Politics Jan 12 Uncertainty continues to loom over Senate impeachment trial As the Democratic-led House prepares to move articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Republican-controlled Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday called for a fair trial that would include additional witnesses. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan…
Episode Jan 11 January 11, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, January 11, Iran says the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane last week was “human error," an influx of migrants attempting to head to the U.S. are stuck in limbo in Mexico amid shifting immigration…
World Jan 11 Are U.S. military leaders prepared to withdraw from Iraq? Iraq’s government is demanding that U.S. troops leave the country in the wake of last week's drone strike that killed an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander. But on Friday, as violent protests continued in Iraq, Secretary of State…
Episode Jan 10 January 10, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the State Department rejects calls from Iraqi leaders to plan the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Plus: An interview with a Uighur dissident about Chinese repression of this Muslim minority, what a series of inmate…
World Jan 10 News Wrap: Standoff over Senate impeachment trial to end next week In our news wrap Friday, the impasse over a Senate impeachment trial of President Trump is ending. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll move next week to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Also, the final U.S. jobs…
Nation Jan 10 Mississippi inmate deaths expose a corrections system in crisis In a single week, five people incarcerated in Mississippi jails have died at the hands of other inmates. The deaths have highlighted a system in dire condition, suffering from staffing problems and deteriorating facilities. Jerry Mitchell, founder of the Mississippi…
Politics Jan 10 Shields and Brooks on Iran conflict, impeachment trial standoff Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how the Trump administration and Congress have handled conflict with Iran, indications House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to…
World Jan 09 Can Congress limit Trump's ability to authorize military action on Iran? As tensions between the U.S. and Iran persist, both the House and the Senate are pursuing measures to restrict President Trump’s war powers -- but there are differing opinions about what they should entail. How has presidential authority been leveraged…
World Jan 09 News Wrap: UK's House of Commons approves Jan. 31 for Brexit In our news wrap Thursday, Britain’s House of Commons gave final approval to the country’s leaving the European Union on January 31st. The bill will become law once the House of Lords gives its pro forma consent. Also, officials responding…