Politics Jan 28 How the Koch brothers turned into political power brokers Potential presidential candidates for 2016 have started to court donors -- and vice versa. Charles and David Koch, influential libertarian billionaires, plan to spend nearly a billion dollars in the next election cycle. Matea Gold of The Washington Post joins…
World Jan 28 What’s behind Islamic State’s prisoner swap demand? The Jordanian government said it would release a female Iraqi suicide bomber who had been sentenced to death, in exchange for a pilot captured by the Islamic State in December. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to…
World Jan 28 News Wrap: Fighting flares between Hezbollah and Israel In our News Wrap Wednesday, Hezbollah rocket fire killed two Israeli soldiers on the Israel-Lebanon border. The Israeli military fired back with airstrikes and artillery fire. Also, Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to be the next attorney general, went before…
Health Jan 28 Why a promising heroin addiction treatment is unavailable in many states More than 90 percent of heroin users who detox cold turkey will relapse, but there’s a dispute over prescribing drugs to help addicts get clean and keep them from deadly overdoses. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Ryan Grim of The Huffington…
Episode Jan 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 27, 2015 Tonight on the program, we take a look at the aftermath of a blizzard that dumped more than two feet of snow on New England. Also: offshore drilling may resume in the Atlantic, North Dakota's booming oil industry braces for…
Arts Jan 27 What does the world lose when a language dies? “Language Matters,” a new PBS documentary, explores how linguistic heritage and traditional cultures around the world are at risk of being lost forever. Jeffrey Brown talks to the show’s host, poet Bob Holman, about the fight to revive languages on…
World Jan 27 Is the U.S. pushing Saudi Arabia enough on human rights? Saudi Arabia is an important Western ally in an increasingly tumultuous region, but the country has a mixed record on human rights, including restrictions on the rights of women and harsh punishment for those who speak out. Has the U.S.
World Jan 27 Obama avoids criticizing treatment of Saudi blogger during visit On a visit to meet Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, President Obama advocated for tolerance and free speech but did not discuss a Saudi blogger's punishment of 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam. Judy Woodruff reports.