Politics Sep 08 Obama’s delay on immigration draws fire from both parties President Obama is delaying any executive action on immigration reform until after the midterm elections in November. While both Republicans and Democrats criticized the decision, the Obama administration renewed its request for $1.2 billion to deal with the influx of…
World Sep 08 U.S. and allies prepare new campaign against Islamic State President Obama outlined a multi-step plan to defeat the Islamic State group in an interview on Sunday. According to reports, the expanded air offensive could last years, but the president insisted that it would not include combat troops and that…
Health Sep 08 News Wrap: WHO projects ‘exponential increase’ for Ebola In our news wrap Monday, the World Health Organization says that many thousands of new cases of Ebola are expected in the coming weeks in Liberia, origin country of more than half of all cases to occur so far in…
Episode Sep 07 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 7, 2014 On this edition, President Obama explains his decision to delay immigration reform until after the midterm elections in November. Later, the latest on the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, and the missing schoolgirls. And, could students benefit from a year-round…
World Sep 07 Could nearby NATO member states benefit from the Ukraine crisis? While much of Ukraine's future seems to be in the hands of Russia's Putin, other NATO member states concerned about Russian aggression may end up benefiting from the conflict. Kimberly Marten, a political science professor at Barnard College and Columbia…
World Sep 07 Boko Haram ’empties out entire countryside’ in new Nigeria attacks Boko Haram, the militant Islamist movement in Nigeria, has been launching new attacks in Africa in an effort to gain more territory. But the group, notable for kidnapping hundreds of young schoolgirls, appears to be shifting its tactics. For more,…
Episode Sep 06 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 6, 2014 On this edition, President Barack Obama has said a strong ground game is needed to confront Islamic State fighters. But with what troops and when? And, in our signature segment, could cancer be detected by using a dog's extraordinary sense…
World Sep 06 Who would make up Obama’s ‘ground game’ to fight the Islamic State? Amid the growing threat posed by the Islamic State, President Obama recently called for a "ground game" in Iraq to help tackle the jihadist group. But who would make up that force? Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and…
Economy Sep 06 U.S. unemployment decrease reflects more workforce dropouts According to Friday's jobs report, the unemployment rate dropped from 6.2 percent to 6.1 percent. However, the number of Americans dropping out of the workforce rose. Sudeep Reddy, an economics editor at the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from…