Sep 11 Meet the Native Americans fighting against the North Dakota pipeline By News Desk One man told the NewsHour he had never seen a greater assembly of Native Americans than at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Continue reading
Sep 10 Standing Rock Sioux tribe claims small victory in pipeline battle By Jenni Monet As a modern-day battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline unravels on the plains of North Dakota, the Standing Sioux tribe has embraced an order to halt the pipeline. Continue reading
Sep 09 Federal judge denies Standing Rock request to halt pipeline By Emily Wishingrad, Joshua Barajas A request from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to halt construction of a controversial pipeline in North Dakota was denied by a U.S. District Court judge. Continue reading
Aug 24 Tribe will have to wait on Dakota Access Pipeline fate By Mark Scialla At least 300 people opposed to a controversial oil pipeline under construction in North Dakota waited anxiously outside a D.C. federal courthouse this afternoon for a decision on whether or not the project can to continue. And now they’ll have… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 6:04 What do recent court decisions on identification requirements mean for voters? By PBS News Hour Voting rights supporters in North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas have triumphed this summer over what they consider discriminatory voter-identification laws. Since 2008, ten state legislatures have tightened such requirements or otherwise restricted how votes may be cast. William Brangham… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 7:07 A stretch of North Dakota highway witnesses oil’s boom and bust By PBS News Hour Oil prices have been dropping since the industry’s boom in 2014, and with that decline comes economic uncertainty for oil towns like Dickinson, North Dakota. Over 180 rigs drilled at the nearby Bakken oil field two years ago; only 27… Continue watching
Jun 07 Sanders ‘disappointed’ and ‘upset’ at news of Clinton’s win By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Bernie Sanders said he was "really disappointed" and "upset" that The Associated Press declared rival Hillary Clinton the presumptive Democratic nominee on the eve of primary elections in six states. Continue reading
May 09 Obama signs legislation designating bison as national mammal By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The bison has become the official national mammal of the United States under legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama on Monday. Continue reading
Apr 09 So, you want to be a delegate to the Republican National Convention? By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press You could have a rare opportunity to help make history, if none of the Republican presidential candidates reaches the target 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination on the first ballot. Continue reading
Apr 03 How the GOP race looks through the eyes of a traveling vendor By Daniel Bush Robin McNamara has worked at nearly every Republican National Convention since 1996, and her travels across the country have brought her face to face with the passion-filled spectrum of GOP primary voters. Continue reading