Episode Dec 30 December 30, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 30, no signs of overcoming a stalemate as the government shutdown heads into the new year, and we sit down with California's highest-ranking Muslim judge to discuss his professional success, and his faith. Plus,…
Nation Dec 30 Making NewsHour Weekend: Getting stuck in a swamp, and other adventures In part four of our series "Making NewsHour Weekend," producer Sam Weber and anchor Hari Sreenivasan look back on where their reporting took them in 2018, from the swamps of Florida to the ocean off Scotland’s coast. They also recall…
Politics Dec 30 Border wall dispute sets latest government shutdown apart The partial government shutdown is nearing 2019, when President Trump may have to adjust to a more openly defiant House of Representatives as Democrats take the majority. New York Times national political correspondent Michael Tackett joins Alison Stewart to discuss…
Episode Dec 29 December 29, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 29, the partial government shutdown enters its second weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen continues her tour of facilities along the border after the deaths of two young children in U.S. custody, and the…
Nation Dec 29 Making NewsHour Weekend: Stories of injustice and accessibility In part three of our holiday series "Making NewsHour Weekend," producer and correspondent Megan Thompson and field producer Melanie Saltzman join Hari Sreenivasan to talk about some of their reporting in 2018, from prescription drug prices, to criminal justice and…
Politics Dec 29 Government shutdown: 'The people working just aren't getting paychecks' On day eight of the partial government shutdown, more federal workers — just 15 percent of whom work in Washington, D.C. — are notified of whether they will be furloughed or required to work without pay into the new year.
Episode Dec 28 December 28, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration announces a plan to partially roll back an Obama-era environmental regulation on emissions of mercury, which can have harmful health effects. Plus: Inside Yemen’s staggering humanitarian crisis, Gerson and Capehart on the week’s…
World Dec 28 News Wrap: Migrant boy who died in U.S. custody had the flu In our Friday news wrap, New Mexico officials now say the 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody this week had the flu. DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen visited El Paso on Friday to discuss the case. Also, Gustavo Perez…
Politics Dec 28 How Trump's EPA is changing the public health benefits around mercury The Trump administration is partially rolling back an Obama-era rule on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, saying the health benefits of restricting mercury, which causes birth defects, brain damage and learning disabilities, are outweighed by the regulation's cost. The…
Politics Dec 28 Gerson and Capehart on the government shutdown outlook, politics in 2019 Washington Post columnists Michael Gerson and Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week’s political news, including when we might see resolution on the border wall and government shutdown, lessons from the midterm elections and how the Mueller investigation…