Politics Jul 18 McConnell aims for full Obamacare repeal after replacement bill withers With the latest push by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act coming to an anticlimactic end, party leaders have shifted their focus to simply focus on “repeal.” Sen. Mitch McConnell proposed delaying the effective date of…
Politics Jul 18 Where Bernie Sanders sees bipartisan middle ground on health care Will Democrats have a seat at the table now that the Republican push on health care has collapsed? Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what went wrong and the possible path ahead on health care reform.
Episode Jul 18 PBS NewsHour full episode July 18, 2017 Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump slams Senate Republicans who can't win enough support to replace or repeal the Affordable Care Act. Also: Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses what's next for Obamacare, slapping new sanctions on Iran, the Afghan girls robotic…
Arts Jul 17 Remembering George Romero, 77, filmmaker who brought the undead to life Filmmaker George Romero has died at the age of 77. His cult classic "Night of the Living Dead," made for $100,000 in 1968, launched the modern zombie industry and countless imitators. But Romero's zombie flicks also offered him a platform…
Nation Jul 17 The government is paying billions to shipbuilders with histories of safety lapses The U.S. shipbuilding industry continues to win billions of dollars in contracts to build Navy and Coast Guard vessels, despite serious safety lapses that have endangered and killed workers. From Reveal at the Center for Investigative Reporting, special correspondent Aubrey…
Politics Jul 17 Trump's historically low approval ratings could spell trouble for Republicans A round of new polls show historically low support for President Trump has slipped further since the spring. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the president’s numbers, and how…
World Jul 17 News Wrap: Princeton grad student sentenced to 10 years in Iran In the our news wrap Monday, officials at Princeton University insisted that a Chinese-American grad student who was jailed in Iran is innocent. Iranian courts announced Sunday that Xiyue Wang was sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying. Also,…
Episode Jul 17 PBS NewsHour full episode July 17, 2017 Monday on the NewsHour, Republicans are forced to delay a vote on replacing Obamacare, putting final passage in further jeopardy. Also: Russia pressures U.S. on returning two properties, Mosul liberated but left in ruins, Ivanka Trump's record on overseas manufacturing,…
Politics Jul 17 Ivanka Trump products are not made in America It's "Made in America" week at the White House, but President Trump's effort to highlight U.S. manufacturing has sparked questions about where Trump family products are produced. In fact, merchandise sold by the Trump Organization or sold through Ivanka Trump's…
Health Jul 17 The sticking points keeping the GOP health care bill in limbo The vote on the Senate Republican health care bill has been delayed, but the behind-the-scenes battle continues. What key questions could help decide the bill’s fate? Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel of the University of Pennsylvania and Avik Roy of the Foundation…