World Jul 28 Why Moscow's retaliation for U.S. sanctions is a major escalation Russia announced that the U.S. would need to drastically reduce the number of officials working in the country, and barred the U.S. from using two properties there. The announcement was retaliation for actions taken by the U.S., including the seizure…
World Jul 28 News Wrap: North Korean missile flies further, higher than last launch In the our news wrap Friday, North Korea launched a second intercontinental ballistic missile that flew higher and farther than its first attempt, which came earlier this month. South Korea said it will work to deploy more U.S. anti-missile systems.
Arts Jul 28 Artists reflect pain and consequences of Detroit riots Fifty years since Detroit devolved into a five-day period of violence and unrest between the National Guard and the city’s black citizens, known as the 1967 riots, some of the city's leading cultural institutions are asking questions and using art…
Nation Jul 28 This mom leads young people on walks in the woods to prevent and heal from tragedy In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Boston’s inner city often sees a spike in violence during the summer, when many students are out of school and on the streets. But as special correspondent Tina Martin from PBS station…
Episode Jul 28 PBS NewsHour full episode July 28, 2017 Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump replaces Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. Also: The Senate fails to pass health care reform, Russia retaliates against new sanctions, Shields and Brooks on the week's news, the…
Politics Jul 28 The GOP repeal failed. What happens to Obamacare now? Senate Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare suffered a stunning defeat overnight, prompting renewed calls for bipartisanship in the aftermath. The historic drama unfolded as Sen. John McCain cast a decisive vote against the "skinny" bill unveiled just hours earlier. Lisa…
Politics Jul 28 Priebus gone, can Kelly bring discipline to the White House? President Trump shook up his White House staff Friday by appointing Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly Friday as his new White House chief of staff, replacing Reince Priebus. Judy Woodruff discusses the president’s decision to sack Priebus, as…
Arts Jul 27 American war correspondent details his own love and life in Africa As a college student, Jeffrey Gettleman traveled to East Africa and fell in love. He also fell in love that year with a woman back home. Their time and work apart, and his life and work covering a continent as…
Economy Jul 27 Why your summer getaway is staffed by foreign workers At the tip of Cape Cod, the iconic summer getaway Provincetown has a small year-round population that swells when the weather gets nice, welcoming an estimated 4 to 5 million tourists every year. Businesses there depend on foreign workers willing…
Politics Jul 27 Lankford: Obamacare repeal vote is not the final step on health care reform Republicans have not yet been able to muster enough support among their ranks to pass what's being called a "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., joined Judy Woodruff to discuss what he sees as the…