Nation Apr 18 IRS commissioner: Funding cuts hinder security, efficiency The IRS is facing tougher scrutiny than ever from Congress. Last week, lawmakers repeatedly pressed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on why the agency wasn't moving faster to improve cybersecurity, after hackers were able to breach its computers last year. Koskinen…
World Apr 18 How Brazil lost faith in its president Brazil, South America's largest nation, is facing its worst recession in decades, the Zika crisis and the upcoming Olympic games. Now add to that political upheaval, after an overwhelming vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff amid a corruption scandal. Guillermo…
Politics Apr 18 Candidates tout ‘New York values’ ahead of crucial primary Voters in New York will cast their votes in the presidential primaries on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about the Empire State rivalry between Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton…
Nation Apr 18 Supreme Court weighs scope of presidential power in immigration case The Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to President Obama’s actions that would defer deportations of many undocumented immigrants. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan to take a closer look at the case and the…
World Apr 18 News Wrap: Rescue workers search for survivors of Japan earthquakes In our news wrap Monday, thousands of rescue workers continued the search for survivors from two earthquakes that hit an island of Japan last week. The U.S. military lent its support by delivering aid. Also, More than a foot of…
Episode Apr 18 PBS NewsHour full episode April 18, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, Ecuador continues to dig out after a devastating earthquake. Also: The Supreme Court takes on the president’s immigration actions, a Politics Monday preview of the New York primary elections, political upheaval in Brazil, scrutiny for the…
World Apr 18 Ecuador struggles with basic services after powerful earthquake Crews searched for survivors in the rubble of Ecuador's 7.8 earthquake around the clock, rescuing three people and pulling more bodies from the debris. Devastation from Saturday night's disaster is everywhere, and the death toll has risen to 350. John…
Episode Apr 17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 17, 2016 On this edition for Sunday, April 17, a powerful earthquake strikes Ecuador. Later, looking ahead to Tuesday's New York presidential primary. And, in our signature segment, changing the way doctors are taught to treat pain. Alison Stewart anchors from New…
World Apr 17 ‘Nothing but three chords and the truth’ as country music industry grows in Kenya Kenyans have been listening to country for 50 years -- ever since Kenya gained independence from Britain. The songs were especially popular in the country’s farming areas. But the homegrown country music industry in Kenya still has a long way…
Politics Apr 17 What to expect from Tuesday’s primary in New York The presidential campaigns are homing in on their New York supporters with two days left before the Empire State’s delegate-rich primary. For more about the boisterous New York campaign, Bob Hardt, the Political Director for NY1 joins Alison Stewart.