Politics Oct 07 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Trump's Ukraine call defense, Sanders' heart health Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join William Brangham to discuss the impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s actions related to Ukraine, whether the controversy hurts former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign, plus the political fallout…
World Oct 07 NBA's Chinese business interests clash with free speech in Hong Kong tweet controversy It started with a tweet from the Houston Rockets' general manager -- words of support for the protests in Hong Kong -- that prompted swift backlash from Chinese financial backers. How the league then handled the conflict between its business…
Episode Oct 06 October 6, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, October 6, a report of a second whistleblower is confirmed, and as Brexit looms, the Netherlands benefits from the “Brexodus.” Also, a visit to America’s most accessible playground. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
Politics Oct 06 SCOTUS takes on DACA, LGBTQ rights in new term The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term Monday with a docket full of blockbuster cases ranging from abortion and DACA to insanity defenses and LGBTQ discrimination. Amy Howe, co-founder and contributing reporter for SCOTUSblog, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington,…
Episode Oct 05 October 5, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, October 5, the latest on the impeachment inquiry and the months-long battle between Beijing and protestors over the future of Hong Kong. Also, tourists flock to King’s Landing as “Game of Thrones” lives on in…
Episode Oct 04 October 4, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump denies any wrongdoing with regard to urging foreign leaders to investigate the Biden family. Plus: Untangling the Ukraine connection to the Trump impeachment inquiry, a whistleblower complaint related to the president’s or vice president’s…
Politics Oct 04 As House probe intensifies, Trump mounts a strategy of offense Despite the release of text messages among Trump administration officials referencing both the president’s desire for Ukraine to investigate the Biden family and the idea of withholding a relationship as leverage, President Donald Trump is insisting his actions reflect a…
World Oct 04 News Wrap: U.S. adds 136,000 jobs as unemployment hits new 50-year low In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reports employers added a net 136,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent--a new 50-year low. But factories shed 2,000 jobs amid fears the manufacturing sector is now…
Politics Oct 04 Amid Ukraine furor, IRS whistleblower alleges Treasury wrongdoing The IRS conducts annual audits of the president’s and vice president’s tax returns in a process intended to be protected from politics. But now, a whistleblower is alleging that at least one political appointee at the Treasury Department interfered with…
Politics Oct 04 Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru on Trump, Ukraine and 'quid pro quo' Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of The National Review join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including President Trump’s insistence that foreign leaders should investigate the Biden family, how the White House is responding to the…