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
Feb 01 Watch 10:31 Is U.S.-Turkey relationship weakened over Kurdish conflict? By PBS News Hour Turkish officials say the air and ground campaign against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northwest Syria is a "national security issue" and an effort to protect the country's border, but the U.S. sees the Kurdish militia as a valuable partner in… Continue watching
Feb 01 U.S. says Syria may be making new types of chemical weapons By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration says Syrian President Bashar Assad's government may be developing new, more sophisticated chemical weapons. Continue reading
Feb 01 Trump administration lets protected Syrians stay longer but caps enrollment By Matthew Lee, Josh Lederman and Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would allow nearly 7,000 Syrians to remain in the United States for another 18 months but won't let more Syrian citizens apply for the special protection program. Continue reading
Jan 23 5 important stories you missed while the government was shut down By Joshua Barajas, Hannah Grabenstein, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Jan 23 U.S. says Russia to blame for Syrian chemical weapon attacks By Matthew Lee and Angela Charlton, Associated Press Russia is ultimately to blame for any use of chemical weapons in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday amid reports of a suspected chemical attack this week near the capital, Damascus. Continue reading
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 21 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 21, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday Jan. 21, Republicans and Democrats remain far apart on an agreement to reopen the government. And, during a weekend of demonstrations one year into President Trump's term, women launch voter registration drives in swing states. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 9:24 U.S. troops could be in Syria indefinitely. Here's why By PBS News Hour Turkey's military appeared ready on Friday to invade a Kurdish area of Syria and attack a force who, backed by the U.S., helped liberate Raqqa from the Islamic State. While the U.S. wants to convert them into a stabilization force,… Continue watching
Jan 17 Tillerson signals deeper U.S. military commitment in Syria By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The mission as described by Tillerson now appears bigger. Beyond defeating IS and al-Qaida, it includes several longshot propositions. Continue reading