Politics Jan 23 How senators and the White House are reacting to Democrats' abuse of power argument House impeachment managers are now in their second day of prosecuting the case to remove President Trump from office. On Thursday, they laid out why they believe Trump abused his presidential power. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff…
World Jan 23 News Wrap: China closes off city of Wuhan to try to contain coronavirus outbreak In our news wrap Thursday, China closed off Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, in an unprecedented effort to contain a deadly coronavirus. Officials announced two other cities will be shuttered Friday, as infected patients are hospitalized in isolation…
Nation Jan 23 The extraordinary legacy and unique voice of Jim Lehrer It is impossible to quantify Jim Lehrer’s influence on this news program, American journalism, presidential debates or the lives of so many of us. He was an extraordinary journalist, writer, collaborator and friend. Robert MacNeil, Lehrer’s NewsHour co-founder, longtime Lehrer…
Nation Jan 22 Broken Justice Episode 5: Where do we go from here? – the full transcript Subscribe to the Broken Justice podcast to access all episodes. https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/episode-5-broken-justice.mp3 Amna Nawaz: Hey y'all, This is episode five of a five part series. So if you didn't start from the beginning, trust me, it's going to make…
Politics Jan 22 Former Rep. Bob Barr, Clinton impeachment manager, on 'fatally flawed' case against Trump Former Congressman Bob Barr, a Georgia Republican, was a House manager during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the roles of the impeachment managers during the Clinton trial were different…
Politics Jan 22 Senate and legal experts analyze the prosecution in Trump's impeachment trial On Wednesday, House impeachment managers began making their case for the removal of President Trump. Georgetown University’s Victoria Nourse, John Hart of Mars Hill Strategies, former Democratic Secretary of the Senate Martin Paone of Prime Policy Group and former Republican…
World Jan 22 News Wrap: At Davos, Trump urges Europe to liberalize trade policies In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump departed the World Economic Forum after urging European countries to liberalize trade. Trump complained that the European Union is “more difficult to do business with than China.” Also, high winds and sweltering temperatures…