Episode Oct 23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 23, 2016 On this episode for Sunday, Oct. 23, assessing a merger between telecom giant AT&T and Time Warner. Later, senate Republicans are enduring a balancing act to keep control of the House in the weeks leading up to Election Day. Hari…
World Oct 23 Humanitarian concerns grow in Mosul Iraqi government troops and Peshmerga fighters launched a new offensive on towns and villages around Mosul, the country’s second largest city that is also controlled by the Islamic State. The U.N. warns that the offensive could displace as many as…
Nation Oct 23 What does AT&T, Time Warner merger mean? AT&T, the nation’s second largest cell phone carrier, is buying Time Warner for $85.4 billion and will gain control of TV networks like HBO, TNT and CNN in the biggest deal of its kind since Comcast acquired NBC Universal five…
Episode Oct 22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 22, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 22, Iraqi forces advance on Mosul in a campaign to retake the country's second largest city from ISIS, and with less than three weeks left until Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are…
Politics Oct 22 With campaign winding down, Clinton leads polls More than 5 million people have already cast ballots in the presidential race through early voting in 34 states and recent polls show HIllary Clinton in the lead. For more election analysis, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari…
Arts Oct 21 ‘Prairie Home’ gets a new companion "A Prairie Home Companion" has always been synonymous with one man: Garrison Keillor. Since his departure, the live variety radio program transitioned to a new host. But 35-year-old Chris Thile isn't actually new -- he's been performing on the show…
Education Oct 21 Why student debt is ‘a crisis’ for some borrowers Student debt has been a prominent topic during this year's presidential campaign, with several candidates touting plans for tuition-free college. Indeed, more than 40 million Americans carry debt from student loans, totaling around $1.3 trillion nationally. While the median debt…
Politics Oct 21 Shields and Brooks on the danger of our ideological divide Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the third and final presidential debate, Donald Trump's "reckless" questioning of the election's legitimacy, the country’s vast ideological divide, the…
Politics Oct 21 After raucous charity dinner, Trump and Clinton head to battlegrounds In campaign rallies on Friday, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continued themes from Wednesday’s debate, such as Clinton's paid speeches and Trump's refusal to accept election results. The night before, the two clashed at a charity dinner. And a new…