Politics May 04 News Wrap: Senate approves first spending bill under Trump In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill in order to keep the government running through September. Also, there’s word the Trump administration is in talks with Iraq about prolonging U.S. military presence in the…
Economy May 04 It's a slow, painful recovery for this former manufacturing town Once a proud industrial town, Janesville, Wisconsin, was knocked for a loop in 2008 when General Motors idled its assembly plant, the area's long-time largest employer. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Amy Goldstein, author of "Janesville: An American Story,"…
World May 04 Long welcoming to refugees, hostility toward newcomers is growing in Uganda Nearly 600,000 refugees have entered Uganda since July, fleeing violence and war in neighboring South Sudan, and the flow continues unabated. The overwhelming numbers are straining relief efforts and inciting tensions between newcomers and Ugandans from nearby communities. Special correspondent…
Politics May 04 House GOP wrests narrow win in health care bill fight The American Health Care Act squeaked through the House of Representatives Thursday with a single vote to spare, the culmination of years of promises, days of tension and hours of heated debate. As House Speaker Paul Ryan made a plea…
Politics May 04 Schiff talks Comey testimony, 'sad day' for health care Two of the nation's top national security officials held a closed hearing with congressional investigators on Thursday about what role Russia played in the presidential election and whether the Trump campaign colluded in that process. William Brangham discusses that and…
Arts May 04 TV pioneer Norman Lear finds joy in creative stress Legendary writer and producer Norman Lear was responsible for some of America’s most popular and groundbreaking sitcoms, like “All in the Family,” “Maude” and “The Jeffersons.” Lear, 94, gives his Brief but Spectacular take on what it means to live…
May 03 How studying simulated tornadoes could help save real lives In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, meet a scientist who uses supercomputers to study thunderstorms and the most powerful tornadoes in hopes that they’ll save lives.
Episode May 03 PBS NewsHour full episode May 3, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, FBI Director James Comey defends his decision to reopen an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails days before the presidential election. Also: The latest GOP push to replace Obamacare, rape used as a weapon in South Sudan's…
Nation May 03 Is Facebook taking its impact on society more seriously? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday that the company will add 3,000 more workers to monitor live video after problems with hate speech and violence, including murder and suicide. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times…