Dec 11 Pentagon will allow transgender people to enlist in the military starting Jan. 1 By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue, and the difficult hurdles the federal government would have to cross to enforce Trump's demand to ban transgender individuals from the military. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Severe storm knocks out power in the Northeast By PBS News Hour In our new wrap Monday, nearly 1.5 million homes and businesses across the Northeast lost power after a storm with wind gusts that topped 100 mph barreled through the region downing trees and power lines. Also, a federal court in… Continue watching
Sep 15 Transgender troops can re-enlist in military for now, Pentagon says By Richard Lardner, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press New guidance released Friday by the Pentagon makes it clear that any transgender troops currently in the military can re-enlist in the next several months, even as the department debates how broadly to enforce a ban on their service ordered… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:37 Fact-checking Trump’s reasons for a transgender military ban By PBS News Hour Following a tweet from President Trump that said transgender people would not be allowed to serve in the military, the White House issued a memorandum on Friday asking the Defense Department to finalize new rules about what to do with… Continue watching
Aug 28 The lawsuits challenging Trump’s ban on transgender troops, explained By Daniel Bush The American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal sued President Donald Trump Monday over his ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 5:41 Arpaio pardon hurts GOP relations with Trump By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who aggressively pursued undocumented immigrants, exacerbated an increasingly tenuous relationship with national Republicans. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan from Santa Barbara, California, on what the latest… Continue watching