Hannah Grabenstein

1 week ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Graduation season is winding down and millions of young people are gearing up to enter a confusing labor market. Employers and workers alike are grappling with the growing specter of generative artificial intelligence, uncertainty spurred by U.S. tariff policy as well as seismic changes in the workplace set in motion by the pandemic.

1 week ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Politics Jun 18, 2025 4:22 PM EDT In a heated exchange with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to answer the question of whether he’d given the order allowing the military to arrest or detain unarmed protesters. Watch the clip in the player above. Slotkin questioned Hegseth about whether he’d given orders allowing the military to arrest or detain protesters, use cyber tools to investigate protesters or use lethal force on unarmed protesters.

1 week ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined answering whether he’d provided President Donald Trump with options for strikes on Iran amid rising conflict in the region. Watch the clip in the player above. “Most of what I can or should say would be reserved for a classified setting,” Hegseth said in response to a question from Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire.

2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Along with Medicaid cuts and tax breaks, the massive budget bill passed by House Republicans contains a new program dubbed “Trump accounts” – government-funded investment accounts for every new American baby. READ MORE: House Republicans narrowly passed Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill. Here’s what’s in itThe current proposal would automatically establish an account for each child and initially deposit $1,000.

3 weeks ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Cory Booker, D-NJ, exchanged a fiery argument at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday about district judges. WATCH: Law professor addresses unprecedented nature of judicial attacks under Trump administrationCruz and Booker argued for about 9 minutes at the top of the hearing.