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…
Politics Dec 01 Senate Republicans make 11th-hour changes in push to pass tax cut bill Winning over holdouts like Sen. Jeff Flake, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that Republicans had the votes to pass their tax bill, which could affect the U.S. for at least a decade. But as the clock ticked down, the…
Nation Dec 01 Murder case invoked by Trump on the campaign trail ends in acquittal for undocumented immigrant Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, was found not guilty by a jury on Thursday for murdering San Francisco resident Kate Steinle, a case that was repeatedly invoked by President Trump to rally support for an immigration crackdown.
Politics Dec 01 Shields and Gerson on Michael Flynn's Russia probe cooperation, GOP's tax bill calculation Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Michael Flynn’s guilty plea in connection with the Russia probe, the Senate GOP’s push for its tax reform bill and what’s…