Nov 18 What Gwen Ifill taught us In honor of our beloved co-anchor Gwen Ifill, who passed away on Monday, members of the NewsHour family -- past and present -- remember the wisdom she shared.
Episode Nov 18 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 18, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, New York’s attorney general announced Donald Trump will pay $25 million to settle 3 lawsuits over Trump University. Also: We discuss the president-elect’s recent picks for his administration, the vulnerability of DACA in Trump's America, the…
Politics Nov 18 Brooks and Marcus on why Trump's appointments make sense As Donald Trump announces his choices for prominent roles in his upcoming administration, patterns are emerging. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to analyze the newest appointments and the governing philosophy…
Nation Nov 18 News Wrap: President-elect settles Trump U. lawsuits for $25 million In our news wrap Friday, Donald Trump will pay $25 million in a settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University; students alleged the for-profit school failed to deliver the education on real-estate investing it had promised. Also, the Justice…
Politics Nov 18 Sessions known for tough stance on immigration -- and failed judgeship For attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump selected an early supporter: the junior senator from Alabama, Jeff Sessions. Sessions has served as a U.S. attorney and Alabama’s attorney general, but he was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 based on controversial…
Politics Nov 18 For national security positions, Trump picks outspoken critics of current policy President-elect Donald Trump made two more major appointments this week: retired Army lieutenant general Michael Flynn as national security adviser and Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo as head of the CIA. Michael Ledeen of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies…
Politics Nov 18 DACA 'dreamers' fear nightmare immigration policy The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, created in an executive order by President Obama, permits undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children to work and study here on a temporary basis. Now, many are worried that President-elect…
Nation Nov 17 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah turns an outside perspective into funny observation As “The Daily Show” host, South-African born comic Trevor Noah offers a different, outsider’s perspective from Jon Stewart, the man he succeeded. Noah speaks with Jeffrey Brown about how the show is handling the election of Donald Trump and how…
Episode Nov 17 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 17, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, a look at the biggest names being floated for top posts in a Trump administration. Also: Concerns that a climate change denier is shaping the Trump administration's environmental policies, a program that lets foreign investors immigrate…
Politics Nov 17 How online hoaxes and fake news played a role in the election Tech giants like Google and Facebook face mounting criticism over whether they used insufficient discretion in weeding out fake news. A Buzzfeed analysis found that false stories generated more engagement than content from real news sites in the three months…