Apr 18 Watch 7:16 A special state visit for Trump sparks outcry in the U.K. By PBS News Hour When British Prime Minister Theresa May met with President Trump in January, she extended a special honor: an invitation for a state visit, which only two presidents have received since 1952. But the president's visit to the U.K. has become… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch News Wrap: Trump takes aim at the Freedom Caucus By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump tweeted that some conservatives in the Freedom Caucus will hurt the Republican agenda if "they don't get on the team." A Caucus member later responded that "most people don't take well to being… Continue watching
Mar 30 WATCH: After NYT report on Nunes, Spicer invites lawmakers to view intel material By Julie Pace and Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press White House spokesman Sean Spicer says a letter was sent to lawmakers Thursday. It comes after The New York Times reported that two White House officials helped House intel committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes view information on intelligence collections concerning… Continue reading
Mar 30 A Hawaii judge just extended a ruling to block Trump’s travel ban. What’s next? By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press A U.S. judge in Hawaii is keeping President Donald Trump's travel ban on hold while the state's lawsuit works its way through the courts, the latest defeat for the government after it pushed for a freeze on the nation's refugee… Continue reading
Mar 29 U.S. judge to hear arguments on longer block to travel ban By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press A federal judge in Hawaii planned to hear arguments Wednesday on whether to extend a block on the revised travel ban until the state's lawsuit works its way through the courts. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Keystone XL pipeline gets building permit from State Department By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the State Department issued a permit to build the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline, a project that had been rejected by the Obama administration. Also, a federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of the president's… Continue watching
Mar 17 Trump’s Muslim rhetoric key issue in travel ban rulings By Gene Johnson and Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press When federal courts in Hawaii and Maryland blocked Trump's revised travel ban from taking effect, the judges spelled out their major concern: the unusual record of statements by the president and his advisers suggesting the executive order's real purpose was… Continue reading
Mar 17 The difference between refugees and immigrants? ‘Refugees are the unwanted’ By Elizabeth Flock Viet Thanh Nguyen's new book of short stories, "The Refugees," explores the aspirations and heartbreak of immigration and refugee life. Nguyen himself came to the U.S. from Vietnam as a refugee with his family in 1975. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 3:34 Revised travel ban fight hinges on ‘Muslim ban’ question By PBS News Hour A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday blocked parts of President Trump's revised executive order that would have barred refugees as well as nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. Hours later, a federal judge in Maryland issued… Continue watching
Mar 15 Federal judge in Hawaii puts Trump travel ban on hold By Ben Nuckols, Gene Johnson, Associated Press Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii after hearing arguments that the executive order discriminates on the basis of nationality. Continue reading