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…
Politics Jul 27 Why are leaks and infighting plaguing Trump's presidency? Why are there so many leaks coming out of the White House? Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union and Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveO.org join Judy Woodruff to discuss various tensions bubbling on Capitol Hill, from President Trump’s public criticism…
Episode Jul 27 PBS NewsHour full episode July 27, 2017 Thursday on the NewsHour, in a voting frenzy in the Senate, Republicans try to pass even limited health care reform after several failed attempts. Also: A shortage of seasonal workers at a top vacation spot, the feuds dividing the White…
Arts Jul 27 This Kenyan storyteller's proudly frivolous films have a deeper mission Wanuri Kahiu's films and stories don't need tragedies. Her "Afro-bubblegum" art is fun and even frivolous, and rejects the idea that she needs to grapple with dark, violent problems. At the same time, she has come to see her work…
Politics Jul 27 Key senators resist Republicans' 'skinny' Obamacare repeal A long day of Senate debate set up a longer night of voting, when Republicans plan to propose the one health care idea they think could pass: a stripped-down repeal that would abolish the individual and employer mandates, as well…