Politics Feb 14 Will Trump's affinity for Israel translate into new policy? President Trump talked during his campaign of moving the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, seeming to favor Israel in his policy stances. But more recent comments suggest the administration could be more in line with long-standing…
Politics Feb 13 Is the focus on his staff keeping President Trump from making policy? In recent weeks, several members of President Trump’s administration have come under scrutiny for potentially not measuring up in their new roles. Judy Woodruff sits down with NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report to discuss…
Episode Feb 13 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 13, 2017 Monday on the NewsHour, chaos at the National Security Council. Also, what Michael Flynn’s conversations with Russia mean for national security, flooding fears in Northern California, life under a Nigerian terror group, using technology to verify humanitarian crises, political analysis…
Feb 13 Tommy Hilfiger on 'new American classics' and why fashion is important As a child, Tommy Hilfiger’s struggles in school and undiagnosed dyslexia led him to think he wasn’t smart. But coming of age in the 1960s, he developed an interest in expressing himself through what he wore. Jeffrey Brown sits down…
Politics Feb 13 What Michael Flynn's communication with Russia means for national security President Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has come under fire for pre-inauguration conversations he had with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. Judy Woodruff speaks with The New York Times’ David Sanger and Leon Panetta, former director of the CIA,…
Nation Feb 13 Precarious Oroville Dam highlights challenges of California water management At Northern California’s Lake Oroville, water levels receded Monday, stopping the overflow of water from the dam’s emergency spillway. This reduced the risk of immediate uncontrolled flooding -- but longer-term concerns remain. William Brangham speaks with Jeffrey Mount of the…
Politics Feb 13 News Wrap: Pressure mounts against national security adviser In our news wrap Monday, multiple reports suggest President Trump’s national security team is in disarray -- and the fate of adviser Michael Flynn hangs in the balance -- after the release of calls between Flynn and Russia’s ambassador to…
World Feb 13 A rare glimpse into the brutality of life under Boko Haram Last year, the news service Voice of America received a stunning trove of videos from Nigeria: 18 hours of footage recorded by the country's militant group Boko Haram in 2014. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ibrahim Alfa Ahmed of VOA…
World Feb 13 A new generation of human rights investigators turns to high-tech methods Humanitarian crises like those in Syria’s Aleppo sometimes make headlines. But how do we identify such atrocities when they are occurring thousands of miles away? A new program at UC Berkeley is training students to leverage social media, geolocation and…
Episode Feb 12 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 12, 2017 On this edition, for Sunday, Feb. 12, North Korea fires a ballistic missile in defiance of the international community and President Donald Trump mulls next steps for his immigration ban that was blocked by federal courts. Later, hear from people…