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…
World Sep 25 News Wrap: Iran's Rouhani calls U.S. sanctions 'economic terrorism' In our news wrap Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced the Trump administration's withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. He said Iran would only come to the negotiating table if…
World Sep 25 The future of ocean life is bleak if we don't cut carbon emissions The world's oceans and seas have already absorbed an enormous amount of excess heat in our climate system, according to a new UN report. And the risks of dire consequences for marine and coastal life will get significantly worse if…
Episode Sep 24 September 24, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump's actions with Ukraine. Also: Trump's address at the United Nations, what's next in the Brexit saga, a survivor of sexual assault reclaims her voice,…
Politics Sep 24 Impeachment calls grow as Trump defends withholding Ukraine aid House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally announced the beginning of an impeachment inquiry Tuesday after a whistleblower alleged that the president tried to force a foreign leader to aid his reelection. At the United Nations, Trump faced questions about his own…
Politics Sep 24 Spanberger: 'So many troubling threads' in Trump allegations that full investigation is needed To Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., what's most troubling about the latest allegations against President Trump is that he allegedly pressured a foreign government to dig up dirt on a political opponent, and that he potentially sought to use taxpayer dollars…