Politics Jun 24 Shields and Brooks on voter disenchantment across the globe Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including what Brexit might suggest about the upcoming presidential election, how frustrations with low-paying jobs and expensive education are influencing…
World Jun 24 Foreign policy experts anticipate Brexit’s global impact What does Great Britain’s impending exit from the European Union mean for the United States and other countries across the globe? Judy Woodruff poses the question to former U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder, former U.S. diplomat Richard Haass and…
World Jun 24 Brexit, Cameron resignation signal momentous change for UK Great Britain voted 52 to 48 percent Thursday to become the first nation to leave the European Union. The vote prompted Prime Minister David Cameron -- a leading voice in the “Remain” camp -- to announce his resignation, though he…
World Jun 24 What motivations led British voters to choose Brexit? Thursday’s Brexit vote was largely a victory for right-wing British politics. But both “Leave” and “Remain” supporters had a plethora of political and emotional motivations. For a closer look at what drove the British majority to decide to exit the…
Arts Jun 24 Remembering Ralph Stanley and his ‘God-given voice’ After a long battle with skin cancer, bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley died overnight at the age of 89. Since forming his first band in 1946, Stanley’s haunting voice came to epitomize the bluegrass genre’s “High Lonesome” sound, and he won…
Economy Jun 24 Will other countries follow Brexit example and shun globalization? Thursday’s successful Brexit vote holds great consequences for economies worldwide, with some analysts warning that departure from the EU could plunge Britain back into a recession that might in turn spread to other countries. For more on the financial implications…
Politics Jun 24 News Wrap: House group proposes gun control bill; severe flooding in West Virginia In our news wrap Friday, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a new gun control bill identical to the Senate bill put forward by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Tuesday; both bills would prevent people on the no-fly list…
Episode Jun 24 PBS NewsHour full episode June 24, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, Britain readies for a new political paradigm after voting to exit the European Union. Also: A closer look at the issues that drove British voters to Brexit, the economic fallout of a weakened EU, what Brexit…
Episode Jun 23 PBS NewsHour full episode June 23, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in colleges but deadlocks on Obama’s immigration reform. Also: Britons go to the polls to decide whether to leave the European Union, inside the congressional Democrats’ gun control sit-in, the…
Nation Jun 23 News Wrap: Acquittal in Freddie Gray case stirs outrage; deadly tornado in China In our news wrap Thursday, Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson -- who drove the van in which Freddie Gray suffered a broken neck in 2015 -- was found not guilty for his role in Gray’s death, prompting dozens of protesters…