Arts Jan 12 Depicting colonialism and globalization through art 'full of contradiction' A “Wind Sculpture” by visual artist Yinka Shonibare MBE was recently installed in front of the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. It’s the seventh in Shonibare's series of vibrantly colored and patterned public artworks that are made…
Arts Jan 12 A classical pianist on her genre's 'golden time' -- and Ray Charles “Music entered my life before I knew it,” says classical pianist Jeanne Stark. Stark grew up in Belgium during what she calls a “golden time” for classical music and was granted a scholarship by the queen herself, who recognized Stark’s…
Politics Jan 11 How credible are reports that Russia has compromising information about Trump? On Tuesday evening, CNN reported unsubstantiated claims that Russian intelligence compiled a dossier on the president-elect during his visits to Moscow; BuzzFeed later published 35 pages of content from the alleged dossier. But Mr. Trump dismissed the developments as “fake…
Politics Jan 11 Is Trump's plan for his company enough to avoid conflicts of interest? President-elect Trump says he’s going above and beyond in mitigating potential conflicts between his government office and his private interests. But is his plan for his sons to manage his company while he retains ownership sufficient? Steve Inskeep discusses with…
Episode Jan 11 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 11, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, we discuss unverified reports that Russian intelligence has compromising information on the president-elect, gleaned from his visits to Moscow. Also: Attorneys debate Mr. Trump's potential conflicts of interest, the first news conference for the new president-elect,…
Politics Jan 11 In heated news conference, Trump talks health care, Russia rumors On Wednesday, the president-elect gave his first news conference in six months, from New York. During the session, he described his intention to quickly repeal and replace Obamacare, blasted reports that Russia has compromising intelligence on him and dismissed CNN…
Politics Jan 11 Tillerson says U.S. can 'define a different relationship' with Russia ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, the president-elect’s nominee for secretary of state, appeared before the Senate Wednesday for the start of his confirmation hearing. Senators quickly focused on Russia, questioning if Tillerson had too cozy a relationship with the Kremlin; he…
Politics Jan 11 News Wrap: Cory Booker, John Lewis speak against Sessions In our news wrap Wednesday, black congressional leaders testified against Jeff Sessions, the president-elect’s nominee to be attorney general, on the second and final day of his confirmation hearings. Also, Elaine Chao, a former secretary of labor and now the…
Politics Jan 11 Obama's 'bold, yet fragile' climate legacy President Obama is passionate, and vocal, about combating climate change. As his tenure draws to a close, science correspondent Miles O’Brien reviews the administration's environmental policy -- from the 2009 “cap-and-trade” climate bill, to the 2015 Paris accord, to executive…
Nation Jan 10 Watch President Barack Obama's full farewell speech President Barack Obama delivered his farewell address Tuesday from Chicago.