World Apr 18 Socialism after Chavez: Political divisions deepen amid unrest in Venezuela It’s been a year since Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro -- the hand-picked successor of long-time, charismatic leader Hugo Chavez -- entered office. Demonstrations against rising crime have mushroomed into massive marches over insecurity, scarcity and demonstrator arrests. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret…
World Apr 18 How will U.S. deliver consequences if Eastern Ukraine conflict doesn't improve? Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the Geneva deal, escalating unrest in Ukraine and the prospect of imposing additional sanctions on Russia.
Nation Apr 18 Land dispute between rancher and government inspires ideological standoff with armed protesters In Nevada, armed militia members and states' rights protesters showed up at the site of a dispute between the Bureau of Land Management and a cattle farmer who has refused to pay fees for grazing his animals on public lands…
Politics Apr 18 Shields and Brooks on Keystone politics, Nevada land dispute Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Keystone pipeline decision delay, a conflict in Nevada over private use of public land, Putin’s motives in the ongoing…
Politics Apr 18 News Wrap: Keystone oil pipeline decision delayed again In our news wrap Friday, the State Department extended the federal review of the controversial plan to add on to the Keystone oil pipeline, citing a Nebraska legal fight for the delay. Environmental groups welcomed the news, but House Speaker…
Episode Apr 17 Thursday, April 17, 2014 Thursday on the NewsHour, we examine the diplomatic negotiations toward an end to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Also: Detroit works on a deal protecting city workers from deeper pension cuts, Seattle-Tacoma airport employees fight for inclusion in a minimum…
Economy Apr 17 SeaTac airport workers fight exclusion from $15 minimum wage In SeaTac, Wash., home of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, citizens voted last year to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. However, a court decision — now being appealed — has excluded the 5,000 or so workers on airport…
Science Apr 17 Kepler telescope spots a planet that seems a lot like home NASA scientists say the Kepler space telescope may have discovered the most “Earth-like” planet yet. Circling a star about 500 light-years away, planet Kepler 186-F may be the right temperature to allow liquid water to flow on its surface. Hari…
Nation Apr 17 Counterterrorism adviser on understanding and responding to homegrown extremism When random violence strikes on home soil, what do we call it and how do we prosecute it? Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, talks to Gwen Ifill about domestic terrorism, including why we must…