Episode Aug 02 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 2, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump announces new efforts to overhaul legal immigration and vastly reduce the number of people allowed into the U.S. Also: A breakthrough in gene editing, the tug of war between Congress and the White House,…
Politics Aug 02 Can John Kelly meet high expectations at the White House? He’s only been on the job for three days, but the installation of new Chief of Staff John Kelly is being closely watched for signs of change at the White House. Karine Jean-Pierre of Moveon.org and Barry Bennett, former senior…
Politics Aug 02 Trump and Congress play tug of war on health care and Russia sanctions With significant divides on issues like health care and Russia, there appears to be growing tension between the White House and Capitol Hill. Lisa Desjardins and Nick Schifrin join Judy Woodruff for a closer look at both.
World Aug 02 Arctic journey shows the glaring effects of climate change A Finnish icebreaker has completed the Northwest Sea passage, which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Arctic. The trip, from Vancouver to Greenland’s capital city Nuuk, took 24 days -- a new record, in part because climate change…
World Aug 01 News Wrap: Tillerson talks Russia sanctions, 'peaceful pressure' on North Korea In the our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a rare appearance in front of news reporters, commenting on tensions with Russia and North Korea and brushing aside speculation that he's seeking a way out of the…
Politics Aug 01 Trump reportedly dictated son's statement about a Russian meeting. Here's what a prosecutor thinks. What did President Trump know and say about his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer? The Washington Post reports that the president was more involved than the White House and his attorney have let on, personally crafting a statement for…
Politics Aug 01 What we know about a Fox News defamation lawsuit and allegations of a White House connection An explosive lawsuit filed by a longtime Fox News commentator revisits the unsolved murder of Seth Rich, a young DNC staff member, and a false news story about his death. Rod Wheeler says he was misquoted by Fox and alleges…
Episode Aug 01 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 1, 2017 Tuesday on the NewsHour, The Washington Post reports that President Trump dictated a misleading public statement for his son about a meeting with a Russian lawyer. Also: The lawsuit surrounding a debunked Fox News story, Sen. Jeff Flake calls for…
World Aug 01 Opposition leaders arrested in Venezuela, deepening the country's political crisis Venezuelan security agents descended in the dead of night, seizing opposition leaders from their homes. Their arrests came after Sunday's deeply divisive election to fill a new assembly tasked with rewriting the country's constitution. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner…