Aug 25 White House says Trump regrets not raising tariffs higher By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Trump said Sunday that he had second thoughts about escalating the trade war with China, but the White House later reversed that message saying the president was misinterpreted and that his only regret in hiking tariffs is that he… Continue reading
Aug 25 Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh making longshot GOP challenge to Trump By Tom Davies, Associated Press Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, saying the incumbent is unfit for office and must be denied… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 10:29 What’s fueling the growth in North Carolina hemp production By Hari Sreenivasan, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong A growing number of North Carolina's farmers are turning to hemp production as a new source of revenue, spurred by the popularity of CBD products and the Trump administration's trade war with China, which has hit the state's tobacco industry… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 3:48 What impact will North Carolina have on the 2020 election? By PBS NewsHour Next August, the Republican National Convention will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina. NewsHour Weekend traveled there this week for a look ahead at how changing state demographics might impact the 2020 presidential election. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Adam Hochberg,… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 4:45 How North Carolina became a swing state By PBS NewsHour North Carolina stood as a Democratic stronghold until shifting demographics and a surge in the number of independent voters turned it into a swing state. Race has also played a factor in recent presidential elections, including in Donald Trump's 2016… Continue watching
Aug 24 ‘Red flag laws’ offer tool for preventing some gun violence By Ryan J. Foley, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press With bipartisan support in many cases, 17 states and Washington D.C. have now passed “red flag laws” that allow the court-ordered removal of guns from people who are considered to be dangerous. Continue reading
Aug 24 China tariffs fuel Trump ‘order’ for firms to cut China ties By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful, but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted "order" to U.S. businesses to cut ties in China amid a spiraling trade war between the… Continue reading
Aug 24 G-7 summit in France a test of unity among world leaders By Lori Hinnant, David McHugh, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Efforts to salvage consensus among the G-7 rich democracies frayed Saturday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictable America-first approach even before the official start of the summit in southern France. Continue reading
Aug 24 Brazil military begins operations to fight Amazon fires By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry. Continue reading
Aug 24 Russian capsule carrying robot fails space station docking By Associated Press A statement from the Russian space agency Roscosmos said the failure on Saturday was because of problems in the docking system. It said the space station itself and the six-person crew are safe. Continue reading