Monday on the NewsHour, GOP candidates ramp up their war over delegates as the nomination race tightens. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, corruption runs rampant in Kenya, documenting Syrian war crimes in real time, why poor people in rich neighborhoods live longer, remembering the civil rights legacy of Jackie Robinson and playwright Tracy Letts examines what makes us us. Continue reading →

In our news wrap Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron rejected criticism of his family’s finances and offshore holdings after the Panama Papers leak detailed his late father’s investments. Also, a surge in fighting focused around Aleppo threatens to derail a month-old cease-fire in the Syrian conflict. Continue reading →

Sen. Ted Cruz picked up delegates in Colorado, once again challenging Donald Trump’s hopes for an uncontested convention. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss how each candidate is following a different path to the convention and the rivalry between Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton ahead of the New York primary. Continue reading →

In Kenya, corruption and bribery are commonplace in law enforcement and the government. Many police officers seem more interested in keeping citizens’ cash than keeping the peace, allowing criminals to get off. Meanwhile, the government has “misplaced” $999 million. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin report in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Continue reading →

America’s poorest citizens have shorter lifespans than wealthier Americans, and new research finds that gap is growing. But the study also found that the poor who live in affluent and highly educated cities live longer than those who live in other areas. Judy Woodruff learns more from Raj Chetty of Stanford University. Continue reading →

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts has famously depicted family dysfunction, but his latest play, “Mary Page Marlowe,” is more concerned with questions of identity, examining the life of its protagonist from infancy to old age in non-linear fashion to find out what makes her herself. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the play and Letts’s creative process. Continue reading →

Changes to Social Security rules in November may affect your ability to use the file and suspend strategy. Continue reading →

Ocean Vuong subverts the historical erasure of stories like his: of immigration, of queerness, of the aftermath of war. Continue reading →

Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: The terrorists who attacked Brussels in March originally intended to strike Paris. Also, how the critically acclaimed TV series ‘The Wire’ is inspiring classrooms across the nation. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue reading →

An Associated Press investigation of Environmental Protection Agency records has found nearly 1,400 water systems providing tap water to nearly 4 million Americans exceeded the acceptable lead level at least once between 2013 and 2015. AP Reporter Meghan Hoyer, who co-wrote a story on the investigation, joined Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the problem. Continue reading →