Feb 20 You asked: How are refugees vetted today? By Larisa Epatko When President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month suspending the U.S. refugee program in order to implement more “extreme vetting,” PBS NewsHour viewers asked us what the current vetting process is. Continue reading
Feb 20 Pence tries to reassure Europeans on US support By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence expressed America's strong commitment "to continued cooperation and partnership" with the EU. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 19, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, Feb. 19, President Donald Trump is vetting the next national security adviser. Later, remembering the 75th anniversary of one of America’s most controversial executive orders that led to the internment of more than 100,000 Japanese… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Revisiting Japanese internment on the 75th anniversary By PBS News Hour Today marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most controversial executive orders in American history. Ten weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt issued the order, allowing the government to incarcerate people they thought capable of… Continue watching
Feb 19 Last 300 FARC rebels to lay down arms By Michael D. Regan The Colombian government and the rebel group FARC agreed in November to end a conflict that had stretched on for decades. Continue reading
Feb 19 Blast in Somalia kills 20 in Mogadishu marketplace By Abdi Guled, Associated Press A car bomb at a marketplace in Somalia's capital has killed at least 20 people and injured 50 others, said a local Somali official. Continue reading
Feb 19 Pence visits former Nazi concentration camp By Ken Thomas, Associated Press U.S. Vice President Mike Pence paid a somber visit to the site of the Dachau concentration camp on Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 19 London mayor says 'cruel' Trump should be denied state visit By Associated Press London's mayor says that President Donald Trump shouldn't receive a state visit in Britain because of his "cruel" policies on immigration. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 18, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 18, President Donald Trump rallies supporters to get behind his agenda, and his administration seeks to reassure European allies at the Munich Security Conference. Also, the fight over who controls public land in western… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 3:30 In manifesto, Zuckerberg lays out vision for Facebook's future By PBS News Hour Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision for his company's future in a nearly 6,000-word manifesto he posted on Thursday. In the essay, he called for greater connectedness and the creation of an infrastructure to help the “people left… Continue watching