Nation Feb 19 Revisiting Japanese internment on the 75th anniversary Today marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most controversial executive orders in American history. Ten weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt issued the order, allowing the government to incarcerate people they thought capable of…
Politics Feb 19 Trump interviews candidates for national security adviser President Donald Trump spent part of his day on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, interviewing four finalists to replace the ousted Michael Flynn as national security adviser. Reuters reporter Jeff Mason, who is president of the White House Correspondents Association,…
Episode Feb 18 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 18, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 18, President Donald Trump rallies supporters to get behind his agenda, and his administration seeks to reassure European allies at the Munich Security Conference. Also, the fight over who controls public land in western…
Nation Feb 18 In manifesto, Zuckerberg lays out vision for Facebook's future Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision for his company's future in a nearly 6,000-word manifesto he posted on Thursday. In the essay, he called for greater connectedness and the creation of an infrastructure to help the “people left…
World Feb 18 U.S. has 'unwavering' commitment to NATO, Pence says At an annual security conference in Munich, Germany, today, Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. commitment to NATO is "unwavering." Pence also said that the U.S. would hold Russia accountable and that the country must honor a 2015 peace…
Episode Feb 17 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 17, 2017 Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump touts his economic plans at a Boeing plant, while the Senate approves Scott Pruitt, a climate change skeptic, to head the EPA. Also: An update on the fate of an Iraqi translator, two Texas…
Nation Feb 17 Between this vegetarian cafe and a 'Trump' cafe in Texas, a political chasm Three months since the election and a few weeks into the new Trump administration, recent public opinion polls show we live in a deeply divided country. So what are voters saying about the new president? William Brangham has a tale…
Politics Feb 17 Shields and Brooks on Trump using the press as a punching bag, Michael Flynn's sacking Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Trump’s contentious press conference, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation, as well as the continued scrutiny over other potential…