Nation Jul 10 Could convention rule changes cost Trump the nomination? If the forces opposed to Donald Trump have any hope of derailing the presumptive nominee, it would be through changes in the convention rules—rules that would free delegates from the requirement to vote on the first ballot for the candidate…
Episode Jul 09 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 9, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, July 9, police in Dallas look at the motives of a sniper who shot and killed five officers during a protest, and the mayor shares his perspective on the tragedy. Later, President Obama meets with…
Nation Jul 09 Dallas Mayor says gunman acted alone, city is safe Authorities say the man who shot a dozen police officers in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, killing five, acted alone when he carried out the attack. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings tells Hari Sreenivasan that the city is safe now and can…
World Jul 09 Inside the NATO decision to move forces into Eastern Europe Yesterday, NATO approved the deployment of multinational battalions to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to deter Russia in light of the country’s actions in Ukraine. Michael Birnbaum of the Washington Post joins Megan Thompson to talk about NATO’s shifting strategies…
Nation Jul 09 Report finds racial disparities in police use of force A report released by the Center for Policing Equity on Friday found that African Americans are more likely than white Americans to be subjected to the use of force by police. University of California at Berkeley Professor Jack Glaser, one…
Nation Jul 08 Dallas, rattled by police murders, had made strides in community policing More emerged Friday about Micah Johnson, the Army reservist believed to be behind the sniper slayings of five Dallas police officers in a city that was, by all accounts, making strides in cop/community relations. Until this week’s tragedy, the Dallas…
Jul 08 Week of violence sparks national dialogue on race and policing The deaths of several black men at the hand of police and the sniper slayings of five police officers in Dallas brought the issue of race and policing back to the front pages. Jeffrey Brown talks to Michael Eric Dyson…
Episode Jul 08 PBS NewsHour full episode July 8, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, details emerge about the dead sniper suspect in the Dallas police murders. Also: an interview with Hillary Clinton about the slayings, a security shakeup in terror-torn Baghdad, a look at growing tensions between NATO and Russia…
Politics Jul 08 Shields and Brooks on Dallas police murders, Trump’s Republican problem Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss what they both agree was a bad week for America. They see little chance for an end to the increasing polarization. Both also had…
World Jul 08 U.S., NATO troop buildup in Eastern Europe to counter Russians is largest since Cold War