World Feb 17 How Venezuela's political crisis began and what's next The U.S. and dozens of other countries are pressuring Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to resign and allow Juan Guaido to take over. Monday, President Trump is expected to address the escalating political crisis in Venezuela during a speech in Florida.
Arts Feb 17 Academy Award-nominated film 'End Game' examines end-of-life care The Academy Award-nominated documentary "End Game" looks at different approaches in palliative care for people with terminal illness. The film follows medical practitioners, patients, and their families, as they tackle the difficult questions that arise during end-of-life care. NewsHour Weekend's…
Episode Feb 16 February 16, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 16, Pope Francis defrocks former U.S. cardinal and archbishop Theodore McCarrick for sex abuse, the latest on violent protests in Haiti, victims of the Aurora, Illinois mass shooting are identified, and the story of…
World Feb 16 Pope sends 'signal' by defrocking ex-cardinal for sexual abuse Pope Francis has defrocked ex-Cardinal and Archbishop Theodore McCarrick after officials at the Vatican found him guilty of sexually abusing both minors and adults.The announcement made Saturday comes less than a week before international church leaders meet to address the…
World Feb 16 Violent protests in Haiti may mean a humanitarian crisis Violent protests in Haiti against the government are threatening the country with a humanitarian crisis. President Jovenel Moïse is refusing to resign, there is mounting debt, and allegations of corruption. Both the U.S. and Canada are warning citizens not to…
Episode Feb 15 February 15, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump declares a national emergency to secure additional funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, an action expected to trigger legal challenges. Plus: What happens to foreign ISIS fighters after the fall of the…
Nation Feb 15 Which funding sources does Trump plan to use for wall money? President Trump declared a national emergency Friday over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, so he can redirect billions of dollars to build additional sections of wall there. Trump plans to take roughly $6 billion from the Defense Department and millions…
Nation Feb 15 News Wrap: Upon court order, ICE stops force-feeding 2 detained asylum seekers In our news wrap Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped force-feeding two asylum seekers at an El Paso detention center who had been on a hunger strike. Also, the top Pentagon official says the U.S. will not abandon the…
Politics Feb 15 California attorney general calls Trump's national emergency 'reckless' Several states and organizations are preparing legal challenges to President Trump’s national emergency declaration over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. One of them is California, whose attorney general, Xavier Becerra, talks to Amna Nawaz about why Trump’s “reckless” action inappropriately…
Nation Feb 15 Kobach: Illegal immigration constitutes emergency under 'extraordinarily broad' act Although some Republicans have criticized President Trump's national emergency declaration, others endorse it. One of them is Kris Kobach, former Kansas secretary of state, who talks to Amna Nawaz about the “extraordinarily broad” nature of the National Emergencies Act, why…