Episode Dec 21 December 21, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, lawmakers scramble to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown. Plus: Defense Secretary Mattis’ resignation reverberates globally, why Sen. Marco Rubio is ‘deeply concerned’ about Mattis’ resignation letter, what the defense secretary’s departure means for…
Politics Dec 21 On Capitol Hill, partial government shutdown all but guaranteed On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are now expecting a partial government shutdown to take effect at midnight, after it became clear that Senate Republicans didn't have the votes to pass a funding bill the House approved. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins…
Politics Dec 21 Around the world, allies express dismay at Mattis departure The resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reverberated around the world Friday. Although he disagreed with the president repeatedly over major issues, the retired four-star Marine Corps general was widely admired and seen as a stabilizing force within the administration.
Politics Dec 21 Mattis departure 'puts our nation at risk,' Panetta says Foreign policy experts across the political spectrum are expressing alarm about the military, political and humanitarian consequences of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ departure--and his reasons for leaving. Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and the president of the Council on…
Politics Dec 21 Rubio: Trump 'about to make a major blunder' on Syria Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said President Trump “is abandoning the effort in Syria before it is completely finished," and that it is the job of Congress to attempt to convince him otherwise. Rubio joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the abrupt…
World Dec 21 News Wrap: Supreme Court rules against Trump's asylum ban In our Friday news wrap, the Supreme Court ruled against President Trump’s ban on granting asylum to people who enter the U.S. illegally. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four more liberal justices in the 5 to 4 decision,…
Politics Dec 21 Shields and Gerson on Mattis' resignation, congressional stalemate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s political news, including the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the congressional scramble to fund the government and avoid a partial shutdown.
Episode Dec 20 December 20, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis submits his resignation. Plus: President Trump’s demands for border wall funding may force a partial government shutdown, a new immigration policy will leave asylum seekers waiting in Mexico, two Chinese hackers…
Politics Dec 20 Defense Secretary Mattis resigns, citing differences over the role of alliances A day after President Trump announced a surprise decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, Secretary of Defense James Mattis submitted his resignation, which will take effect in February. The Wall Street Journal’s Michael Gordon joins Judy Woodruff to discuss…
Politics Dec 20 Where Congress stands now on government shutdown The GOP's short-term spending deal to fund the government until February was expected to be solidified Thursday. Instead, Congress erupted into chaos as President Trump declared he wouldn't sign bill, resuming his insistence that $5 billion be allocated for a…