World Jun 25 Torture alleged in U.S. search for al-Qaida in Yemen As the U.S. continues to work with Yemen and the UAE on counter-terrorism operations, an Associated Press investigation has found that hundreds of men captured in the hunt for al-Qaida militants are being detained in prisons run by those countries,…
Health Jun 25 HHS Secretary Tom Price addresses Senate health care bill Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price will be speaking with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic at 12:20 p.m. EST. You can watch live in the player above.
Episode Jun 24 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 24, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, June 24, President Trump signs a new law meant to improve accountability at the Veterans Administration, and some communities are creating their own school districts. Later, a look at concerns over understaffing and overcrowding at…
Education Jun 24 White, wealthy communities are forming their own school districts In 30 states, geographic communities can legally break away from large public school districts and form their own. As a result, a growing number of white and wealthier neighborhoods are creating their own schools and siphoning property taxes away from…
Nation Jun 24 Will a new law hold the VA more accountable? President Trump signed a bipartisan-backed law yesterday aimed at improving the Veterans Administration, which has been criticized for its quality of care. The law creates a new VA accountability office and makes it easier for the VA to fire employees.
Episode Jun 23 PBS NewsHour full episode June 23, 2017 Friday on the NewsHour, new revelations detail what the Obama administration knew about Russian election meddling and their debate about how to punish President Putin. Also: The head of the nation's largest pharmaceutical group on the health care battle, how…
Nation Jun 23 Rebuilding a Chicago neighborhood by forging connections to the Muslim community The South Side of Chicago has long been plagued with some of the highest crime rates in the nation, but a man of faith is trying to transform the area by focusing on the everyday needs of those who live…
Politics Jun 23 Shields and Brooks on the Senate health care bill unveiled, Trump's tape clarification Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the debut of the controversial Senate Republican health care bill, the high-profile Georgia special election and why Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was invoked by…
Health Jun 23 Why we feel better after dancing For Choreographer Alonzo King of Alonzo King Lines Ballet, discovering dance made “the outer world dim.” King explains in a conversation at the Aspen Institute’s Spotlight Health conference how dance transformed his life and how it contributes to the balancing…
Nation Jun 23 Rev. William Barber is building a new 'moral movement' to reach people on race Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks with Reverend William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, co-authors of “The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear,” about what it takes to tackle America’s racial divide.