Apr 13 Giant Stratolaunch aircraft lifts off from California By John Antczak, Associated Press A giant six-engine aircraft with the world’s longest wingspan landed its first flight after some two hours in the air Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 13 Trump wields presidential power on pipeline, energy projects By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Eager to jump-start the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline and other energy projects, President Donald Trump has acted to assert executive power over pipelines and such infrastructure. Continue reading
Apr 13 Top House Democrat steps up demand for Trump’s tax returns By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A top House Democrat on Saturday ratcheted up his demand for access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, telling the IRS that the law clearly gives Congress a right to them. The government's failure to respond by an April 23… Continue reading
Apr 13 Pressure mounts on UK officials to send Assange to Sweden By Gregory Katz, Associated Press More than 70 British lawmakers have urged the government to make sure that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there reopen a rape allegation against him. Continue reading
Apr 13 Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions By Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year's end as a deadline for Washington to offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement to salvage the high-stakes… Continue reading
Apr 07 Read: Kirstjen Nielsen’s full resignation letter from Homeland Security Secretary post By Kamala Kelkar In an abrupt departure, Homeland Security Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned from her post on Sunday. Read her the full letter. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 9:03 Rwanda builds new national identity 25 years after genocide By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso The Rwandan genocide began 25 years ago today. In just 100 days, an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso traveled to the east African country to speak… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 4:47 Can the Electoral College system be changed? As the 2020 presidential campaigns get underway, the debate over the Electoral College system is starting again. In 2016, when Hillary Clinton lost the election despite winning the popular vote, there were new calls to abolish the electoral college. NPR… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 5:28 Can West Virginia’s pipeline jobs keep youth in the state? By Student Reporting Labs There are thousands of jobs in the oil and gas industry in West Virginia and the recent growth in natural gas pipeline construction is giving young West Virginians economic incentive to stay in the state. But as Student Reporting Labs'… Continue watching
Apr 07 AP fact check: Trump’s bad-guy talk belies migrants’ reality By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press When President Donald Trump talks about the masses of Central Americans trying to get into the U.S., he describes a horde of beefy men with ill intent. Figures from his own administration tell a different story: Those coming are increasingly… Continue reading