Nation Aug 01 What we can expect to see from Team U.S.A. It’s five days away from the opening ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christine Brennan of USA Today joins Jeffrey Brown to talk about Olympic medal hopes for the U.S. team, plus how the Russian doping scandal will affect the…
Politics Aug 01 Khizr Khan: As candidate for the highest office, Trump needs tolerance for criticism Khizr and Ghazala Khan, a Muslim-American couple whose 27-year-old son died as a soldier during the Iraq War, stood before the Democratic National Convention last week to share their loss and criticize Donald Trump. Lisa Desjardins recaps the political feud…
Episode Jul 31 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 31, 2016 On this edition for Sunday, July 31, Ohio has purged thousands of voters who officials say do not vote frequently enough -- a rule that has come under scrutiny, especially because of the state’s weight in the upcoming presidential election.
Nation Jul 31 What security measures are in place around voter data? This week, political fallout continued after hackers accessed an analytics program used by the Clinton campaign, along with emails and voicemails from the Democratic National Committee. The hacks have raised concerns over the security of other data from voters and…
World Jul 31 Erdogan tightens control of Turkish armed forces Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved today to establish further control over the armed forces after a failed military coup. He has fired 1,400 soldiers, sailors and airmen for suspected links to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. Dion Nissenbaum of the…
Politics Jul 31 Why Ohio has purged at least 200,000 from the voter rolls No Republican candidate, and no Democratic candidate since 1960, has won the White House without securing the majority of votes in Ohio. With the stakes so high, Ohio’s voting rules have come under scrutiny -- in particular, a state policy…
Episode Jul 30 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 30, 2016 On this episode for Saturday, July 30, Trump and Clinton continue to make their case to voters after the conventions, and Florida officials express concerns following revelations that Zika-carrying mosquitoes have reached the United States mainland. Later, see how a…
Health Jul 30 CDC confirms first local transmission of Zika in Florida Health officials have confirmed the first transmissions of the Zika virus by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that four people have been infected in the Miami area, but no Zika-carrying…
Politics Jul 30 How effective were the DNC and RNC? With the end of the DNC and RNC, a new stage in the presidential election is set to begin. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to recap the conventions and their effects on the campaigns for Hillary…