World Nov 08 News Wrap: Anonymous official's book says Trump is unfit to lead In our news wrap Friday, a new book by an anonymous administration official claims senior officials considered resigning last year in protest of an unfit president with "trouble synthesizing information.” The White House has dismissed the book as lies. Also,…
Politics Nov 08 Shields and Brooks on public impeachment hearings, Kentucky election results Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the impact of released impeachment inquiry transcripts, what we might learn from the upcoming public hearings, the possible entry…
Arts Nov 08 Scott Aukerman's Brief But Spectacular take on 'Between Two Ferns' Scott Aukerman helped launch one of the internet’s most popular talk show spoofs, “Between Two Ferns.” He explains the unexpected origin of the program, what his goal is with interviewing celebrities and how it feels to play an entertaining buffoon…
Politics Nov 07 'Here's the Deal' with the government response to coronavirus. Subscribe to our newsletter Subscribe to our “Here’s the Deal” newsletter for regular, easy-to-digest reporting on coronavirus relief efforts and the latest on the 2020 race from Lisa Desjardins and the entire PBS NewsHour politics team.
Episode Nov 07 November 7, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, how far did President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, go to circumvent normal U.S. diplomatic channels with Ukraine? Plus: Saudi Arabia uses Twitter to target dissent, California fire fallout for utility PG&E, the latest on the…
World Nov 07 News Wrap: Trump Foundation ordered to settle lawsuit for $2 million In our news wrap Thursday, a state judge in New York ordered President Trump to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he funneled money from his charitable foundation to his 2016 presidential campaign. The Trump Foundation denied wrongdoing…
Politics Nov 07 What diplomat George Kent said about Rudy Giuliani -- and Hunter Biden In his impeachment inquiry testimony, career State Department official George Kent alleged that Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney, sought to manipulate U.S. policy on Ukraine and oust former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. Kent also said he had expressed concern over…
World Nov 07 How the Saudi government may have used Twitter to target dissidents in the U.S. The Department of Justice alleges that the government of Saudi Arabia is surveilling people living in the United States — by leveraging Twitter. Specifically, the indictment charges that a Saudi official is recruiting Twitter employees to share personal details of…
Health Nov 07 Amid roiling health care debate, the share of uninsured Americans is growing Health care is a top 2020 political issue. Democratic candidates are debating whether to build upon the Affordable Care Act, or 'Obamacare,' or replace it with Medicare for All. Meanwhile, President Trump wants to dismantle the ACA entirely. As millions…