Steff Staples

Jan 14, 2025 | pbs.org | Steff Staples

Politics Jan 14, 2025 7:21 PM EST Multiple lawmakers grilled Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for his defense secretary, about his stance on women in the military during a confirmation hearing Tuesday held by the Senate Committee on Armed Services.

Nov 26, 2024 | pbs.org | Shyla Duff |Steff Staples |Dan Cooney |Joshua Barajas |Erica R. Hendry |Molly Finnegan

President-elect Donald Trump has assembled his core Cabinet, and the nominees share a common theme: loyalists. In the weeks since winning the election, the soon-to-be 47th president of the United States has announced who he wants in nearly every key role – a team to steer and execute his policies.

Sep 5, 2024 | pbs.org | Steff Staples

From historic wins to marriage proposals, this year’s Paralympic Games in Paris has been filled with golden moments. American Matt Stutzman, known as the “armless archer,” clinched his first Paralympic gold medal with his 149-147 win over China’s Ai Xinliang in the individual compound bow competition. With the win, Stutzman became the first athlete without arms to win a gold medal in para archery.

Apr 17, 2024 | pbs.org | Steff Staples |Dan Cooney

Journalist Robert MacNeil, who co-founded the program that became the “PBS NewsHour,” died April 12 at the age of 93. After the success of their 1973 gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings, MacNeil and Jim Lehrer co-created a TV news show that became a mainstay on PBS. MacNeil stayed with the show, initially known as “The Robert MacNeil Report,” until 1995.