Politics Nov 23 Navy secretary says he will not step down over Navy SEAL disciplinary proceedings U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer downplayed reports that he and the commander of the Navy Seals said they would resign or be fired if President Trump issued a written order to halt hearings that could remove Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher…
Episode Nov 22 November 22, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the week’s impeachment hearings are over, but analysis of their impact continues. Plus: The significance of Hong Kong's upcoming election, countering the dangers of vaping through public policy, political analysis with Mark Shields and David Brooks,…
Nation Nov 22 News Wrap: DOJ report finds political bias did not affect FBI's Russia probe In our news wrap Friday, an internal Justice Department report concludes political bias did not affect the FBI’s probe of links between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia. It also found an FBI lawyer may have altered a document about…
Politics Nov 22 What happens next in the impeachment inquiry This week was a historic one for American government. Over three days, the House Intelligence Committee held public hearings with nine more witnesses as part of an inquiry into whether President Trump should be impeached. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff…
Health Nov 22 Why are so many kids addicted to vaping -- and what will Trump do about it? With thousands sickened and 47 dead from a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping, teenage use of electronic cigarettes is still surging. As the health risks grow, pressure is building on President Trump to take action, with particular focus on…
Politics Nov 22 Shields and Brooks on impeachment hearing revelations, Democratic debate takeaways Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the biggest revelations and most compelling characters from impeachment hearings, whether they will change voters' minds about impeachment, how…
Arts Nov 22 Comedy writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel's Brief But Spectacular take on late night Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel write for the show “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and perform regularly on the long-running comedy program. But although humor is their livelihood, identifying the line between entertaining and offending an audience is no laughing…
Episode Nov 21 November 21, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, another packed day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, including testimony from Dr. Fiona Hill and David Holmes. Plus: The impeachment inquiry in historical context, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted, the fifth Democratic…
Politics Nov 21 How testimonies from Fiona Hill and David Holmes filled in Sondland's 'gaps' In the week’s final day of public impeachment hearings, Dr. Fiona Hill, the former National Security Council senior director for Europe and Russia, and David Holmes, the political affairs counselor at the U.S. embassy in Ukraine, testified to the House.
Politics Nov 21 Leon Panetta and Bill McCollum on where the impeachment inquiry goes next Let’s take a broader view of all the testimony in this week's public impeachment hearings. Leon Panetta was chief of staff under former President Bill Clinton and later served as director of the CIA and secretary of defense under former…