World Jun 20 On Iran, former George W. Bush official calls for diplomacy The strained relationship between the U.S. and Iran has worsened with Iran’s downing of an American surveillance drone. How serious is the incident, and how should the U.S. respond? Judy Woodruff talks to Stephen Hadley, who served as national security…
Nation Jun 20 Why Supreme Court ruled removing cross memorial would be hostile to religion A Maryland World War I memorial in the form of a cross will remain on public land, after the Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling, 7 to 2. What does the decision mean for hundreds of challenges pending in…
Episode Jun 19 June 19, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Federal Reserve decides to hold interest rates steady despite pressure from President Trump to lower them. Plus: Horrific new details about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Trump’s rollback of environmental regulations, how scientists are racing…
World Jun 19 News Wrap: Hope Hicks appears before House Judiciary Committee In our news wrap Wednesday, former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks was interviewed by the House Judiciary Committee--the first senior administration official cited in the Mueller report to appear before Congress. But Democrats said she refused to discuss her…
Economy Jun 19 Why the Fed kept interest rates steady for now, despite pressure from Trump The Federal Reserve says it's holding its benchmark interest rate steady, despite ongoing pressure from President Trump to reduce it. But Fed Chairman Jay Powell expressed openness to the idea of cutting rates if economic indicators warrant. He also recently…
World Jun 19 Khashoggi's brutal murder was a 'state killing,' special rapporteur says The brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey's Saudi consulate last October changed Saudi Arabia’s global image and tainted its relationship with the U.S. Now, a United Nations panel has released a report detailing how Khashoggi was killed and…
Economy Jun 19 Despite Trump's more lenient emissions rules, coal industry faces uphill battle President Trump is keeping a signature pledge to roll back environmental regulations as part of his goal of boosting the coal industry. His new Affordable Clean Energy rule favors incremental improvements and grants discretion to individual states to determine whether…
Politics Jun 19 How 2020 presidential candidates would address 'albatross' of student debt Student debt affects millions of Americans and is an issue shaping the 2020 presidential race. On average, students leave college owing $29,600; for black students, the number is $34,000. Lisa Desjardins reports on candidate proposals to address the problem and…
Nation Jun 19 Reparations and why America's past still shapes the present A House subcommittee held hearings Wednesday morning to discuss paying reparations to African Americans for slavery. The idea is shaping up to be an issue with some of the candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, too. Novelist Sarah…
Episode Jun 18 June 18, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan steps down amid reports of domestic violence in his past. Plus: More U.S. troops will go to the Middle East due to tensions with Iran, political fallout from the Shanahan…