Hannah Grabenstein

2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Politics May 21, 2025 5:18 PM EDT President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing him of not protecting white farmers from violence, while playing misleading videos that back up controversial and unfounded claims of white genocide in the country. Watch the full clip in the player above.

2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Politics May 21, 2025 5:03 PM EDT When pressed about fast-tracking white South Africans into the U.S. as refugees, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. takes refugees from “many, many locations” where people are being persecuted, including white South African farmers. Watch the full clip in the player above.

3 weeks ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein |Vivian Hoang

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a series of programs and incentives intended to raise the nation’s fertility rate. So what would actually convince Americans to have more babies? READ MORE: So you want to increase your country’s birth rate? Experts say it’s toughPBS News put out a call to readers this month asking just that. We heard back from nearly 1,000 people who shared their thoughts. Though far from a scientific analysis, taken together the answers still reveal key themes.

4 weeks ago | pbs.org | Vivian Hoang |Hannah Grabenstein

President Donald Trump, a father of five who dubbed himself the “fertilization president” during Women’s History Month, has reportedly begun to float potential incentives to bring up the U.S. birth rate. Elon Musk, one of his closest advisers, has at least a dozen children and has said that his fear of low birth rates leading to the collapse of modern civilization keeps him up at night.

1 month ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion, or about two years of funding, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which helps support PBS and NPR. “Taxpayer funding of NPR’s and PBS’s biased content is a waste,” the White House said in a statement Monday.