Nation Jan 05 Obama: Excuses for inaction on guns 'no longer suffice' Before an audience filled with victims of gun violence, President Obama made an emotional announcement that he would use executive action to strengthen enforcement of background checks for firearms because Congress is afraid to cross the gun lobby. While Republicans…
World Jan 05 News Wrap: Yemen fighting ramps up after shaky truce ends In our news wrap Tuesday, Shiite rebels in Yemen blasted a city with a rocket barrage, while Saudi Arabia launched new airstrikes just days after a shaky truce ended. Also, an American soldier died and two other U.S. service members…
Episode Jan 04 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 4, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, Saudi Arabia and its allies break diplomatic ties with Iran as the conflict between rivals intensifies. Also: Bill Clinton campaigns in New Hampshire for Hillary, armed protesters make a stand at a wildlife refuge, the refugee…
Arts Jan 04 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James on the voice of reggae Marlon James, author of "A Brief History of Seven Killings," is the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker Prize. James sat down with Jeffrey Brown at the Miami Book Fair to discuss his story, set in the 1970s…
Politics Jan 04 Wounded vets can't get help with in vitro fertilization costs U.S. military veterans who are having trouble starting families due to combat injuries do not get financial assistance from the V.A. for in vitro fertilization, leaving couples to pay for the costly treatments themselves. Efforts made in Congress to change…
World Jan 04 Sweden, Denmark move to tighten their borders Denmark is instituting ID checks on its frontier with Germany, just as Sweden has enacted a strict new border policy, steps that further erode the 20-year Schengen Agreement guaranteeing free movement across most of mainland Europe. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant…
Nation Jan 04 What do the Oregon armed protesters want? Armed protesters have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon in protest of federal control of western ranch lands and the treatment of two Oregon ranchers. William Brangham gets an update from Amanda Peacher of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Politics Jan 04 Bill Clinton returns to the trail to campaign for Hillary Former President Bill Clinton made his first solo appearances on the campaign trail in New Hampshire to support his wife Hillary's 2016 campaign. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss…
World Jan 04 How does the Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict affect Mideast diplomacy? Why did Saudi Arabia execute a prominent Shiite cleric if it knew that it would inflame tensions with Iran? Judy Woodruff gets analysis of what that rivalry means for the region from Vali Nasr of John Hopkins University and Randa…
Nation Jan 04 News Wrap: Volkswagen sued for emissions cheating In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. government is taking carmaker Volkswagen to court for cheating that led to greenhouse gas emissions up to 40 times beyond federal standards. Also, President Obama defended his plans to tighten gun control restrictions…