Nation Jun 21 Why Trump's choice to hold back on Iran was about instincts According to President Trump, the U.S. military was ready to launch an airstrike against Iran as a response to their shooting down an unmanned U.S. drone when he called it off. He laid out differing timelines for his decision-making, but…
World Jun 21 Possibility of war with the U.S. leaves Iranians 'rattled' A day after President Trump said he had called off a planned airstrike against Iran shortly before it was due to occur, governments of both countries were preoccupied with the conflict, which represents the closest Iran and the United States…
Nation Jun 21 News Wrap: Supreme Court throws out Curtis Flowers conviction, citing racial bias In our Friday news wrap, the Supreme Court threw out the murder conviction and death sentence for a black Mississippi man, citing racial bias in jury selection. A 7-to-2 majority found Curtis Flowers was deprived of a fair trial. Also,…
World Jun 21 Sen. Reed says calling off Iran strike was 'correct decision' Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., is the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and one of the key lawmakers to be briefed by the White House on the administration’s options for dealing with Iran. He talks to Judy Woodruff…
World Jun 21 Sen. Risch says he watched Trump 'agonize' over Iran strike President Trump caused a flurry by announcing he canceled a planned military strike on Iran only minutes before it was scheduled to occur. Will the U.S. will be seen as weak or indecisive as a result? Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho,…
Nation Jun 21 A firsthand report of 'inhumane conditions' at a migrant children's detention facility The Associated Press details grave conditions inside a Texas migrant detention facility where 250 infants, children and teenagers were being held without adequate food, water or sanitation during a recent visit. Warren Binford, a law professor at Willamette University, joins…
Politics Jun 21 Shields and Brooks on Trump's Iran decision, Biden segregationist comments Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including President Trump’s response to the conflict with Iran and controversy around former Vice President Joe Biden’s comments about working…
Episode Jun 20 June 20, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate even further after Iran shoots down a U.S. drone. Plus: Analysis of the fraught relationship between the U.S. and Iran, a Supreme Court decision on public religious landmarks,…
World Jun 20 Iranian military shoots down U.S. drone and pushes tensions further Heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran have risen further, after Iran shot down a U.S. drone. President Trump called the incident a “very big mistake” but later appeared to downplay it. The Iranian military warned that an enemy in…
World Jun 20 News Wrap: Senate votes to block Saudi arms sales In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate voted to block $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, citing the Saudi government's involvement in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi as well as its role in the war in Yemen. President…