Episode Aug 16 August 16, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, voters head to the polls for critical primaries in Wyoming and in Alaska, where Sarah Palin is trying to mount a political comeback. Then, a Ukrainian nuclear plant is caught in the crossfire of Russia's assault,…
Nation Aug 16 News Wrap: DOJ opposes releasing affidavit supporting search of Trump's home In our news wrap Tuesday, former President Trump called for the release of an affidavit supporting the search of his Florida estate, but the Justice Department said that would impair its investigation. Also, first lady Jill Biden tests positive for…
Episode Aug 15 August 15, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, women in Afghanistan struggle for basic rights under the brutal Taliban government a year after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal. Then, Rep. Liz Cheney faces steep opposition in Wyoming's Republican primary after becoming a vocal critic of…
Nation Aug 15 News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani is target of a criminal investigation involving 2020 election In our news wrap Monday, former President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is now a target of a criminal investigation in Georgia involving the 2020 election, China’s military launched new drills around Taiwan, William Ruto won Kenya's presidential election, Brittney…
Politics Aug 15 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Republican primaries, Democrats' legislative victories NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including this week's closely watched primary elections, President Biden prepares to sign the Inflation Reduction Act, and…
Episode Aug 12 August 12, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a now-public warrant and receipt for the search at Mar-a-Lago reveal that FBI agents retrieved top secret documents from former President Trump's home. Then, Charlottesville, Virginia reckons with the trauma caused by a deadly white supremacist…
Nation Aug 12 FBI retrieved top secret documents from Trump's Florida home A federal judge on Friday unsealed and made public the search warrant for former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. A review of the warrant reveals that the FBI collected more than 20 boxes of items, including some material classified as top…
Nation Aug 12 News Wrap: House lawmakers give final approval to the Inflation Reduction Act In our new wrap Friday, Democrats are celebrating another legislative victory after House lawmakers gave final approval to the Inflation Reduction Act, author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage before a lecture in western New York, the polio virus has…
Politics Aug 12 Brooks and Capehart on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, the investigations surrounding Trump New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the multiple investigations hanging over former President Trump and primary victories by his supporters who are election…
Episode Aug 11 August 11, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Attorney General Merrick Garland provides more information about the FBI search of former President Trump's Florida home amid rising conservative backlash. Then, the U.S. asks the Democratic Republic of Congo to slow oil and gas exploration…