Nation Oct 31 Suspect in custody in NYC after 'lone-wolf' truck attack At least eight people are dead and more than a dozen injured after a rented pickup truck plowed into a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center Memorial in Manhattan on Tuesday. A 29-year-old male has been taken into…
Nation Oct 31 Social media giants are vulnerable to foreign propaganda. What can they do to change? Social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google came to Congress on Tuesday to admit publicly that their platforms have a political dark side, and that Russia used them to try to manipulate how Americans voted. Nick Schifrin offers a recap…
Nation Oct 31 News Wrap: Trump meets with business leaders on tax reform In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump met with business leaders at the White House to discuss his plans for tax reform and said he is "hopefully not" looking to phase in a corporate tax rate cut. Also, another influential…
Politics Oct 31 What it was like to be in the White House when the first Mueller indictments came down Since the unsealing of criminal charges and pleas as part of the Russia investigation, the White House has distanced itself from Paul Manafort, Rick Gates and George Papadopoulos. But how did President Trump and White House officials react behind the…
Nation Oct 31 What advocates on the front lines of the opioid crisis want to see from Trump's public health emergency In declaring a public health emergency over the opioid epidemic, President Trump called for the creation of a national media campaign to reduce drug use among young people. As part of our “America Addicted” series, William Brangham speaks with Gary…
Nation Oct 31 Fatal NYC truck incident called an act of terror, here's what it has in common with recent European attacks After a deadly truck attack killed eight in Manhattan on Tuesday, multiple news networks have identified the driver as Sayfullo Saipov of Tampa, Florida. John Yang speaks with Lorenzo Vidino of George Washington University about how the latest incident may…
Episode Oct 30 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 30, 2017 Monday on the NewsHour, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his business partner are indicted, while another former Trump advisor pleads guilty to lying to the FBI. We examine the swift political response to the charges. Also: Spain's crackdown…
Politics Oct 30 Where is Mueller's probe headed? Indictments and surprise plea agreement offer clues The Russia investigation entered a new phase Monday with indictments for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates, and news of a guilty plea from a former Trump advisor for lying to the FBI about his…
Politics Oct 30 The charges against Manafort, Gates and Papadopoulos, explained by veteran prosecutors Money laundering, tax fraud and lying to the FBI are some of the charges revealed Monday as part of Robert Mueller's probe. Two former federal prosecutors experienced in handling high-stakes investigations -- Peter Zeidenberg and former Justice Department official John…
Nation Oct 30 News Wrap: Severe storm knocks out power in the Northeast In our new wrap Monday, nearly 1.5 million homes and businesses across the Northeast lost power after a storm with wind gusts that topped 100 mph barreled through the region downing trees and power lines. Also, a federal court in…