Politics Apr 14 Trump's popularity with his base is giving him running room Democrats and the White House continue battles over the release of President Trump’s taxes and his plans for the border, a growing field of Democratic presidential candidates highlights divisions in the party, and the arrest of Julian Assange sets up…
Episode Apr 13 April 13, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, April 13, the search for the last known slave ship to reach the U.S, a look at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's tour of four South American countries, and a Broadway play about one woman’s…
Politics Apr 13 Pompeo pushes for Venezuelan sanctions in South America Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with leaders in Paraguay and Peru on Saturday as part of a tour of four South American countries. Hari Sreenivasan spoke to Chris Sabatini of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and…
Episode Apr 12 April 12, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump announces a series of moves intended to boost development of new high-speed mobile networks. Plus: How Democratic presidential candidates view the idea of slavery reparations, Shields and Brooks on the week in politics, a…
World Apr 12 News Wrap: Trump 'strongly' considering sending migrants to sanctuary cities In our news wrap Friday, President Trump says he is “strongly” considering a plan to move detained migrants into sanctuary cities to punish political rivals who oppose his immigration policies. Speaking to reporters during a White House event, Trump said,…
Politics Apr 12 How the FCC is trying to pave the way for widespread 5G technology President Trump announced a series of moves Friday aimed at boosting development of a new frontier of high-speed mobile networks. Known as 5G, as in the fifth generation of cellular networks, the technology could eventually offer speeds up to 100…
Politics Apr 12 What 2020 Democrats think about reparations As Democrats gear up for a competitive 2020 presidential campaign, the potentially divisive and fraught issue of reparations for slavery has surfaced as a prominent issue. How has this topic, which hasn’t always been part of the national political conversation,…
Politics Apr 12 Shields and Brooks on Trump's sanctuary city idea, Democrats' reparation views Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including whether reparations can be a viable campaign issue, social media in politics, the president’s rhetoric on moving immigrants to…
Arts Apr 12 New biography explores the 'underestimated' Barbara Bush It has been nearly a year since the death of Barbara Bush. Now, Susan Page’s new biography of the former first lady, “The Matriarch,” reveals the heartache and happiness that shaped Bush’s life. Judy Woodruff sits down with Page to…
Episode Apr 11 April 11, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the arrest of Julian Assange renews questions about government secrecy and transparency. Plus: The implications of Julian Assange’s arrest, a successful coup in Sudan, rebuilding in the Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma and in the Midwest…