Episode Mar 18 PBS NewsHour full episode March 18, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, the main suspect in November’s deadly Paris attacks is arrested in Belgium. Also: Turkey and the EU reach a deal over the migrant crisis, GOP activists mull plans to block Trump, Shields and Brooks talk politics,…
Episode Mar 17 PBS NewsHour full episode March 17, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, House Speaker Paul Ryan insists he won’t stand for the GOP’s presidential nomination at the RNC convention. Also: Congress grills officials on Flint’s water crisis, SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland visits Capitol Hill, controversy over whether college…
Science Mar 17 No more Shamu — SeaWorld to end breeding of killer whales SeaWorld has made headlines several times in the past decade: trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by a captive orca during a live show in 2010, and a 2013 documentary focused intense scrutiny on the family-oriented theme park over the use…
Economy Mar 17 Should the NCAA pay college athletes? March Madness means a huge payday for coaches, colleges, networks and advertisers -- everyone except the athletes themselves. Although television rights for the NCAA tournament this year alone brought in nearly a billion dollars, the players won’t see a penny,…
Nation Mar 17 Congress grills Michigan governor, EPA head over Flint water crisis Flint, Michigan, earned a place in the spotlight again Thursday, as Congressional hearings on the city’s water crisis continued. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and EPA administrator Gina McCarthy both faced strict scrutiny for their apparent failure to respond to the…
Politics Mar 17 Supreme Court nominee meets with Congressional Democrats President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee judge Merrick Garland made his first official visit to Capitol Hill Thursday morning, meeting with key Senate Democrats including Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). For more on the morning’s events and the coming Congressional confirmation…
Politics Mar 17 News Wrap: Paul Ryan won’t be GOP nominee; Putin makes threat on Syria In our news wrap Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan again denied any possibility that he would stand for the Republican presidential nomination at a contested RNC convention, saying those who argue otherwise should “knock it off.” Also, Russian president Vladimir…
Episode Mar 16 PBS NewsHour full episode March 16, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama has nominated a judge to fill the late Antonin Scalia’s spot on the Supreme Court, despite opposition from Congressional Republicans. Also: A look at the Supreme Court nominee’s record, Tuesday’s primaries leave Donald Trump…
Politics Mar 16 Defying Congressional GOP, Obama chooses D.C. judge for Supreme Court The battle for the late Antonin Scalia’s spot on the Supreme Court began Wednesday, as President Obama officially announced his nomination: Merrick B. Garland, chief judge of the federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Obama was…
Mar 16 News Wrap: Trump dismisses talk of contested convention; Fed maintains interest rates In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump warned against trying to deny him the party’s presidential nomination via a brokered RNC convention in July. Also, the Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady, saying the U.S. economy…