Politics Nov 10 What campaign funding trends will carry over to 2016? Voter turnout for this year’s midterm elections was the lowest since 1942, but spending for congressional elections spiked at a record $4 billion. Political director Domenico Montanaro takes a look at who donated and how money was spent, while Judy…
Nation Nov 10 Why is Obama weighing in on net neutrality? More than 3 million commenters crashed the Federal Communications Commission website in July to weigh in on the issue of net neutrality. Now President Obama has added his strong support, directing the FCC to protect equal access to all web…
Nation Nov 10 Emails suggest GM prepared for recalls months earlier Internal emails released as part of a class action lawsuit show that General Motors ordered a half million ignition switches to replace faulty ones nearly two months before notifying safety regulators. The defect has been linked to at least 32…
Episode Nov 09 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 9, 2014 On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, President Obama says he will defy warnings from Republican Congressional leaders and press ahead with immigration reform on his own, an expert examines the state of American-Chinese relations as the president heads…
World Nov 09 APEC Summit a 'big moment' for China's relationship with world powers The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit will soon get underway in Bejing, with member countries seeking to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the region. Orville Schell, the Director of the Center for US-China Relations at the Asia Society, joins…
Nation Nov 09 Exonerated but not free: What do we owe the wrongfully convicted? In the US, state laws governing compensation for wrongfully convicted people vary significantly. While some states offer sizable packages for the exonerated, at least 20 offer nothing. And even for those that do, it may not be enough to make…