Politics Sep 23 What new Iowa poll numbers mean for Warren and other 2020 Democrats Iowa plays an outsized role in presidential politics, and new poll numbers from that state could influence how different Democratic candidates' focus their campaigns. The poll by The Des Moines Register and CNN puts Sen. Elizabeth Warren two points ahead…
Politics Sep 23 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Warren's poll numbers, Democrats on impeachment Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including a new poll that shows Iowa voters favoring Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Cory Booker’s scramble to raise enough campaign…
Episode Sep 22 September 22, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, September 22, President Trump hits the road as international issues take center stage, the General Motors strike enters its second week, and a look at what Peru is doing to reform a gold-mining industry that…
Nation Sep 22 Elizabeth Warren joins GM picket line as strike enters day 7 Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren joined the General Motors strike in Detroit on Sunday, calling for GM to be held “accountable.” For the last seven days, nearly 50,000 members of the United Automobile Workers Union have gathered at picket lines across…
World Sep 22 Film follows Boko Haram survivors after village invasion The documentary "Forced" follows three women who fled their Nigerian village after a 2014 Boko Haram invasion. The film looks at their attempts to rebuild their lives as displaced people and how they've come to symbolize the plight of other…
World Sep 21 Gen Z has spoken, are world leaders listening? Young leaders gathered on Saturday at the United Nations for the Youth Climate Summit, where they voiced concerns and offered solutions for a warming planet, a day after millions of young people participated in a global climate strike. Megan Thompson…
Episode Sep 21 September 21, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, September 21, the U.S. says it will provide "defense support" to Saudi Arabia, young people take the lead on climate change at the Youth Climate Summit, and Peru's government cracks down on gold mining in…
Episode Sep 20 September 20, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, new details are being reported about a whistleblower complaint that might involve President Trump. Plus: Severe floods in southeastern Texas, the world’s largest climate change demonstrations, why Three Mile Island is closing, political analysis from Shields…
World Sep 20 News Wrap: Trump appears to downplay chance of U.S. strike on Iran In our news wrap Friday, President Trump appeared to downplay the chance of a military strike on Iran. U.S. and Saudi officials have pointed to Iran as the culprit in last weekend's attacks on Saudi oil facilities, but Trump said…
Nation Sep 20 Amid whistleblower reports, what's the state of U.S.-Ukraine relations? Reports of a whistleblower complaint that might involve President Trump, potentially related to his conversations with the president of Ukraine, have raised myriad questions. Yamiche Alcindor has the latest details, and for a look at the geopolitical angle of the…