Nation Mar 11 Pruitt dismisses climate science, environmental policy in flux Scott Pruitt, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, defied longstanding scientific consensus in an interview this week when he said that neither human activity nor carbon dioxide emissions are the primary cause of global warming. Pruitt has stacked…
Nation Mar 11 Author delves into what motivates ISIS supporters In “The Way of Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State,” author Graeme Wood tells the story of Islamic State supporters around the world, including an American who is said to be among the group’s leaders. Wood, a national correspondent for…
Episode Mar 10 PBS NewsHour full episode March 10, 2017 Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump touts the GOP's new health care bill as Republicans wrangle over how to replace Obamacare. Also: A growing scandal in the U.S. Marine Corps, Mark Shields and Michael Gerson analyze the week's news, a…
Politics Mar 10 Shields and Gerson on GOP health care bill conflict, Trump's wiretap tweet Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the political disagreement over the House Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, President Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that his predecessor…
Arts Mar 10 Need to escape reality? Step into infinity with Yayoi Kusama At the Hirshhorn Museum, visitors are lining up to experience Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's world of whimsy, color, shapes and a peek into the beyond. Jeffrey Brown tells us why this new exhibit is currently the toughest ticket in Washington,…
Mar 10 Living a meaningful life is as simple as storytelling Happiness. That’s what most people say they want in life, according to journalist Emily Esfahani Smith. But should that be our main goal? Smith, who is trained in psychology and is the author of “The Power of Meaning: Crafting a…
Politics Mar 10 News Wrap: Trump tells Congress to 'act now' on health bill In our news wrap Friday, President Trump warned that Congress must act on a Republican health care bill in order to head off a crisis with Obamacare. Also, the U.S. economy added a net of 235,000 new jobs in February.
Health Mar 10 House Budget chair predicts success for GOP health bill Before the House Republican’s health care plan can receive its final vote in the House of Representatives, it needs to clear one more hurdle. Judy Woodruff speaks with Tennessee Rep. Diane Black, chair of the Budget Committee, about the bill’s…
Nation Mar 10 Marines caught sharing photos of female colleagues draw condemnation It started with a private Facebook page that had hundreds of explicit photographs of female Marines, accompanied by obscene, degrading comments. Women who have so far been identified said it had been done without their consent. Military officials have launched…
Episode Mar 09 PBS NewsHour full episode March 9, 2017 Thursday on the NewsHour, Republicans win an early victory for their health care bill. We take a look at how it could seriously impact Medicaid. Also: U.S. Marines land in Syria to help take back Raqqa, how our devices may…