World Sep 28 Bombing onslaught in Syria triggers condemnation, threatens U.S.-Russia cooperation Two hospitals were among dozens of other targets bombed in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. Activists say that in the last eight days there have been 1,700 airstrikes and at 400 killed. And at the U.N., the U.S. threatened to cut…
World Sep 28 Remembering Shimon Peres and his hopes for a 'new' Middle East Israel’s Shimon Peres had a political career that extended for nearly five decades. A protege of Israel's very first prime minister, he went from top defense jobs to prime minister, taking a conciliatory approach toward Palestinians that lead to the…
Episode Sep 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 27, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the campaigns respond to the first presidential debate. We put some of the big moments into context and hear how Trump and Clinton supporters saw the night. Also: Bringing music back to Boston schools, J.D. Vance’s…
Politics Sep 27 What Clinton and Trump are saying after the most-watched debate ever The day after their first debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton returned to the campaign trail to continue the fight. Clinton recounted moments of the debate during a stop in North Carolina, while Trump called in to Fox News to…
Politics Sep 27 News Wrap: Senate hits standstill on government funding bill In our news wrap Tuesday, facing a Friday deadline, the Senate failed to advance a federal spending bill to keep the government in operation. And, the Syrian government’s offensive to take back Aleppo has shifted into high gear.
Politics Sep 27 The facts behind debate talking points like stop-and-frisk and trade deals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated for 94 minutes in their first public face-off Monday night. During that time, the candidates rattled off accusations, numbers and “he said, she said” quotes. But what was true, what wasn’t and what needed…
Politics Sep 27 Think you know Clinton and Trump? New documentary gets inside the candidates' past lives “The Choice 2016,” a Frontline documentary, takes an up-close and detailed look at the lives of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Starting their stories when they were children, producer and director Michael Kirk lays everything out on the table. Judy…
Politics Sep 27 Strategists weigh in on first-debate takeaways To get some post-debate reactions, Judy Woodruff speaks with a political strategists from both sides of the aisle. She talks to chief strategist for the Republican National Committee Sean Spicer and former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe for how the…