Episode Mar 14 March 14, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the Senate votes to cancel President Trump's declaration of a national emergency over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, with 12 Republicans defying Trump. Plus: Remembering Sen. Birch Bayh, British Parliament votes to delay Brexit, the fallout…
Politics Mar 14 With blocked emergency declaration, Senate delivers Trump a 'stunning rebuke' The Senate defied President Trump on Thursday, with 12 Republicans helping form a decisive majority to block his declaration of a national emergency over immigration. But the 59-41 vote wasn't a large enough majority to overturn a veto, and Trump…
World Mar 14 News Wrap: House votes to release Mueller report publicly The House voted unanimously Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller's forthcoming report must be made public. The non-binding resolution is intended to pressure Attorney General William Barr to release as much information as possible, but it's unclear if the Senate…
Politics Mar 14 Remembering former Sen. Birch Bayh, champion of Title IX Former Sen. Birch Bayh, who served three terms as an Indiana Democrat, died Thursday at his home in Maryland. Bayh was the primary architect of Title IX, which bars sex discrimination in colleges, and the 25th Amendment, which empowers presidents…
World Mar 14 Parliament wants to delay Brexit, as May vows 3rd vote on proposed deal The United Kingdom's political crisis over how to exit the European Union continues. This week, Parliament rejected the option to leave without an agreement, and on Thursday, it voted to delay Brexit for three months. If the EU grants the…
Education Mar 14 Explosive cheating scandal illuminates hidden inequities of college admissions An explosive scandal around bribery and cheating in college admissions has prompted new questions about access, race and inequality in elite higher education. Judy Woodruff explores some of them with Daniel Golden, senior editor at ProPublica and author of a…
Nation Mar 14 The dangers of our 'new data economy,' and how to avoid them Roger McNamee was an early investor in Facebook and still holds a stake in the social media giant--but he’s also become a vocal critic of its practices, especially around how it handles user data. McNamee offers his humble opinion on…
Episode Mar 13 March 13, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the FAA changes course and bans Boeing 737 MAX jetliners from flying, based on new information about an Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday. Plus: Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort adds three-and-a-half more years to his…
Nation Mar 13 What new information led FAA to ground Boeing's 737 MAX jets? Boeing’s 737 MAX jetliners are grounded across much of the globe -- including the U.S. Days after other nations banned the plane from flying in their airspace, the FAA, which had as recently as Tuesday night insisted the plane was…
World Mar 13 News Wrap: Cohen lawyer defends denials over presidential pardon In our Wednesday news wrap, a lawyer for Michael Cohen defended Cohen’s denials that he had sought a presidential pardon. A letter to Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., chair of the House Oversight Committee, stated that Cohen hadn’t “personally” asked President…