Feb 01 Senate confirms Rex Tillerson as secretary of state By News Desk Most Senate Democrats opposed Tillerson's nomination, angering Republicans who considered the former Exxon Mobil CEO to be highly qualified for the post. Continue reading
Feb 01 Damage to Aleppo 'much bigger' than expected, U.N. official says By News Desk On first visit since Syrian government forces pushed out rebel fighters, the U.N.'s top refugee official says "everything has been ruined."… Continue reading
Feb 01 As Mattis departs for first trip to Asia, U.S. stance on North Korea unclear By Matthew Pennington, Robert Burns, Associated Press There are growing concerns about North Korea's weapons programs. It's not clear how President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis plan to stop threats. Continue reading
Feb 01 New Pentagon chief seeks to reassure Asian allies By Robert Burns, Associated Press Mattis is seeking to reinforce key alliances after President Donald Trump's campaign-trail complaints that defense treaties disadvantaged the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 8:30 The legal arguments for and against Trump's immigration ban By PBS News Hour Lawsuits have challenged President Donald Trump's executive order that temporarily prohibits immigrants and visitors from seven countries. Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University and Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor general under President Obama, join Miles O’Brien to… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 3:41 How Trump's immigration ban is jeopardizing one Iraqi translator's future in America By PBS News Hour After seven years of working alongside the U.S. military, Abdul Hamid Abdul Ghani was set to move to live in the United States with his family next week. Now President Donald Trump's executive order has left their future uncertain. Special… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 7:40 Former Trump adviser says U.S. has 'huge problems' with terrorists abusing refugee program By PBS News Hour Amid the uproar over President Donald Trump’s executive order barring refugees and some travelers and immigrants, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who was a top adviser on the president’s transition team, joins Miles O’Brien to defend President Trump’s executive… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 49:41 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 30, 2017 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump defends his immigration order as thousands protest. We get full analysis on the travel ban, including views from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and an Iraqi interpreter… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 6:46 Trump's immigration ban closes the door and changes lives By PBS News Hour Protests and demonstrations erupted across the nation in response to President Donald Trump's executive order concerning immigrants and refugees. The president's executive order temporarily bars all refugees and travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations, while Syrian refugees were blocked indefinitely. William… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 7:23 Refugee ban 'a gift to those that hate us,' says Madeleine Albright By PBS News Hour Continue watching