Dec 05 Watch 7:42 Egypt envisions ‘strengthening’ of U.S. relationship under Trump By PBS News Hour Egypt has experienced turbulent relations with the U.S. under the Obama administration, but President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was the first foreign leader to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his victory. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner interviews Egyptian foreign minister… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:03 What’s the long-term outlook for the Dakota Access Pipeline? By PBS News Hour On Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers denied a crucial permit for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which was set to snake half a mile south of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. But is the victory for the tribe… Continue watching
Nov 11 Science and technology under a Trump presidency By Nsikan Akpan, Leigh Anne Tiffany Science, technology and health policy under Donald Trump will feature cuts, but also inescapable progress. Continue reading
Oct 24 Obama administration announces double-digit premium hikes for Affordable Care Act By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Healthcare premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama's health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. Continue reading
Oct 03 Supreme Court has rejected Obama request to re-hear immigration case By Associated Press The high court split 4-4 in late June, effectively killing the White House's plans to shield from deportation immigrants who are in the country illegally and provide them work permits. Continue reading
Sep 20 Obama administration clears roadblocks to autonomous vehicles in new advisory By JOAN LOWY AND JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press One self-driving technology expert said the overall tenor of the White House's new guidance signaled that the federal government truly has embraced autonomous driving. Continue reading
Aug 10 What’s happened in the rural school district Obama fought to save By Alan Richard, The Hechinger Report Here’s what changed and what didn’t in a small town that Barack Obama promised to help nine years ago. Continue reading
May 12 Obama directs public schools to accommodate transgender students By Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. to give directive to schools on transgender bathroom access. Continue reading
May 12 Federal government won’t hold up funds over NC bathroom law fight By Associated Press The Obama administration made clear Thursday it won't withhold money for North Carolina while a legal fight plays out over the state's law on bathroom use by transgender people. Continue reading
May 12 Obama administration says oil and gas must cut methane emissions By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Obama administration issued a final rule Thursday to cut methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production by nearly half over the next decade as part of an ongoing push by President Barack Obama to curb climate change. Continue reading