Politics Dec 04 Trump's recent Russia probe tweets raise questions about interference. Here's what we know and what we don't The Friday guilty plea by former national security advisor Michael Flynn touched off a running response from President Trump on Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Taken together, two of the president’s statements could suggest interference. P.J. Tobia reports and Miles O’Brien…
World Dec 04 Will the killing of a former leader be a turning point in the Yemen crisis? The civil war in Yemen has claimed the life of a man who had been central to Yemen's recent history. Ali Abdullah Saleh spent more than 30 years as the country's president, was ousted in 2012, then joined the Houthi…
Nation Dec 04 Trump move to downsize Utah national monuments could reshape land conservation President Trump took aim at two different national monuments in Utah, announcing a plan to downsize them in order to rectify what he says were instances of overreach by prior administrations. With the full support of the state's all-Republican congressional…
Politics Dec 04 As Trump comes around to Roy Moore, what will the Alabama outcome mean for Senate Republicans? President Trump called Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to endorse him in the upcoming special election, despite allegations of sexual assault. John Yang talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about Moore’s rising…
Episode Dec 03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 3, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 3, President Donald Trump goes on the offensive in a flurry of tweets, changing his previous account of Michael Flynn's firing and contradicting the testimony of his former FBI director. And, legendary conservationist Jane…
Politics Dec 03 With low approval ratings, Trump continues to pursue agenda On Friday, hours after President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Russia, Senate Republicans passed a bill that could usher in major changes to the U.S. tax code.
Politics Dec 03 Top transition officials knew Flynn was talking to Russia, says report The White House said Michael Flynn independently conversed with Russia during the presidential transition, but a report in The New York Times says that account conflicts with internal emails. A note from transition advisor K.T. McFarland, forwarded to six top…
Episode Dec 02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 2, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 2, the Senate passed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax package, pushing one of the largest overhauls of tax codes in decades. And in Cyprus, the search for missing family members more than 40 years…
World Dec 02 Scientists are identifying remains of hundreds lost in Cyprus conflict Cyprus, a former British colony that became independent in 1960, has been divided since 1974, when war broke out between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, the island’s main ethnic groups. Hundreds of people disappeared in the conflict. Now, scientists in a…
Nation Dec 02 What were the last-minute changes to the Senate tax bill? The Senate passed a $1.5 trillion tax package early Saturday, pushing closer to one of the largest overhauls of the U.S. tax code in decades. But the vote came just hours after the final text of the nearly 500-page bill…