Politics Jun 03 Inside the Mueller report, a sophisticated Russian interference campaign The 448-page Mueller report contains copious detail about how Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, both by using social media to influence American voters with misinformation and by hacking into the Clinton campaign’s computers. Russian operatives also connected…
World Jun 03 Months into civilian protests, Sudan's military launches violent crackdown Sudanese security forces attacked a protest camp in the country’s capital Monday, opening fire, torching tents and killing dozens of people. The months-old sit-in protest forced out Sudan’s ruler in April, but since then, negotiations around what government will succeed…
Health Jun 02 The push to eliminate surprise medical bills The issue of surprise medical bills - when patients are charged by a provider they didn’t know was out of network - is gaining momentum in Washington with policymakers on both sides of the aisle looking for solutions. Last month,…
Nation Jun 02 Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America? Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick…
Episode Jun 02 June 2, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, June 2, authorities seek answers as Virginia Beach mourns. Also, how one utility in suburban Chicago powers its entire plant from the waste in wastewater, Washington D.C. tackles surprise medical bills, and the Trump administration…
Episode Jun 01 June 1, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, June 1, the latest on the deadly mass shooting in Virginia, a visual artist’s exploration of “The Architecture of Slavery," and the author of the new book, “The Queen”, investigates the origins of the “welfare…
Nation Jun 01 In Virginia Beach, 'the grieving begins' after mass shooting As authorities continue searching for clues into Friday's mass shooting inside the Virginia Beach Municipal Center that killed 12 people, many in the community are trying to make sense of the rampage. NPR correspondent Sarah McCammon joins Megan Thompson from…
Episode May 31 May 31, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump sparks surprise and concern after threatening Mexico with new tariffs unless it does more to stop immigration to the U.S. Plus: Analysis of the potential tariffs, former child soldiers struggle for normalcy, political analysis…
World May 31 News Wrap: Barr disagrees with Trump on treason and the FBI In our news wrap Friday, Attorney General William Barr says he doesn't think senior FBI officials committed treason when investigating the Trump campaign, despite President Trump’s repeated claims. Still, Barr said the investigation may have been “antithetical to the democratic…
Economy May 31 Why Trump's Mexico tariff idea is widely opposed President Trump has long praised the use of tariffs, but his new threat to Mexico took many people by surprise. Trump said he will levy a 5 percent tariff on Mexican imports as of June 10 unless the country curbs…