Nation Dec 03 Inside the 'extraordinary' campaign to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court President Trump's nomination of federal judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in 2018 launched a bitter partisan fight that grew even more polarized when Christine Blasey Ford said Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in high school. Kavanaugh was ultimately…
Arts Dec 03 A photographer's take on analog documentation in a digital world Uldus Bakhtiozina is an award-winning photographer who avoids the digital manipulation of images so common in her field, adhering instead to the philosophy that there is beauty in flawed authenticity. Bakhtiozina shares her Brief But Spectacular take on the balance…
Episode Dec 02 December 2, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, the House Judiciary Committee moves closer to impeachment as President Trump travels abroad. Plus: The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in its first gun control case in a decade, 2020 Democrats on the campaign trail, Politics…
Politics Dec 02 What's ahead for the impeachment inquiry? The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold its first hearing on impeachment this Wednesday, although the White House has announced President Trump will not participate in a process he insists is a “hoax.” Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made…
World Dec 02 News Wrap: China bars U.S. military from Hong Kong In our news wrap Monday, China has indefinitely suspended U.S. military ships and aircraft from visiting Hong Kong, after President Trump signed legislation supporting anti-government protests in the Chinese territory. Also, demonstrations continued in Iraq, despite the prime minister’s resignation.
Nation Dec 02 Supreme Court hears arguments about now-repealed NYC gun law -- but is there a case? The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday about a now-repealed New York City law that limited where licensed gun owners could carry their weapons. It’s the Court’s first gun control case in nearly a decade, and thus highly anticipated. Marcia…
Politics Dec 02 Amy Walter and Domenico Montenaro on 2020 Democrats' 'volatility,' impeachment politics Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Domenico Montenaro of NPR join Yamiche Alcindor to discuss the latest political news, including shifting dynamics in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, how congressional Democrats and Republicans view the facts of the…
Arts Dec 02 'The Overstory' author Richard Powers answers your questions Richard Powers, author of our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “The Overstory,” and Jeff announces the December book selection.
Episode Dec 01 December 1, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, December 1, severe weather disrupts holiday travel across the U.S., and on World AIDS Day, how inequality impacts those living with HIV. Also, how Mac DeMarco is harnessing the internet to thrive as an indie…
Health Dec 01 On World AIDS Day, a look at inequalities and treatment advances New medical treatment for HIV is helping the nearly 38 million people living with the virus globally. On World AIDS Day, Celeste Watkins-Hayes, a professor at Northwestern University and author of “Remaking a Life: How Women Living with HIV/AIDS Confront…