World Mar 22 Why the caliphate's fall is 'a milestone' but not the end for ISIS After nearly five years of fighting in Iraq and Syria, the Trump administration signaled Friday that ISIS no longer controls any territory in Iraq or Syria. But despite a brutal bombardment, the final holdouts in Baghouz refuse to surrender. Special…
Politics Mar 22 Though Mueller report is complete, investigation 'offshoots' continue Although the Mueller report has been delivered to the attorney general, the public still knows little of what is contained within it. In addition, numerous other investigations sparked by Mueller’s work are ongoing. Judy Woodruff asks NPR’s Carrie Johnson about…
Episode Mar 21 March 21, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Mozambique's crisis grows dire amid a food shortage. Plus, political disarray in the UK continues over Brexit, a major shift in U.S. policy on the Golan Heights, understanding how Americans can dislike government while still relying…
World Mar 21 In Mozambique, cyclone survivors grow frantic amid shortage of food As the death toll from a deadly tropical cyclone climbs to 550, Mozambique’s political situation is adding to the woes of its people. Survivors of the catastrophe are scrambling to find food and supplies, but there’s a sense more aid…
World Mar 21 News Wrap: Dozens die when ferry capsizes in northern Iraq In our news wrap Thursday, at least 94 people died after an overcrowded ferry sank in northern Iraq. Passengers were celebrating Kurdish holidays when the vessel capsized in the Tigris River near Mosul, where heavy rains and snowmelt fed a…
World Mar 21 How 'Brexit paralysis' is damaging the British government The political divide in the United Kingdom continues to grow fiercer as the deadline for Brexit nears. While Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension for the UK to leave the European Union, every option the country currently has…
World Mar 21 With Trump's Golan Heights move, Netanyahu may be the biggest winner President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will now recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a strategic 40-mile strip of land on the Syrian-Israeli border. The decision, which Trump announced via Tweet, overturns decades of U.S. policy in the…
Education Mar 21 How Trump's executive order on campus free speech could affect colleges President Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring that U.S. colleges seeking federal research funding must certify that their policies support free speech in order to receive it. Amna Nawaz talks to Jerry Falwell Jr., and Georgetown University’s Sanford Ungar…
Episode Mar 20 March 20, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, parts of Mozambique remain underwater and in crisis after a tropical cyclone that killed at least 300. Plus: A groundbreaking treatment for postpartum depression, former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara, the Supreme Court takes up the Curtis…
World Mar 20 After devastating cyclone, Mozambique fears hunger, disease The catastrophe is still growing for hundreds of thousands of people across southern Africa. The death toll from last week’s tropical cyclone has topped 300 in Mozambique and two neighboring countries, where floodwaters have stranded some survivors in trees and…