World Jun 17 News Wrap: Iraqi leader declares 'victory' in Fallujah; British mourn murdered politician In our news wrap Friday, after a month-long campaign, Iraqi special forces pushed into the heart of Fallujah for the first time since it was seized by the Islamic State in 2014; Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the…
World Jun 17 State Department officials push for military intervention in Syria The question of how to end the devastating five-year Syrian Civil War has split the United States foreign service. Recently, a group of State Department officials signed an internal memo protesting U.S. policy in Syria and calling for military intervention…
Episode Jun 17 PBS NewsHour full episode June 17, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, why a group of State Department officials thinks the United States is mishandling the Syrian Civil War. Also: Brazil struggles with toxic water as the Olympics draw near, experts say the economic cost of Brexit may…
Economy Jun 17 Is the economic cost of Brexit too great? With a British referendum looming over whether to leave the European Union, many in favor of staying cite cultural and altruistic reasons. But according to some, including Prime Minister David Cameron, Brexit would also have severe economic consequences, including massive…
Politics Jun 17 Shields and Brooks on gun violence and how leaders responded to Orlando shooting Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including reactions to Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando, whether President Obama should use the term “radical Islam,” the possibility of…
Nation Jun 17 This season's best graduation speakers included the president -- and a middle schooler In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, as graduation season draws to a close, we look back at some of the advice given by actors, politicians and industry leaders to graduates across the country. And while most graduation speeches…
Nation Jun 17 On anniversary of church shooting, South Carolina poets offer healing through verse Friday saw the first anniversary of the shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, where alleged white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine black churchgoers. Among those who struggled to come to terms with the tragedy were two local poets, musician and…
Episode Jun 16 PBS NewsHour full episode June 16, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, Senate Democrats end a nearly 15-hour filibuster in a push for gun control. Also: The case for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, the Navy’s new approach to PTSD, survivors’ accounts the Orlando shooting,…
World Jun 16 Will Zika virus overshadow the Rio Olympics? In Brazil, epicenter of the Zika virus, local authorities and organizers of the upcoming Olympic Games have been striving to assure the world that it's safe for athletes and tourists. The World Health Organization has issued a series of guidelines…