Nation Aug 09 Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson calls FBI search on Trump's estate 'alarming' Questions are swirling after the FBI searched former President Trump's Florida home. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas under President Reagan, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the political implications.
Nation Aug 09 Why former Sen. Jones believes facts will back up FBI search at Trump estate Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat who served as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama under President Clinton, joins Judy Woodruff with some perspective from the Democratic side of the aisle on the FBI search of…
Episode Aug 08 August 8, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, we examine the potential environmental, economic and political impact of the major climate and health care package passed by the Senate. Then, residents living near abandoned uranium mines fight to hold companies and the federal government…
Politics Aug 08 How Democrats coalesced around the Inflation Reduction Act After working through the weekend, Democrats are on the cusp of passing an historic, half-trillion dollar spending package. It's a mere fraction of what President Biden first sought more than a year ago, but significant nonetheless. Lisa Desjardins is here…
Nation Aug 08 News Wrap: U.S. to send another $1 billion in aid to Ukraine In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. is sending $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine as Ukrainians warn the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in jeopardy, a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza is holding after Israel killed 44 Palestinians, China…
Politics Aug 08 White House economic adviser Brian Deese discusses the Senate budget bill and inflation The Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act is a major legislative victory for the Biden administration and it comes after months of negotiations on Capitol Hill. Brian Deese, chair of the National Economic Council and President Biden's top economic…
Politics Aug 08 Amy Walter and Annie Linskey on how the Inflation Reduction Act could impact the midterms Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the Democrats' major legislative victory with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act…
Nation Aug 08 Remembering the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and writer David McCullough, who died on Sunday at the age of 89, was perhaps best known for his biographies of two often overlooked presidents: John Adams and Harry Truman. But his interests ranged far and wide,…
Episode Aug 05 August 5, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the U.S. economy adds far more jobs than expected despite the crunch from inflation and interest rate hikes. Then, China holds another day of massive military drills following House Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Plus, David…
Nation Aug 05 News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza killing at least 10, wounding dozens In our news wrap Friday, Israeli strikes pounded Gaza killing at least 10 including a militant commander, Russia's foreign minister says Moscow is open to discussing a prisoner exchange involving American WNBA star Brittany Griner, deadly house fire in Pennsylvania…