World Aug 08 Does the current U.S. military intervention underestimate the Islamic State? Is the U.S. doing enough to defeat the militants of the Islamic State group and relieve the humanitarian crisis in Iraq? Hari Sreenivasan gets two views from Feisal Istrabadi of Indiana University and retired Army Col. Derek Harvey.
World Aug 08 U.S. national security official stresses Iraq political solution, not boots on the ground
Politics Aug 08 Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq, how Americans are grading President Obama’s foreign policy performance,…
World Aug 08 News Wrap: New fighting casts doubt on Mideast negotiations In our news wrap Friday, Hamas militants in Gaza launched more than 50 rockets at Israel before the end of a three-day truce. Israel answered with airstrikes, killing at least five people, according to Palestinian officials. Also, rival presidential candidates…
World Aug 08 Islamic State fighters defiant after U.S. airstrikes American warplanes and an unmanned drone targeted fighters and artillery of the Islamic State militant group in northern Iraq. President Obama announced the strikes — the first since the last U.S. troops left Iraq in 2011 — as thousands of…
Politics Aug 07 How Nixon tested the U.S. government and changed its relationship to the American people Interest in the character and legacy of President Richard Nixon has endured 40 years since his resignation. Judy Woodruff joins Beverly Gage of Yale University, Timothy Naftali of New York University, Patrick Buchanan, author of "The Greatest Comeback" and Luke…
Episode Aug 07 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | August 7, 2014 Thursday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration considered military options to support refugees fleeing Islamic militants in Iraq. Also: Russia bans Western food imports for at least a year, reconsidering the effect of crime and punishment on America’s jails and…
Nation Aug 07 Debating criminal justice reforms to improve rehabilitation and lower recidivism The calls to address prison crowding and conditions have intensified as American inmate populations have grown. Jeffrey Brown gets debate on the shifting perceptions of the criminal justice system from Bill McCollum, former attorney general of Florida, Bryan Stevenson of…
World Aug 07 Russian food import ban doesn’t shake E.U. resolve on sanctions Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner talks to Gwen Ifill about the U.S. response to Russia’s new ban against most Western food imports, the E.U.’s growing resolve to stand with the U.S. and the growing potential for Russian troops to invade…