Sep 22 Parents face tougher rules to get immigrant children back By Gisela Salomon, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press The Trump administration has imposed more stringent rules and vetting on immigrants in the U.S. trying to take custody of children who crossed the border on their own. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 4:59 The number of unaccompanied minors in U.S. detention has exploded. Here’s why The number of unaccompanied immigrant children in federal custody have reached their highest levels ever, according to government figures. According to one report, the number has grown five-fold in the last year. What does the staggering increase mean for the… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 9:58 Trump ‘doesn’t understand the basics,’ says ‘Fear’ author Bob Woodward Bob Woodward says key people in the White House say they spend a third of their time preventing bad things from happening. In his new book, the veteran editor and reporter delivers a stunning and disturbing look inside the Trump… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 4:43 Trump’s EPA gives the oil and gas industry more leeway on climate-changing methane The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules making it easier for oil and gas companies to release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. It's the Trump administration's third major step to roll back regulations aimed at combating global warming and climate… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 3:52 Controversy brews around the White House as senators question Kavanaugh By PBS News Hour Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, which touched on the Mueller probe and Roe v. Wade, was overshadowed by the controversy around possible dissent within the White House on a week when The New York Times published an unsigned… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 9:38 Trump’s own officials see him as ‘detrimental,’ explosive but anonymous essay claims President Trump is facing explosive claims from within his own ranks, in an anonymous New York Times opinion piece. The editorial claims that many top administration officials are “working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 6:24 Trump’s fight against federal workers and the health of labor unions The Trump administration has been ramping up pressure on organized labor and federal workers lately. The president issued executive orders limiting the activities of the unions that represent them -- which was later blocked by a federal judge -- then… Continue watching
Aug 25 U.S. cuts aid to Palestinians by more than $200 million By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration has decided to cut more than $200 million in bilateral aid to the Palestinians, following a review of the funding for projects in the West Bank and Gaza, the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 24 Trump administration acts to stop high-tax states from skirting $10,000 cap By Marcy Gordon, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Four states — Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and New York — already have sued the federal government over the deduction cap, asserting it's aimed at hurting a group of Democratic states and tramples on their constitutional budget-making authority. Continue reading
Aug 19 US says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major new policy statement that threatens to undermine decades of government campaigns for gas-thrifty cars and other conservation programs. Continue reading