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…
Episode Dec 01 PBS NewsHour full episode December 1, 2017 Friday on the NewsHour, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about Russia contacts as part of Robert Mueller's investigation. Also: What's in the sweeping Senate GOP tax plan, reactions to an undocumented immigrant…
Politics Dec 01 Cooperating with Mueller on Russia probe, former Trump aide Michael Flynn takes plea deal Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his Russia contacts while he was a member of the Trump campaign, saying that an unidentified senior official directed his contacts. The former national security advisor is the…
Politics Dec 01 News Wrap: Trump reportedly urged GOP senators to end Russia probe In our news wrap Friday, The New York Times reports that President Trump spoke to several Republican senators over the past summer to urge them to end an investigation of Russia's meddling in last year's election. Sen. Richard Burr confirmed…
Politics Dec 01 Michael Flynn's guilty plea offers hints about direction of Mueller's Russia probe What does a guilty plea by Michael Flynn, former national security advisor, mean for President Trump? And how could it change Robert Mueller's Russia investigation? Judy Woodruff talks to former Justice Department official John Carlin and Carrie Johnson of NPR…