Politics May 15 Trump revealed highly classified material to Russian officials, Washington Post reports The Washington Post reported Monday that President Trump may have jeopardized a secret source of intelligence regarding the Islamic State group by discussing highly sensitive information during a White House meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week.
Episode May 14 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 14, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, May 14, international condemnation follows North Korea's missile launch, and a growing number of conservative Republican voices are calling for action on climate change. Later, learn what's behind America's rising maternal mortality rate. Hari Sreenivasan…
Health May 14 What's behind America's rising maternal mortality rate The U.S. has the highest rate of mothers dying during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum of any developed country -- 26 women for every 100,000 live births. Last week, NPR and ProPublica published a joint investigation into the reasons why mothers…
World May 14 How should the U.S. respond to North Korea's missile launch? North Korea successfully tested a missile early Sunday morning. The last time the U.S. engaged North Korea in talks about its weapons programs was 2008, when former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Christopher Hill served under the Bush administration. Now…
Episode May 13 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 13, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, May 13, the search begins to replace former FBI director James Comey and countries around the world investigate Friday's ransomware attack. Later, learn how the small African country of Djibouti has become an important location…
Politics May 13 New FBI director scrutiny will be 'very intense' President Donald Trump's abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey drew controversy and mixed reactions this week. Some said he kept his promise to shake up Washington, while others saw it as a maneuver to block an FBI investigation into…
World May 13 World powers look to Djibouti for trade, military access Djibouti, a tiny country in Northeast Africa, is situated at the gateway to the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes. While its location is an economic commodity for a country that’s half unemployed, it also puts it…
World May 13 Analyzing the impact of the worldwide cyber attack Nearly 100 countries around the world worked to restore services after a massive cyber attack on Friday. The ransomware attack appeared to exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, which was identified by the U.S. National Security Agency and later leaked…
Episode May 12 PBS NewsHour full episode May 12, 2017 Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump suggests his White House conversation with James Comey was "taped" in an apparent warning to the former FBI director. Also: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on "Democracy," how tougher sentences affect crime rates…
Politics May 12 Condoleezza Rice: Amid Russia investigation, we should have confidence in our democratic institutions Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins Judy Woodruff to discuss her new book, “Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom,” as well as President Trump’s abrupt firing of former FBI Director James Comey, the investigation into Russia’s meddling…