Politics Jun 21 Will the Senate's health care proposal sway key Republicans? Republican Senate leaders plan to release their proposal for health care on Thursday after weeks of work behind closed doors. The Washington Post reported a draft largely mirrors the House version, but with some notable changes. Hari Sreenivasan learns more…
Episode Jun 20 PBS NewsHour full episode June 20, 2017 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republicans scramble to rally votes on a health care bill as senators and the public say they are being kept in the dark. Also: What an American's death means for U.S. relations with North Korea, monitoring…
Arts Jun 20 David Sedaris' diaries paint a life spent in observation Who was humorist David Sedaris before he had sold millions of books and made countless live appearances before adoring audiences? In a new book, "Theft By Finding," Sedaris offers a portrait of himself as a younger artist through his personal…
Politics Jun 20 News Wrap: Georgia voters cast ballots in House special election In the our news wrap Tuesday, voters in Atlanta's northern suburbs went to the polls in a special election that's now the most expensive race ever for a seat in the U.S. House. Also, House Speaker Paul Ryan promised that…
Politics Jun 20 Senate Democrats take a stand as GOP readies secret health care bill Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that a draft of the Senate GOP's health care bill is on its way with a possible vote next week, even though no details have been publicly released. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats mounted a public relations…
Education Jun 20 Schools are watching students' social media, raising questions about free speech As universities have started paying close attention to the internet presence of prospective students, high schools have also begun cracking down, sometimes hiring outside companies to police social media posts for bullying or abusive language. But monitoring raises other problems,…
World Jun 19 News Wrap: Student jailed by North Korea dies after returning to U.S. In the our news wrap Monday, Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was imprisoned by North Korea for over a year, has died days after being returned to the U.S. in a coma. Also, the Supreme Court will hear…
World Jun 19 Fallout from U.S. strike on a Syrian jet further complicates messy battlefield An American aircraft shot down a Syrian air force fighter jet Sunday, prompting Russia to say it now considers all U.S. aircraft in the region a threat, and suspending its military hotline for coordination of air missions. John Yang reports…
Politics Jun 19 Trump lawyer: No information that the president is under investigation President Trump has not been informed that he is under investigation for obstruction of justice by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to Jay Sekulow, a member of his legal team. Sekulow joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the president’s reaction to…