Attorney for banned outlets on legal fight over White House press accessA federal judge has once again ordered the White House to restore access for three news organizations President Trump banned last month over their coverage of his administration. The judge ordered full access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico while their legal challenge moves forward. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Ted Boutrous, the attorney representing…PBS NewsHour3d agoWhole story →CultureJusticewhite house press access lawsuit
How immigration policies shaped America and evolved throughout its historyThe Trump administration's crackdown on immigration may be novel in its tools, methods and scope, but it belongs to a long tradition in this nation's past. Judy Woodruff reports for her series, Crossroads: America at 250.PBS NewsHour3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentimmigration policy debate
How proposed cuts to this major national health survey could disadvantage Americans with disabilitiesAs many as a quarter of wheelchair users and more than a third of people who are blind or deaf could be miscategorized as not disabled because of the shorter survey, according to some advocates and researchers.PBS NewsHour3d agoWhole story →Healthdisability survey cuts
Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rollsThe U.S. Department of Justice has threatened California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month's midterm elections.PBS NewsHour3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter roll dispute
ICE officer appeared to intentionally hit a man with a vehicle in Houston, Texas prosecutor saysThe encounter has set off new criticism over immigration enforcement in Houston, where local prosecutors are also investigating a July fatal shooting by a federal immigration officer.PBS NewsHour3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentice incident in houston
Iowa's water quality and cancer rates forced into forefront of state politicsChemical fertilizers and animal waste contain nitrates and phosphorus that can get washed with rain or snowmelt into the state's rivers. That affects Iowa's more liberal urban centers which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water.PBS NewsHour3d agoWhole story →PlanetHealthiowa water quality debate
Here's what's on House Democrats' agenda if they sweep to power in midterm electionsDemocratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats will be united on reinstating Affordable Care Act tax breaks, reversing Republican Medicaid cuts, holding votes against the Iran war and undoing President Donald Trump's tariff regime.PBS NewsHour3d agoWhole story →SecurityHealthmidterm elections
