Politics Dec 20 Kellyanne Conway: Russian interference claims are ‘pure politics’ Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the conclusion by the U.S. intelligence community that Russia tried to influence the election, the president-elect’s tweets in the wake of violence in Germany and Turkey, relations…
Episode Dec 20 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 20, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Islamic State claims responsibility for a Berlin truck attack that killed 12 people. Also: An update from Donald Trump's senior advisor, President Obama's final push to transfer Guantanamo prisoners, women scramble for contraceptives before the…
Education Dec 20 After Flint’s lead crisis, the ‘most important medication’ for kids is education There is a well-established link between lead exposure and learning disabilities, but early childhood education has been shown to counteract the effects. In Flint, Michigan, where the youngest residents have been the most vulnerable to lead poisoning, the city has…
Health Dec 20 Worries about access fuel women’s rush to get contraception In the immediate aftermath of the election, concerns about access to birth control have spiked. For many women, there’s a fear that the incoming Trump administration will repeal the Affordable Care Act, and with it, access to free contraception. Lisa…
Politics Dec 20 Inside Obama’s final push to transfer Guantanamo detainees According to a New York Times report, the Obama administration has notified Congress of its plans to transfer more than a dozen of the 59 prisoners who remain at the Guantanamo Bay detention center before President-elect Trump takes office. Charlie…
World Dec 20 Is Berlin truck attack a turning point for Germany? Berlin’s normally bustling Christmas market was quiet Tuesday, as investigators searched for clues into a truck attack that killed a dozen people and injured 50. A suspect who was detained after the attack was released due to insufficient evidence, and…
World Dec 20 News Wrap: Turkish police detain seven over Russian ambassador assassination In our news wrap Tuesday, Turkish police detained seven people in connection to the assassination of Russia’s ambassador, Andrei Karlov, who was shot dead Tuesday at an art gallery. Also, in Syria, buses evacuated more people from east Aleppo, as…
Arts Dec 20 Watch: Bruce Springsteen, our complete interview Bruce Springsteen sat down with PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown for a wide-ranging, 40-minute interview about his memoir, his approach to songwriting and how he now reflects back on his early life.
Episode Dec 19 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 19, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, a truck plows into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing and wounding shoppers. Also: Evacuations resume in Eastern Aleppo, protests greet the Electoral College, Politics Monday on today's political significance, a memorial for victims of lynching…