Nation Jan 10 Top intelligence officials stop short of providing evidence of Russian hacking at Senate hearing The nation’s top intelligence officials appeared publically before the Senate Intelligence Committee, days after the release of a report on the alleged role of Russian influence during the presidential election. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports.
World Jan 10 Kerry: ‘We have a problem’ if people don’t care about accountability or policy being made on Twitter Outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry joined other Obama administration officials for an event Tuesday at the U.S. Institute of Peace focusing on the importance of a smooth political transition. Judy Woodruff sat down with him to ask about the…
World Jan 10 How Iran’s former president Rafsanjani played kingmaker and political counterweight One of the founders of Iran’s Islamic Revolution died at age 82 on Sunday. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani helped lead the 1979 uprising and went on to serve both as the powerful speaker of parliament and as the president of…
Episode Jan 10 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 10, 2017 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Jeff Sessions lays out legal limits to President-elect Trump's campaign statements at his confirmation hearing. Also: U.S. intelligence chiefs lay out the case of Russian hacking, Iran mourns the loss of a leading moderate voice, President…
Episode Jan 09 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 9, 2017 Monday on the NewsHour, a look at how the Trump administration is taking shape ahead of the first confirmation hearings this week. Also: The legacy of Obama's health care overhaul and the upended lives of Iraqi children fleeing war in…
Politics Jan 09 Conway says nominees’ lack of paperwork ‘no reason to delay hearings’ As Congress prepares for a packed week of confirmation hearings, Judy Woodruff speaks with Kellyanne Conway, senior advisor to President-elect Trump, about concerns that his nominees are being pushed through without the completion of proper paperwork. They discuss the president-elect’s…
Politics Jan 09 Some Trump nominees missing crucial ethics paperwork as confirmation hearings begin Capitol Hill will be buzzing this week as President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees answer questions in Senate hearings. But as of last weekend, some nominees hadn’t finished turning in their paperwork or cleared their ethics reviews. Democrats are calling it…
Politics Jan 09 Landmark or footnote? Obamacare legacy now rests with Trump When he signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, President Obama achieved what politicians had long tried and failed to do: provide near-universal health insurance to Americans. But ever since, it’s faced unflagging Republican opposition. Special correspondent Sarah Varney of…
Nation Jan 09 How a morning run can be the first step out of homelessness In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, an organization called Back On My Feet uses running as a catalyst to move people out of homelessness and into jobs.
Politics Jan 09 News Wrap: Trump son-in-law tapped for top White House role In our news wrap Monday, President-elect Donald Trump announced he has chosen his son-in-law Jared Kushner to serve as senior adviser to the president, raising concerns about nepotism and potential business conflicts of interest. Also, Russia is pushing back against…