The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – March 14, 2017
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

6:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Fridays
The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
House Republicans unveil their proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with Democrats vowing a fight and some conservatives complaining the plan amounts to “Obamacare Lite”. On “Resistance Tuesday”, Bay Area activists march in Oakland to oppose Donald Trump’s promotion of the oil industry and coal. Mayor Ed Lee agrees to fund four … Continued
President Donald Trump unveils what critics call Muslim Travel Ban 2.0. His revised order banning travel to the U.S. for the next 90 days for nationals of six majority Muslim countries leaves Iraq off the list and makes allowances for people with valid visas and green cards. The U.S. Supreme Court returns the case of transgender … Continued
The Republican Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee rejects a request from the panel’s nine Democrats to have Attorney General Jeff Sessions return to testify about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador. Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul roams the Capitol dramatizing his demand for a draft of the Republican repeal and replace measure for the … Continued
Democratic Congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi call on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign following the revelation that Sessions met twice with the Russian Ambassador while serving as a top advisor to the Trump presidential campaign — a fact he didn’t disclose under questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing. Jeff Sessions says he’ll … Continued
Congressional Republicans with collective relief after President Trump successfully passes muster in his speech last night to a joint session of Congress. Trump’s plans for a whopping cut in the E.P.A. budget will cost about 3,000 federal workers their jobs. At the State Capitol, an immigration judge says the lack of legal representation for refugees … Continued