Mar 01 Watch 9:00 Despite protests, Dakota Access Pipeline nears completion By PBS News Hour Last year, the Obama administration froze the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, designed to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois. But President Trump has rebooted construction, which is now near completion. Public media's "Inside Energy" in conjunction with Rocky Mountain PBS… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 26, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 26, a draft plan for the Affordable Care Act makes its way to Washington, D.C. Later, a look at the factors that led to months of protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Hari Sreenivasan anchors… Continue watching
Feb 26 When it comes to defining ‘terrorism,’ there is no consensus By Kamala Kelkar People have been trying to understand how to interpret and define terrorism for hundreds of years. But there is no easy answer. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 3:30 As battle in Mosul rages on, Iraqi forces bomb ISIS in Syria By PBS News Hour The Iraqi army has been fighting for four months to drive the Islamic State out of Mosul, the country's second-largest city. And Iraq's air force has carried out its first-ever air strikes on ISIS positions inside neighboring Syria. Wall Street… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 3:38 The struggle of rebuilding America’s infrastructure By PBS News Hour In his first address to Congress this Tuesday, President Donald Trump is likely to talk about his vision for rebuilding America's infrastructure with a $1 trillion plan. The nation's top funding source for transportation projects is the federal gas tax,… Continue watching
Feb 26 Russians march in Moscow two years after Putin critic was killed By Michael D. Regan Russians marched on Moscow Sunday to commemorate the shooting death of an opposition leader killed two years ago after aggressively criticizing President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 25, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 25, the Democratic Party elects a new national chairman as the annual Republican-led Conservative Political Action Conference comes to an end. Later, will Britain’s exit from the European Union affect the tenuous peace process… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 9:50 Brexit stirs up old divides in Northern Ireland By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green In March, British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to begin the process of having the United Kingdom formally exit the European Union. While a majority of voters in the UK voted to leave the EU, voters in Northern Ireland… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 3:37 Democrats select Perez as new party chair By PBS News Hour As Republicans continue to dominate Congress, Democrats on Saturday elected a new leader for their party. Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, who won the vote over Rep. Keith Ellison, will serve as chair of the Democratic National Committee. NPR political… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch Conservatives rally behind Trump administration during CPAC By PBS NewsHour The annual Conservative Political Action Conference came to an end on Saturday outside Washington, D.C. CPAC hosted a number of prominent Republicans, from President Donald Trump touting his conservative credentials to his adviser Steve Bannon, who talked about “deconstructing the… Continue watching