Nation Jan 28 Texas on front lines of NAFTA negotiations President Donald Trump announced this week his plan to renegotiate NAFTA, a free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, citing a loss of jobs in the U.S. But many business owners and politicians in Texas, which shares a border with…
Jan 27 The white supremacy of being asked where I’m from What comes to mind when you hear the phrase "white supremacy"? For actor comedian Peter Kim, it's facing the commonplace cultural assumption that white is the default race in America.
Episode Jan 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 27, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump bans refugees from Syria and halts immigrants from other Middle Eastern nations. Also: The British prime minister's first trip to the White House, tens of thousands march against abortion with support from the vice…
Politics Jan 27 Trump bans Syrian refugees, calls for dramatic expansion of armed services President Trump acted on one of his most polarizing promises, signing an executive action to curb the admission of refugees, including an indefinite ban on accepting refugees from war-torn Syria. Lisa Desjardins offers a roundup of news from the White…
Politics Jan 27 News Wrap: UN Ambassador Haley warns those who ‘don’t have our back’ In our news wrap Friday, it was Ambassador Nikki Haley's first day on the job at the United Nations, where she warned "those that don't have our back: we're taking names." Also, The National Park Service confirmed that President Trumped…
World Jan 27 High stakes and friction points for ‘special relationship’ between Trump and UK’s May President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May both came to power during waves of populism and now are trying to steer their respective countries in new directions. At the White House Friday, the allies met for what was…
Politics Jan 27 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s first week, the future of ‘alternative facts’ From Mexico to Russia, pipelines to refugees, President Trump had a busy first week of work. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including an assessment of the…
Politics Jan 26 What Trump’s wall means for U.S. relations with Mexico What do President Trump's latest actions on immigration mean for U.S. relations with Mexico? Former State Department official Roger Noriega and James Carafano from the Heritage Foundation join Antonio Mora to discuss the apparent rift between President Trump and Mexico’s…