Politics Feb 10 How the New Hampshire primary reshuffled the 2016 race With the nation’s first primary on the books, what’s next for the 2016 race? Reid Wilson of Morning Consult and Susan Page of USA Today join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss Donald Trump’s landslide win in New Hampshire and whether the…
Nation Feb 10 News Wrap: Justice Department files suit against Ferguson In our news wrap Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a civil rights lawsuit against Ferguson, Missouri, after the city council voted to revise part of a consent decree on police and court reform, related to the police killing of…
World Feb 10 Egypt’s opposition forcibly muted five years since revolution Five years after the revolution that toppled the government, Egypt has yet to achieve the movement’s democratic ideals. But there are no more protests because protests are illegal. Freedom of speech curtailed, McCarthy-esque fear pervades under President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, with…
Episode Feb 10 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 10, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates move on to South Carolina after Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders claim New Hampshire victories. Also: Analyzing the next phase of the White House race, checking in on Egyptian leaders of the Arab Spring,…
World Feb 10 The global threats that keep the CIA up at night America's top intelligence officials brought an updated assessment of worldwide threats to the U.S. to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Their top concerns included cyber attacks, the Islamic State group, the war in Syria, North Korea's nuclear activities and a resurgent…
Nation Feb 10 Will a surprising Supreme Court move shake the Paris climate accord? The Supreme Court temporarily blocked major regulations, designed by the EPA, to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. The move, which has been called unprecedented, means that the Obama administration's rules can't go into effect until…
Politics Feb 10 GOP candidates try to build on N.H. results for next vote The day after the New Hampshire primary, most Republican candidates -- including winner Donald Trump -- moved on to the next battleground in South Carolina. Meanwhile, Democratic victor Sen. Bernie Sanders moved to broaden his appeal beyond his mostly white…
Arts Feb 10 Steelworkers’ stories of disappearing jobs come to life onstage in ‘Sweat’ “Sweat,” a new play by Lynn Nottage, is a humorous and harrowing look at the decline of the Rust Belt in modern America. Inspired by stories from Reading, Pennsylvania -- once home to one of the richest corporations in the…
Politics Feb 09 News Wrap: Republicans dismiss Obama’s final budget plan In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama sent his administration’s last budget to Congress, totaling $4.1 trillion. But Republican lawmakers dismissed the plan before it arrived on Capitol Hill. Also, the director of National Intelligence confirmed that North Korea has…