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…
World Feb 15 What should happen to thousands of foreign ISIS fighters? In Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces are retaking the final territory of the Islamic State. As the caliphate dissolves, however, what will happen to the 40,000 foreign fighters who joined the terror group’s ranks over the past few years? Many of…
Politics Feb 15 Shields and Brooks on Trump's national emergency, Democratic platform shift Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week in politics, including the president’s national emergency declaration, how congressional Republicans are reacting to it, the 2020 presidential field and whether Democrats…