Politics Jan 23 One year in, voters reflect on life in the Trump era A year into the Trump presidency, Judy Woodruff checks back in with a group of voters from the swing state of Virginia to get their reactions on a range of issues, from the economy and democracy to immigration and tolerance.
World Jan 23 The pope is defending a bishop accused of witnessing abuse. What do his words mean to survivors? Pope Francis came under fire during a trip to Chile for defending a bishop accused of directly witnessing and covering up sexual abuse by another church figure, dating back to the 1980s. While the pope apologized for his wording, he…
Episode Jan 22 PBS NewsHour full episode January 22, 2018 Monday on the NewsHour, the Senate reaches a compromise to end the government shutdown in exchange for immigration talks. Also: The status of President Trump’s proposed border wall, Vice President Pence's tense trip to the Middle East, the political stakes…
Politics Jan 22 The key change that convinced Democrats to strike a shutdown deal Hours into the start of the work week, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Democrats would vote for a three-week spending deal to end the government shutdown that began Saturday, while Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised to allow Senate votes on…
Politics Jan 22 News Wrap: Court tosses out Pennsylvania's gerrymandered congressional map In our news wrap Monday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court threw out the state's congressional map for being heavily gerrymandered to benefit Republicans. Also, Turkey continued its military offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria for a third day.
Politics Jan 22 Trump 'willing to have a conversation about citizenship' for DACA recipients, says White House official Immigration was one of the contentious issues that led Congress to its funding impasse and forced a government shutdown. Now that the shutdown has been resolved, can lawmakers make progress on other contentious topics? Judy Woodruff gets reactions to the…
Nation Jan 22 Will Trump's wall ever be built? President Donald Trump signed an executive order last year calling for the construction of a new border wall spanning the length of the U.S.-Mexico border. While prototypes have been built in California, there is still no funding from Congress to…
World Jan 22 Speeding up embassy move, Pence greeted by tensions on Middle East trip During a speech to the Israeli Knesset, Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. would be speeding up the move of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. What effect does that announcement have on the chance of jump-starting peace…
Politics Jan 22 Can Congress reconcile major immigration differences? The shutdown resolution clears the way for immigration talks in Congress, but actually striking a deal might not be so easy. Judy Woodruff talks with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Stu Rothenberg of Inside Elections about the…
Episode Jan 21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 21, 2018 On this edition for Sunday Jan. 21, Republicans and Democrats remain far apart on an agreement to reopen the government. And, during a weekend of demonstrations one year into President Trump's term, women launch voter registration drives in swing states.