Episode Dec 28 PBS NewsHour full episode December 28, 2017 Thursday on the NewsHour, ISIS suicide attackers strike, killing dozens at a Shiite center in Afghanistan's capital. Also: Will the new tax law turn employers into owners, Maine's governor and Maine voters fight over expanding Medicaid, reviewing the year in…
World Dec 28 What the deadly Kabul bombing shows about ISIS in Afghanistan In a poor neighborhood of Kabul, a suicide bomber slipped inside a Shiite cultural center and blew himself up. As people fled, more bombs went off outside. At least 41 people died, and more than 80 are wounded. The Taliban…
World Dec 28 News Wrap: U.S. airstrike targets al-Shabab militants, explosives In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military says an airstrike killed four al-Shabab militants near Somalia’s capital. Also, the deep freeze that has gripped half the country set records from Arkansas to Maine. The town of Watertown, New York,…
Politics Dec 28 Under the GOP bill, here's who's going to get a big 'pass-through' tax break One of the biggest changes in the Republican rewrite of the tax code involves a tax rate known as the "pass-through rate." Experts are watching to see how businesses, employers and individuals adjust, and what kind of loopholes it offers.
World Dec 28 How Trump tried to redefine America's role in the world in 2017 From the moment President Donald Trump took the oath of office, he has aimed to shake the world stage and change the U.S. role abroad. Hari Sreenivasan looks back at the year in Trump foreign policy with Elliott Abrams of…
Arts Dec 28 This choir finds harmony in different faiths The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir brings together musicians and singers from at least 13 faiths and various backgrounds in order to inspire and unite. Three members offer their Brief but Spectacular take on getting along, having faith and healing through…
Episode Dec 27 PBS NewsHour full episode December 27, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, the new tax law and its impact on tax deductions in states with high property taxes. Also: A review of the year in politics from the right and the left, a treatment for a female medical…
Nation Dec 27 News Wrap: Wind chill warnings stretch across Eastern U.S. In our news wrap Wednesday, a cold wave kept the nation’s Midwest and Northeast in a deep freeze, as arctic winds dropped temperatures to 37 degrees below zero in some places. Officials warned of the risk of frostbite with less…
Nation Dec 27 Should you pay your property tax before the GOP bill kicks in? Only days after President Trump signed the new tax bill into law, homeowners are already scrambling to take advantage of current deductions and prepay their 2018 property taxes before the new rules take effect. Brenda Flanagan of New Jersey Public…
Politics Dec 27 What will 2018 bring for Republicans and Democrats? As 2017 comes to a close, and with it President Trump’s first year in office, John Yang sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Chris Buskirk of American Greatness to discuss the state of partisan politics and what’s in…