Episode Jan 05 January 5, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, January 5, tensions escalate in the Middle East amid an outpouring of grief over the killing of Iran’s top military leader by a U.S. airstrike. Also, our ongoing series “Peril & Promise” examines the impact…
Episode Jan 04 January 4, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, January 4, the diplomatic fallout over the killing of Iranian military leader Qassim Suleimani, wildfires rage out of control in Australia, and the first part of our ongoing Peril and Promise series explores how climate…
World Jan 04 U.S.-Iran tensions: a diplomatic quagmire for the Middle East Iran is vowing revenge after U.S. airstrikes on Friday killed the country’s military leader Qassem Suleimani. Thousands of American troops are heading to the Middle East as tensions with Tehran escalate. Douglas Ollivant, former Director for Iraq at the National…
Episode Jan 03 January 3, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a targeted U.S. attack in Baghdad kills a top Iranian general, raising ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran to new heights. Plus: American lawmakers respond to the killing of Qassam Soleimani, what’s next for the…
World Jan 03 Kaine says Trump's Iran policy hurts U.S. allies, pushes enemies closer together An elite Iranian general is dead, and the United States and Iran appear even closer to conflict. In Washington, members of Congress had mixed reactions to the killing of Qassem Soleimani. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., a member of the Senate…
World Jan 03 Risch says Soleimani was 'ratcheting up' attacks on the U.S. When the U.S. military killed an elite Iranian general in Iraq on Friday, Washington called it self-defense, while Tehran called it a crime -- and vowed vengeance. Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, joins Judy Woodruff…
World Jan 03 News Wrap: McConnell, Schumer remain divided over impeachment trial In our news wrap Friday, the Senate returned from break still divided on procedures for an impeachment trial of President Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell again refused to commit to calling additional witnesses, while Minority Leader Chuck Schumer insisted…
Politics Jan 03 Shields and Brooks on Iran general's killing, 2020 Democrats' fundraising Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the U.S. military’s killing of elite Iranian general Qassam Soleimani and its potential repercussions and how fundraising and polling…
Episode Jan 02 January 2, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Australia is still burning amid a record fire season that has destroyed millions of acres and killed 17 people. Plus: Financing the 2020 presidential race, President Trump’s support among evangelical Christians, why millennials are leaving organized…
World Jan 02 News Wrap: Julián Castro drops out of 2020 Democratic field In our news wrap Thursday, the Democratic presidential primary field narrowed again as Julián Castro dropped out. The former Obama housing secretary, the only Latino still in the race, had failed to make headway in polls or in fundraising. Also,…