Episode May 26 PBS NewsHour full episode May 26, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, President Obama takes aim at Donald Trump as the billionaire clinches the GOP nomination. Also: Ecuador looks to rebuild after its devastating earthquake, new “superbug” becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S. soil, how patent trolls…
Arts May 26 Funnyman Tim Heidecker wants you to stop stealing content Comedian Tim Heidecker’s style has been described by critics as absurd, offensive, disgusting anti-comedy, but Heidecker politely disagrees. What he considers not funny, however, is the theft of his and other performers’ content. Illegal downloads makes it tougher for him…
Health May 25 Long wait times for health care still dogging troubled Veterans Affairs department When Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald compared the exceptionally-long wait times veterans still endure to get health care to lines at Disneyland, a national firestorm erupted. House Speaker Paul Ryan said his words reflected a “culture of indifference” and McDonald…
Politics May 25 Why Clinton's private email use is deemed more serious than predecessors' The State Department’s report condemning Hillary Clinton has brought the debate over her conduct as Secretary of State back to the forefront of the political landscape, and throws the race for the White House into uncharted territory. Judy Woodruff talks…
Nation May 25 News Wrap: State Department watchdog slams Hillary Clinton over email server In our news wrap Wednesday, a leaked audit from the State Department’s inspector general concluded that Hillary Clinton violated federal standards by using a private email server during her tenure as Secretary of State. Also, eleven states filed suit against…
Episode May 25 PBS NewsHour full episode May 25, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, the State Department finds that Hillary Clinton’s private email server violated federal rules. Also: Donald Trump finds himself under new scrutiny, the VA Secretary’s Disney controversy, tracking the health effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years…
Politics May 25 Donald Trump feels the heat from protesters — and Elizabeth Warren Donald Trump is under new scrutiny, as violent protests disrupted his rally in New Mexico and allegations emerged he may have misrepresented his January fundraiser for veterans. Also a look at Elizabeth Warren’s knack for getting under the GOP candidate’s…
World May 25 Did Afghan troops manipulate the U.S. into bombing Doctors Without Borders hospital? Last October, U.S. forces bombed an Afghan hospital in Kunduz, killing 42 people. An Army inquiry last month found that the attack was an accident, but Matthieu Aikins of the Nation Institute blames Afghan troops who told the Americans that…