Feb 24 Watch Former Clinton and Obama officials square off over fate of nuclear triad By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: Republican Senators refuse to hear Supreme Court nominations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kent.) announced that Senate Republicans will not hear any Supreme Court nominations until a new president has been elected. Also, the CDC is investigating 14 possible cases of Zika virus… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 3:43 Inside Obama's plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center By PBS News Hour President Obama announced plans Tuesday to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, asserting that its existence undermines national security. The proposal -- which would send the facility’s remaining 91 detainees to domestic U.S. sites -- would fulfill the… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 54:06 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama announces plans to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, drawing vocal opposition from GOP lawmakers. Also: Republican candidates prepare for the Nevada caucuses, sea levels rise faster than ever before, Los Angeles’ plan… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 5:11 What do rising sea levels mean for future generations? By PBS News Hour According to a trio of new studies, sea levels rose faster over the past century than at any other point over the last 2800 years. Scientists say this is definitive proof that human actions are directly contributing to rising water… Continue watching
Feb 23 Kerry says he won't vouch for success of Syria ceasefire By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers he won't vouch for the success of the newly struck cease-fire agreement in Syria. Continue reading
Feb 23 Guantanamo Bay undermines security, must be closed, Obama says By Kathleen Hennessey, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials say the Pentagon's long-awaited plan to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer the remaining detainees to a facility in the United States calls for up to $475 million in construction costs… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 54:21 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 22, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, following the latest round of voting, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk the changing face of the 2016 race. Also: The proposed Syrian ceasefire takes effect next week, the Supreme Court remembers Antonin Scalia, U.K. considers… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 8:05 Amid economic concerns, the U.K. considers an EU exit By PBS News Hour The U.K. has been a member of the European Union for more than 40 years, but that partnership might come to an end amid British concerns over eurozone turmoil and the ongoing refugee crisis. British voters will soon hold a… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:15 Syrian ceasefire agreement starts next week By PBS News Hour The U.S. and Russia announced Monday that their Syrian ceasefire agreement will take effect Feb. 27, though airstrikes against terrorist groups would continue. While many are skeptical of the truce, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel leaders indicated willingness to… Continue watching