World Apr 07 What drove a small sect to take control of Yemen? The U.S. will speed up delivery of arms and intelligence to Saudi Arabia for the fight against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the State Department. How did the Houthis rise to stage a government coup? Gwen Ifill learns more from…
Episode Apr 06 PBS NewsHour full episode April 6, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, a new report assesses Rolling Stone’s fundamental failures in reporting on an alleged campus gang rape. Also: President Obama defends the framework for an Iran nuclear deal, Boston Marathon bombing trial closing arguments, countering Islamic State…
Politics Apr 06 Why Hillary Clinton's campaign announcement won't look like Ted Cruz's Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today about Sen. Rand Paul’s evolving role in the Republican party, predictions about how Hillary Clinton might announce a presidential campaign and how the…
Education Apr 06 Does the relationship between colleges and student-athletes need to be recalibrated? As the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament comes to a close, Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the role of the student athlete on the court, in the classroom and at the negotiating table with Emmett Gill of the Student-Athletes…
World Apr 06 Countering Islamic extremist recruitment videos with a cartoon spoof Minnesota may be a world away from Syria or Iraq, but the state’s large Somali community has made it an appealing field for seeking recruits for al-Shabab and other Islamic militant groups. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on…
Nation Apr 06 How Rolling Stone got the UVA sexual assault story so wrong A new report scrutinizes the many layers of error uncovered in a Rolling Stone article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia. Gwen Ifill talks to Steve Coll of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism about…
Nation Apr 06 Boston bombing jury to begin deliberations after emotional trial Attorneys for both sides in the Boston Bombing trial have presented their closing arguments, and the case has gone to the jury for a verdict. Gwen Ifill talks to Adam Reilly of WGBH, who has been reporting on the trial…
Politics Apr 06 Obama administration on blitz to defend and sell Iran nuclear framework deal In an effort to sell the Iranian nuclear deal framework to the American public and Congress, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz hailed the agreement at a White House briefing, while President Obama called it a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister…