Politics Oct 24 Trump focuses on Florida as Clinton rallies for other Democrats With two weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is focused on one state: Florida. The GOP nominee maintains that his prospects for the Sunshine State are bright, despite polls showing he is falling behind. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is pushing to…
Nation Oct 24 News Wrap: AT&T confident in Time Warner deal approval In our news wrap Monday, AT&T said it is confident its deal to buy Time Warner will pass muster with Congress and federal regulators. The telecom giant announced plans on Saturday to take over the parent company of HBO, CNN…
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…