Jun 19 Cruz's flip-flop on family separation highlights threat to GOP By Will Wessert, Associated Press Ted Cruz has staged a dramatic about-face on the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policies. Continue reading
Jun 18 Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 17, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 17, a policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border draws condemnation, and the surprising source of medical marijuana in Italy. Also, unearthing the unlikely love story of a nurse and… Continue watching
Jun 01 The 2018 hurricane season has begun. Here's what to expect By Michael Rios What we know about the upcoming hurricane season, and how states -- some of which are still recovering from last year's record storms -- are preparing. Continue reading
May 31 Trump meets with families of victims of Texas shooting to 'listen' and 'learn' By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump planned to meet Thursday with families of the victims of the Texas school shooting that left 10 people dead. Continue reading
May 29 Classes resume at Texas school for first time since shooting By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Tuesday marked the first day of class at Santa Fe High School since the mass shooting that left eight students and two substitute teachers dead. Students who had classes in the area of the May 18 shooting were first allowed… Continue reading
May 22 Texas liberal candidate bashed by national Democrats loses By Paul J. Weber, Will Weissert, Associated Press A liberal outsider who founded an activist group against President Donald Trump lost her insurgent bid for a U.S. House seat in Houston on Tuesday night while a Hispanic former sheriff became the first openly gay and Latina nominee for… Continue reading
May 22 What to watch in Tuesday's primaries in Georgia and Texas By Daniel Bush The Democratic gubernatorial primary in Georgia has drawn national attention as a showcase of the party’s progressive-establishment split. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Texas holds moment of silence for school shooting victims In our news wrap Monday, Texas held a statewide moment of silence for those killed and wounded in Friday's school shooting. Outside Santa Fe High, students and staff gathered around 10 white crosses, one for each person who died in… Continue watching
May 20 Texas lieutenant governor calls for 'hardening' of schools By Paul J. Weber, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called Sunday for a "hardening" of the nation's school buildings in the wake of the attack by a 17-year-old student who killed 10 people at a high school near Houston. Continue reading