Feb 01 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Sports court overturns Olympic doping bans for 28 Russian athletes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, 28 Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned by the international Court of Arbitration for Sport. The panel also reinstated seven gold medals won by Russians at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Also, Trump administration… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Train carrying GOP lawmakers collides with truck in Virginia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a train carrying Republican members of Congress, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, collided with a garbage truck in Virginia, killing the driver. None of the lawmakers aboard were hurt. Also, the director of the Centers… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: Paul Ryan defends GOP move to release Nunes memo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan defended an effort by congressional Republicans to make public a classified memo on the Russia probe. Also, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase announced a joint venture to provide quality… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Trump calls on Democrats to back immigration plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump called on Democrats to join Republicans in supporting his immigration plan, which offers protection for DACA recipients while curbing legal immigration. Also, Islamic State militants killed eleven people in Kabul -- Afghanistan’s fourth… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 7:42 News Wrap: ‘America is open for business,’ says Trump at Davos By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump lauded his tax cuts and promoted the U.S. as an ideal place to grow international business in a restrained speech to world leaders at Davos. Also, the president’s immigration plan that offers a… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 2:27 News Wrap: U.S. presses Turkey to end assault on Kurdish forces By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the United States pressed Turkey to call off its assault on Kurdish forces in northwest Syria. Turkey warned that some 2,000 U.S. troops could become targets. Also, China promised to work with the U.S. on… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Death toll rises from Benghazi car bombings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll rose to 33 in Libya from two car bombings in Benghazi. Medics were helping victims when the second explosion occurred. Also, Islamic State militants stormed an office of Save the Children in… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Congress ends shutdown, sending federal employees back to work By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, as hundreds of thousands of federal employees got back to work, there were new questions about the prospects for an immigration bill as Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's office said he has withdrawn an offer to… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Court tosses out Pennsylvania’s gerrymandered congressional map By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court threw out the state's congressional map for being heavily gerrymandered to benefit Republicans. Also, Turkey continued its military offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria for a third day. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Mattis advocates defense strategy against world powers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis insisted the U.S. military must focus more on opposing China and Russia's growing influence, outlining a new national defense strategy prioritizing preparing for war against major world powers, instead of terrorism. Continue watching