World Mar 22 With all Cuba watching, Obama offers hopeful possibilities in speech In a speech broadcast into homes across Cuba, President Obama declared he had come to bury the rivalries of the Cold War and urged Congress to end the 54-year trade embargo, while calling on the Castro government to improve commercial…
Politics Mar 22 News Wrap: Trump suggests torture as anti-terror tactic In our news wrap Tuesday, following the morning’s bombings in Brussels, GOP front-runner Donald Trump proposed expanding laws to allow torture to disrupt future attacks. Also, federal prosecutors say an “outside party” showed the FBI how to access the encrypted…
World Mar 22 Europe bolsters security after Brussels terror attacks The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a series of terror attacks in Brussels Tuesday morning. Bombings at the airport and a subway station in the Belgian capital killed at least 31 people and injured more than 180, putting the…
World Mar 21 Obama and Castro share differences and goodwill during historic Cuba visit Breaking decades of hostility and suspicion, President Obama met with Cuban President Raul Castro Monday in a historic trip to the communist island. The two heads of state even took questions -- a rarity for Cuba’s government -- during which…
World Mar 21 News Wrap: Thousands still stranded in Greece despite Turkey migrant deal In our news wrap Monday, despite the EU’s recent deal with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants into Europe and return them back across the Aegean, nearly 50,000 refugees are now stranded in Greece. Also, following a weekend bombing…
Politics Mar 21 Donald Trump unveils team of foreign policy advisers Foreign policy dominated the day in the race for the White House. Republican front-runner Donald Trump revealed the first members of his foreign policy team during a trip to Washington, where he met with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and…
Politics Mar 21 Why most 2016 candidates are speaking at AIPAC Tamara Keith of NPR and Stu Rothenberg of the Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report join Gwen Ifill to discuss the latest in politics, including Hillary Clinton’s remarks to AIPAC, Donald Trump’s meeting with Republicans in Washington, the campaign pivot to…
World Mar 21 Inside Colombia’s jungles, how FARC rebels are preparing for peace After decades of evading the Colombian military, FARC rebels are emerging from the jungle. Special correspondents Nadja Drost and Bruno Federico offer an exclusive look at the FARC perspective amid peace talks to end the world's longest-running conflict.
World Mar 21 The choice of fear in a city targeted by terrorists Decorated Marine veteran and writer Elliot Ackerman lives with his family in Istanbul -- the site of four suicide bombings this year alone. Finding himself confronted by violence again, Ackerman reflects on living in a place targeted by terrorists.
Episode Mar 21 PBS NewsHour full episode March 21, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, President Obama meets with Cuban President Raul Castro in a historic trip to the communist island. Also: What Obama’s visit means for Cuba-U.S. relations, Donald Trump meets with GOP lawmakers behind closed doors, Colombia’s FARC rebels…