World Jan 24 News Wrap: Trump addresses crowds at anti-abortion March for Life In our news wrap Friday, President Trump became the first sitting president to address the annual March for Life in Washington in person. He spoke to thousands of abortion opponents who flocked to the National Mall. Also, the Pentagon now…
Politics Jan 24 Brooks and Tumulty on Senate impeachment trial and Jim Lehrer New York Times columnist David Brooks and The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including how effective House impeachment managers are at making the case for President Trump’s removal, the latest 2020 campaign…
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…