Nation Jul 30 At hacker convention, a spotlight on weaknesses in election security Hackers, lawyers, security officials and government employees gather annually in Las Vegas for the Def Con security convention. This year, hackers were able to penetrate a touch screen voting machine used in a 2014 Virginia election in less than two…
Episode Jul 29 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 29, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, July 29, the White House moves forward with a new chief of staff, and while the Affordable Care Act remains, some people are left with few insurance options. And, will Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s power…
Nation Jul 29 Few options remain for some consumers in ACA marketplaces Senate Republicans failed this week to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which has provided insurance to 12 million people. Most people enrolled under the ACA have at least two insurers to choose from, but next year, 3 million people may…
World Jul 29 Ahead of vote, Venezuelans protest expanding presidential power Venezuela on Sunday will hold an election for a new national assembly that could rewrite its constitution. Parties opposed to President Nicolas Maduro, whose party has presided over a severe economic downturn in recent years, are boycotting the vote for…
World Jul 29 India's national ID program raises privacy concerns Since 2010, India has undertaken what is by far the largest citizen registration drive in history by documenting most of its 1.3 billion people into a single national identification database. The system assigns a number and records fingerprints and iris…
Politics Jul 28 Shields and Brooks on Reince Priebus' exit, GOP health bill's defeat Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's news, including President Trump’s firing of White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and what it means for relations with the Republican…
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…