Episode Mar 31 March 31, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, March 31, a Customs and Border Patrol agent staffing crunch intensifies as more migrants arrive, what the northward push of Florida’s mangroves means for the future of coastal ecosystems and an in-depth conversation about the…
Nation Mar 31 Migrant flow intensifies Border Patrol's staffing crunch In January 2017, President Trump signed an executive order to hire 5,000 additional border patrol agents. Two years later, only 118 have joined the agency. USA Today reporter Alan Gomez talks with Hari Sreenivasan about how changing schedules, remote locations…
Health Mar 31 Sackler family faces continuing legal issues over OxyContin The Sackler family, once known for philanthropy, has been embroiled in lawsuits and settlements to keep details of its pharmaceutical company's activities out of public view. Purdue Pharma is the maker of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin. Author and former…
Episode Mar 30 March 30, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, March 30, the State Department announced that it is cutting direct aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, we continue our series “Fleeing Home” about why Hondurans are leaving and what happens to those who…
Episode Mar 29 March 29, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Parliament rejects Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time, perpetuating the UK’s deep divisions and uncertainty about what's next. Plus: Courts weigh in on the political debate over health care, the violence driving…
World Mar 29 News Wrap: Barr says he'll release version of Mueller report in April In our Friday news wrap, Attorney General William Barr will give Congress a partial version of the Mueller report by mid-April, according to a letter he sent the chairs of both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees; Democrats insist it…
World Mar 29 After another failed vote, what's next for Brexit? Parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal for a third time Friday, though by a smaller margin than in the prior two votes. While May vowed to keep trying to secure her deal’s approval, both the UK government…
World Mar 29 Why federal judge turned down work requirements for Medicaid in two states This week saw President Trump resurface the political debate over health care, as he declared his intention to repeal the Affordable Care Act. At the same time, a federal judge blocked work requirements the administration had tried to implement on…
Politics Mar 29 Shields and Brooks on Mueller report, Trump's health care move Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week's news, including Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the Mueller report, President Trump’s “bewildering” announcement on the Affordable Care Act and how…
Episode Mar 28 March 28, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, immigration officials along the southwestern U.S. border are overwhelmed by an influx of families and unaccompanied children seeking asylum. Plus, attempting to negotiate peace with the Taliban, a new lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, the week in…