Health Jun 22 Why the Senate Republican health care bill has a vote problem The biggest change proposed by the Senate Republican health care bill is how the federal government would fund Medicaid. Lisa Desjardins and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News join Hari Sreenivasan to help break down the details and the…
Politics Jun 22 News Wrap: Trump says he did not make Comey tapes In the our news wrap Thursday, President Trump clarified via Twitter he did not record conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. Mr. Trump had previously raised the possibility that tapes existed after he fired Comey in May. Also, Gulf…
Politics Jun 22 Senate GOP releases health care bill and battle lines form Senate Republicans unveiled details of their health care bill Thursday after weeks of work behind closed doors. The proposal shares some broad strokes with the bill that the House passed in May, drawing unanimous opposition from Democrats and starting negotiations…
Arts Jun 21 The Virginia cavern that can play the Moonlight Sonata In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, this year marks the 60th anniversary of “The Great Stalacpipe Organ,” the largest musical instrument in the world, built into Virginia’s Luray Caverns.
Arts Jun 21 For Alan Alda, the heart of good communication is connection As an actor, educational TV host and founder of a scholarly center for communication science, Alan Alda has used his trademark humor and wit to help others express complicated ideas in accessible language. Now he's written new book called "If…
Science Jun 21 Why planes can't fly when it's too hot, and other ways our civilization can't take the heat An extreme heat wave is baking the West and Southwest, with temperatures well above 100 degrees. More than 40 flights were cancelled or delayed because some planes can't safely lift off in that heat. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari…
Politics Jun 21 News Wrap: Republicans celebrate Georgia special election win In the our news wrap Wednesday, congressional Republicans and the Trump White House celebrated Karen Handel's win in a special election race for a House seat in Georgia. Also, the FBI confirmed that the gunman who opened fire on House…
Episode Jun 21 PBS NewsHour full episode June 21, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, the former Homeland Security secretary testifies before Congress on the Russia investigation. Also: What Georgia's special election means for Democrats in 2018, cities brace for potential cuts to Medicaid, the heatwave baking the Southwest and Alan…
Politics Jun 21 Sen. Lankford: Michael Flynn accusations 'more open to interpretation' Current and past U.S. government officials including former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson testified Wednesday before the House and Senate Intelligence Committees in order to offer more accurate picture of how Russia meddled in the 2016 elections. Hari Sreenivasan…
Politics Jun 21 What we learned from GOP victories in Georgia and South Carolina Karine Jean-Pierre or MoveOn.org and David Avella of GOPAC join John Yang to discuss the results of Tuesday’s special elections in Georgia and South Carolina and what both parties can learn from these congressional races as the nation looks ahead…