Politics Jul 20 Trump voices regret for picking Sessions, while blasting Comey and Mueller A day after President Trump's sharp rebuke of his attorney general -- for recusing himself from the Russian investigation -- in an interview with The New York Times, Jeff Sessions made it clear he's not going anywhere. But while the…
World Jul 20 News Wrap: U.S. and Russia discussing cybersecurity collaboration, says Russian news agency In the our news wrap Thursday, Russia’s official news agency reported the U.S. and Russia are discussing the possibility of creating a cybersecurity working group. President Trump had raised a similar idea but backed off under heavy criticism. Also, the…
Politics Jul 20 Will Trump's criticism have a chilling effect at the Justice Department? President Trump's broadsides aimed at top officials at the Justice Department raise questions about his relationship with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the ongoing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections and possible connections with the Trump campaign. Judy…
Politics Jul 20 How Russia hacked American faith in the democratic process What did the Russian government really do to the American voting process and confidence in its efforts to meddle with the 2016 election? A new cover story for TIME magazine takes a deep dive into the lengths at which the…
Economy Jul 20 Will we be wiped out by machine overlords? Maybe we need a game plan now Tech luminaries and scientists have been worried for years about the existential consequences of artificial intelligence for the human race. Philosopher Nick Bostrom of Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute thinks money ought to be invested in how to manage…
World Jul 20 Yemen is in 'complete meltdown' and civilians are paying the price The almost three-year conflict in Yemen has killed thousands, and spurred a severe cholera outbreak, plus critical food and medical care shortages. We take a look at the crisis with a documentary excerpt from PBS's Frontline, then Judy Woodruff learns…
Arts Jul 20 What it's like to turn the camera on Snowden and Assange Who people tell you they are is often different from how they act, says award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, whose latest film, "Risk," looks at WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. By observing subjects like Edward Snowden make decisions in real time, she…
World Jul 19 News Wrap: Trump reportedly ending CIA program to train Syrian rebels In the our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump is reportedly ending a secret CIA program that arms and trains moderate rebels in Syria. The program's goal was to combat the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, but it had limited effects…
Episode Jul 19 PBS NewsHour full episode July 19, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump called on Senate Republicans to approve a health care plan despite an impasse. Also: Revelations of the president's undisclosed meeting with Vladimir Putin, two state views on the controversial voter fraud commission, what proposed…
Politics Jul 19 Sen. Roberts: We need to debate and vote on the health care bill President Trump called on Senate Republicans Wednesday not to leave Washington until a health care plan is approved, despite reaching an impasse with the latest version of the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, joins…