Episode Jan 17 PBS NewsHour full episode January 17, 2018 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Republicans scramble to avoid a looming government shutdown, pushing a short-term bill that would leave out the so-called “Dreamers.” Also: Sen. Dick Durbin on President Trump’s disparaging remarks, Navy officers face homicide charges in deadly ship…
Politics Jan 17 Republicans say there won't be a DACA vote this week. How will Democrats respond? The clock is ticking as lawmakers labor to find a way to keep the federal government running, hitting up against demands for more defense spending and a fix for the expiring DACA program. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy…
Politics Jan 17 News Wrap: Trump's attacks on the media recall Stalin era, says Sen. Flake In our news wrap Wednesday, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake slammed President Trump for his attacks on the news media, saying the president’s use of terms like “fake news” and “enemy of the people” were a repeat of attacks made by…
Politics Jan 17 Durbin: 'I stand by every word that I've said' about Trump's disparaging remarks Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., says a Wednesday meeting with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly didn’t bring Congress any closer to an immigration deal. While some lawmakers say there’s time before a March deadline to address DACA, Durbin says…
Nation Jan 17 Harsh legal charges for U.S. Navy ship collisions send tough message Last year, two naval destroyers were involved in two separate deadly collisions in the Pacific. Now the former commanders of both vessels face a battery of offenses, including negligent homicide. John Yang talks to retired Lt. Col. Gary Solis of…
Nation Jan 17 Sex abuse against people with disabilities is widespread -- and hard to uncover People with developmental disabilities become victims of sexual assault at a rate seven times higher than those without disabilities, according to a Justice Department figured uncovered by a year-long NPR investigation. Judy Woodruff sits down with NPR’s Joseph Shapiro and…
Episode Jan 16 PBS NewsHour full episode January 16, 2018 Tuesday on the NewsHour, an immigration deal moves farther out of reach as a government shutdown looms. Also: Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discuss threats to democracy at home and abroad, a look at…
Politics Jan 16 What's dividing lawmakers on DACA and threatening a shutdown President Trump's reported remarks at a White House meeting last week continue to dominate in the days before a looming government funding deadline. As senators grilled Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on a specific profanity and President Trump was pressed…
Politics Jan 16 News Wrap: Bannon testifies in closed-door House hearing In our news wrap Tuesday, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon spent hours behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee to testify in the investigation of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Also, a major storm…
Health Jan 16 What you need to know about this season's brutal flu This year's flu outbreak is the most widespread the Centers for Disease Control has ever seen. Doctor visits are climbing and pediatric deaths from the illness are up as well. What makes it so severe? Dr. Amber Robins of Georgetown…