Politics Jan 05 Week 3: As federal shutdown endures, so do political divides In today's political climate, the idea of reaching across the aisle may be considered 'heresy,' says NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Jeff Greenfield. Plus, a look at prospects for the U.S. economy and the 2020 presidential race. Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan…
Episode Jan 04 January 4, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump and congressional leaders meet to discuss options for ending the partial government shutdown but arrive at no resolution. Plus: Job creation numbers push stocks higher, a fight over water rights in New Mexico, farmers…
Politics Jan 04 Shutdown talks to continue after president, congressional leaders fail to reach a deal President Trump called a Friday meeting with congressional leaders "productive," but it doesn't seem to have moved the government shutdown closer to a conclusion. The president also said he might declare a national emergency to build a border wall if…
World Jan 04 News Wrap: Fed seeks to reassure markets on interest rates In our Friday news wrap, the chairman of the Federal Reserve sought to ease Wall Street’s concerns over future interest rate hikes. Speaking at a forum in Atlanta, Jerome Powell said the Fed is “listening” closely to the market. Also,…
Economy Jan 04 December job creation, wage growth provide a burst of good economic news More than 300,000 jobs were created in December, doubling what was expected and signaling that the U.S. economy remains stable despite the recent market volatility and political tensions. In addition, wage growth was the highest it’s been in a decade.
Politics Jan 04 Held up by the shutdown: Aid to farmers, IPO filings, trash collection at national parks Effects of the federal government's partial shutdown are rippling across the country. With USDA offices closed, farmers can't apply for loans or the federal aid President Trump pledged to offset losses from the trade war with China. IPO filings are…
Politics Jan 04 Shields and Brooks on government shutdown, new Congress Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week in politics, including the continued government shutdown, why the new Congress is more “representative” of the American people and how the parties might evolve.
Episode Jan 03 January 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the new Congress takes office amid a parade of political pageantry and posturing. Also: Global economic uncertainty causes market volatility, China lands a probe on the far side of the moon, an American is detained in…
Politics Jan 03 An 'extraordinary' day in Washington as shutdown looms over new Congress On the first day of the new Congress and 13th of the partial government shutdown, political posturing distracted from progress on policy. Newly elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., promised bipartisanship, while President Trump reiterated his belief that…
World Jan 03 News Wrap: Slowing iPhone sales in China drive stock market plunge In our news wrap Thursday, Apple's announcement of slowing iPhone sales in China caused a meltdown on Wall Street. The Dow Jones dropped more than 600 points and the NASDAQ lost 200 amid concerns over trade tensions and a potential…