World Mar 04 News Wrap: House Democrats open 2 new Trump investigations In our news wrap Monday, House Democrats opened two new investigations into President Trump. The Judiciary Committee demanded documents from 81 people linked to the president and his associates, as part of a probe into possible obstruction of justice and…
World Mar 04 How Guaido plans to increase pressure on Maduro to resign After leaving Venezuela to garner outside support, opposition leader Juan Guaido risked arrest when he returned home. He arrived safely on Monday in Caracas, where he was greeted by crowds of supporters. Nick Schifrin talks to Carlos Vecchio, recognized by…
Politics Mar 04 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on 2020 campaign strategy, Trump at CPAC NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report sit down with William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including why early 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are appealing to voters of color, what’s next for investigations into…
Politics Mar 04 What 2020 Democratic candidates are prioritizing on the campaign trail Yet another Democrat has entered the 2020 race for president: John Hickenlooper, former governor of Colorado. The current field of candidates spreads across much of the political spectrum, representing a broad range of policies on taxes, health care, climate change…
World Mar 04 Why U.S. policy toward negotiating with terrorists may be risking Americans' lives In “We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages and Ransom,” author Joel Simon analyzes hostage situations involving Westerners taken from Syria. One example: American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, who were executed. Judy Woodruff sits down…
Episode Mar 03 March 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, March 3, the U.S. and South Korea announce they will scale back joint “war game” exercises, a centuries-long dispute continues between Greece and Britain over the rightful place of the Parthenon marbles, California’s dying Salton…
Episode Mar 02 March 2, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, March 2, President Trump delivers his longest speech ever at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ushers a new era in American space flight, and political instability in Libya becomes…
Politics Mar 02 Trump invokes 'socialist nightmare' ahead of 2020 President Trump gave his longest speech ever on Saturday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, held in Maryland. Touting his 2016 victory, he said he will win 2020 presidential bid by an even a wider margin. He…
Nation Mar 02 What the SpaceX launch means for America's space program The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Saturday on its way to the International Space Station. If the mission is successful, NASA astronauts could head into space from American soil later this year for…
Episode Mar 01 March 1, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, multiple news outlets report that President Trump ordered staff to grant son-in-law Jared Kushner his top-secret security clearance over the objections of intelligence officials. Plus, why climate change is worse than we thought -- and how…