Nov 24 Watch 7:06 Tumultuous year for NFL marked by protests, injuries and a ratings drop By PBS News Hour The NFL has been mired in controversy this season, from player protests over police mistreatment of African Americans and the reaction from President Trump, to continuing concussion concerns and a civil war between two of the league's most powerful people. Continue watching
Nov 13 5 important stories you may have missed By Erica R. Hendry These days, it's hard to stop politics from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you other important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: NFL commissioner says players 'should stand for the national anthem' By Joshua Barajas NFL players will be encouraged to stand for the national anthem at the start of the football games, the league's chief told reporters today. After two days of meeting with owners of each NFL team, representatives for the players' union… Continue reading
Oct 16 Wisconsin governor tells NFL players to stop anthem protests By Todd Richmond, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he thinks NFL players should stop protesting during the national anthem and instead speak out against domestic violence. The Republican former presidential hopeful sent a letter Monday to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell… Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump says U.S. should change tax law to punish NFL By Associated Press The NFL gave up its federal tax-exempt status a few years ago and now files tax returns as a taxable entity. So it’s unlikely that Trump’s proposal, tweeted in the early hours Tuesday, would change anything. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 9:54 How Trump's feud with Corker reflects the GOP's shifting direction By PBS News Hour President Trump's social media feud with Republican Sen. Bob Corker over the weekend ended with the senator asserting that Trump’s reckless threats could set the U.S. “on the path to World War III.” Tamara Keith of NPR and Stuart Rothenberg… Continue watching
Oct 01 Trump puts NFL players on notice: Stand for national anthem By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday night stoked the controversy over his call for punitive action against NFL players who take a knee or otherwise protest during the national anthem, tweeting anew that they should remain standing out of respect for… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 12:42 Brooks and Klein on Tom Price's plane scandal, Trump taking aim at the NFL By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Ezra Klein of Vox join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the resignation of Tom Price as HHS secretary over expensive chartered flights, the anti-establishment upset in the Alabama Senate runoff… Continue watching
Sep 29 Poll: Americans divided on NFL protests By Laura Santhanam A Newshour/Marist poll shows stark divisions across different racial and ethnic groups, and also along party lines. Continue reading
Sep 29 Column: As 'America's sport,' the NFL cannot escape politics By Mychal Denzel Smith The NFL, by way of embracing all the iconography of America, has also invited the pointed backlash to that iconography. Continue reading