Politics Dec 19 News Wrap: Electoral College confirms election of Donald Trump In our news wrap Monday, the Electoral College confirmed Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race. Mr. Trump was on track for 304 electoral votes, losing two defectors in Texas. Hillary Clinton lost four in Washington state. Also, state legislators…
World Dec 19 What we know about the attacks in Germany and Turkey It’s been a day of terror, with attackers striking in Germany and Turkey. In Berlin, a truck drove into a crowd of Christmas shoppers, leaving the street full of dead and wounded. Hours earlier, the Russian ambassador to Turkey was…
World Dec 19 Can UN monitors help protect Aleppo evacuees? Evacuations resumed overnight in Eastern Aleppo after days of delays, under terms of a fragile cease-fire. The UN Security Council unanimously voted to deploy monitors to Aleppo to ensure evacuees are unmolested. Judy Woodruff reports and speaks with David Miliband…
Politics Dec 19 How 2016 put pressure on the Electoral College On Monday, the 538 members of the Electoral College met in their respective states to cast votes to confirm Donald Trump as the next president of the United States. But this year, the presidential candidate who won the popular vote…
Politics Dec 19 Why Russian election meddling is a partisan issue The Electoral College sealed the election of Donald Trump, despite protests and more on the day of the vote. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including…
Nation Dec 19 Lynching memorial aims to help U.S. acknowledge a history of terror Lynchings -- unlawful executions used to terrorise and subdue black communities into passivity -- are perhaps one of the least discussed legacies of slavery and the Jim Crow South. A new memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, will commemorate victims of these…
Arts Dec 19 The Christmas concert where tuba players don’t take a back seat In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a Christmas tradition shines a spotlight on an instrument usually relegated to the back of the orchestra: the tuba.
Episode Dec 18 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 18, 2016 On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 18, waging an information war, North Koreans who have escaped the country are smuggling media on USB sticks back to their homeland in hopes of helping others learn about life outside the country. Later,…