World Dec 05 In stunning punishment for doping, there will be no Team Russia at the 2018 Olympics Russia was slapped with an unprecedented punishment from the International Olympic Committee for systematic doping. While some Russian athletes may be allowed to compete, its national team will be banned at the upcoming winter games in South Korea and President…
World Dec 05 Trekking across the 'unknown' Afghanistan, untouched by war Paul Salopek is one of the few people to have crossed a roadless, mountainous part of Afghanistan by foot. The journalist had previously reported there during the war. But as part of his Out of Eden walk around the world,…
Episode Dec 04 PBS NewsHour full episode December 4, 2017 Monday on the NewsHour, Republican leaders scramble to keep the momentum on their massive tax bill. We look at what's inside. Also: How the president's tweets affect the Russia investigation, Houthi rebels kill a former Yemeni president, what the Mafia…
World Dec 04 News Wrap: U.S., South Korea begin days of war games In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of American and South Korean warplanes have begun war games, days after North Korea tested its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile ever. Also, the Supreme Court will allow the latest version of President Trump's…
Politics Dec 04 What the GOP tax plan could mean for average taxpayers The House and Senate are getting to work on reconciling the differences between their tax plans. How will the provisions proposed by Congress affect middle- and lower-income taxpayers? Miles O’Brien gets analysis from Lisa Desjardins, Veronique de Rugy of George…
Politics Dec 04 Trump's recent Russia probe tweets raise questions about interference. Here's what we know and what we don't The Friday guilty plea by former national security advisor Michael Flynn touched off a running response from President Trump on Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Taken together, two of the president’s statements could suggest interference. P.J. Tobia reports and Miles O’Brien…
World Dec 04 Will the killing of a former leader be a turning point in the Yemen crisis? The civil war in Yemen has claimed the life of a man who had been central to Yemen's recent history. Ali Abdullah Saleh spent more than 30 years as the country's president, was ousted in 2012, then joined the Houthi…
Nation Dec 04 Trump move to downsize Utah national monuments could reshape land conservation President Trump took aim at two different national monuments in Utah, announcing a plan to downsize them in order to rectify what he says were instances of overreach by prior administrations. With the full support of the state's all-Republican congressional…
Politics Dec 04 As Trump comes around to Roy Moore, what will the Alabama outcome mean for Senate Republicans? President Trump called Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to endorse him in the upcoming special election, despite allegations of sexual assault. John Yang talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about Moore’s rising…
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…