Politics Sep 26 Kellyanne Conway claims Trump's transparency proves he did nothing wrong in Ukraine call A memorandum of notes from President Trump’s July phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy documents that Trump asked Zelensky for “a favor” by investigating the business dealings of Hunter Biden, former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. Kellyanne Conway, counselor…
Politics Sep 26 In private, Trump 'lashing out' about whistleblower complaint Amid a political swirl over his interactions with the Ukrainian president, President Trump is denying the July phone call between the two leaders included anything improper. But behind the scenes, Trump is “lashing out” in frustration that details of that…
Politics Sep 26 Former DOJ official calls Trump's Ukraine phone call 'fundamentally wrong' John Carlin, who previously served as the top national security official at the Justice Department, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why he finds the details of President Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy so disturbing, and what it would…
Politics Sep 26 News Wrap: Pompeo says Assad regime used chlorine as chemical weapon In our news wrap Thursday, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo said that among the “innumerable atrocities” committed by the Assad regime, the U.S. has concluded that Syrian government forces used chlorine as a chemical weapon during a battle with insurgents…
World Sep 26 South Korea's foreign minister on how to reduce nuclear tensions with North Korea World leaders have been gathered in New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly. Among them is South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha, who joins William Brangham to discuss her country’s current dynamic with North Korea, how…
Episode Sep 25 September 25, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the White House releases a memo of the call between President Trump and the Ukranian president, now at the heart of the impeachment investigation. Also: the staggering damage of climate change on the world's oceans, struggles…
Politics Sep 25 What lawmakers learned from Trump's Ukraine call memo The release of a five-page memo describing President Trump's July phone call with Ukraine's president revealed new details of Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine. The text shows that immediately after Volodymr Zelensky brought up military aid, Trump asked him for "a…
Politics Sep 25 Justice Department found Trump didn't commit a campaign finance crime raised by whistleblower According to the Justice Department, the original whistleblower account of President Trump’s actions on Ukraine raised the possibility of a criminal act by Trump, related to campaign finance. But federal prosecutors reportedly decided that they could not identify a campaign…
Politics Sep 25 Sen. Murphy: Trump's Ukraine call underscores need for House impeachment inquiry Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., says the memo summarizing the conversation between President Trump and the president of Ukraine is "absolutely devastating" and "underscores the need for the [impeachment] inquiry the House began yesterday." Murphy, who this month met with Ukraine's…
Politics Sep 25 How a president's call to a foreign leader becomes a memo -- and who gets to see it How does the White House capture a conversation between a president and another foreign leader? And who gets to review that material afterward? For more context on the phone conversation between President Trump and Zelensky, Judy Woodruff talks to Larry…