Nation Mar 02 Supreme Court weighs process, not politics, of who draws voting maps In 2000, Arizona voters changed who has the authority to draw district voting lines. Instead of the state legislature, an independent commission was created in an attempt to reduce partisanship. The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a clause in the…
Politics Mar 02 News Wrap: Iraq launches offensive to retake Tikrit from Islamic State In our news wrap Monday, Iraqi security forces began a ground and air assault on the city of Tikrit, currently held by the Islamic State militant group. Also, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the longest-serving woman in Congress, announced she won’t seek…
Episode Mar 01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 1, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, March 1, Congress gears up to continue the debate over funding homeland security. Later, how the arrest of three men in New York and Florida this week reveals the difficulties of fighting ISIS at home.
Health Mar 01 New cancer treatments target disease-causing mutations Some cutting-edge research is giving new hope to cancer patients. Researchers are zeroing in on the causes of specific cancers and are finding dramatically different ways to fight the disease. To explain the latest findings, Dr. David Hyman from the…
Episode Feb 28 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 28, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, a deadline vote keeps Homeland Security funded for one more week. Later, a reporter in Moscow reveals the latest following the assassination of a leading Russian opposition leader. And, in our signature…
Politics Feb 28 Behind the funding fight to avert Homeland Security shutdown Congress passed a one-week spending bill late Friday night to avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security -- as leaders in both political parties quelled a revolt by House conservatives who were furious that the measure left…
World Feb 28 What does the death of Russian opposition leader Nemtsov mean for the West? Former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, a leading Russian opposition leader, was shot dead in Moscow on Friday. For more about the implications of his death, New York Times reporter Andrew Kramer joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Moscow.