Episode Dec 15 PBS NewsHour full episode December 15, 2017 Friday on the NewsHour, Republicans on the verge of a tax cut agreement make final deals in an aggressive push to get it done before the holidays. How will it affect national debt? Also: What U.S. officials are signaling to…
Politics Dec 15 The final GOP tax bill is taking shape. Here are the last-minute changes Key Senate holdouts signaled their support for the GOP tax plan on Friday, moving it closer in their aggressive push for passage before the holiday recess. What's in the latest version? Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to break down the…
Politics Dec 15 News Wrap: Sessions defends FBI after Trump criticism In our news wrap Friday, President Trump launched fresh criticism at the FBI, saying, "we're going to rebuild" the agency, before speaking to its training academy graduates and striking a different tone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he didn’t hold…
World Dec 15 Policy disputes on North Korea are playing out in public. What does that do to diplomacy? At the UN on Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson backed off comments he made this week about open talks with North Korea -- a marked shift in tone after months of tough statements from President Trump and others. William…
Politics Dec 15 Is the GOP tax bill fiscally responsible? While Republicans are poised to pass a major tax bill, the party's focus on the deficit seems to be taking a backseat. Will their overhaul spur enough growth to bridge the debt gap, or are GOP lawmakers gambling with an…
Politics Dec 15 Shields and Brooks on GOP tax bill's economic impact, Doug Jones' Alabama win Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks joins Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s news, including the priorities Republicans are putting forward in their tax overhaul bill, Democrat Doug Jones’ Senate upset in Alabama and what…
Arts Dec 15 The unforgettable films of 2017 A Winston Churchill biopic, a horror film about American society and racism, a mother-daughter coming of age story. Mike Sargent of WBAI and Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post share some of their favorite movies of the year with Jeffrey…
Poetry Dec 15 How poetry can help kids turn a fear of literature into love Literature can be daunting for some young people, so how can we create a culture of avid readers? Poetry can be a non-threatening alternative introduction for fledgling bibliophiles, giving them more “white space” on a page without losing narrative elements.
Episode Dec 14 PBS NewsHour full episode December 14, 2017 Thursday on the NewsHour, Republicans scramble to iron out the details of their sweeping tax plan and how to pay for it. Also: What Russians living in Brooklyn think of heightened tensions with the U.S., Disney's plan to buy 21st…
Politics Dec 14 Republicans rush to finalize tax overhaul as roadblocks loom Republicans are racing to keep their promise of sending a final tax overhaul bill to the White House by Christmas. On Wednesday GOP lawmakers announced they reached a compromise in principle to bridge the House and Senate bills. But with…