to halt another Russian attack, says Adm. Mike Rogers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Admiral Mike Rogers, head of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, said he has not received orders to strike directly against Russian cyber attackers accused of meddling in the last election. Also, there's word that… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: High court hears pivotal labor union case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a pivotal case for more than 5 million Americans in public sector unions. The case hinges on whether workers who are not union members should be required to pay dues… Continue watching