World Dec 17 How a global effort could deliver solutions on climate change In Poland, a U.N. climate conference concluded with consensus on several ways to achieve the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global temperature increases. But with a lack of U.S. support, is the progress enough? Nat Keohane, senior vice president of…
Health Dec 17 Why invalidating the ACA could cause 'enormous disruption' to American health care The day before this year's deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, a judge in Texas ruled the law unconstitutional. As the case makes its way through the appeals process, Amna Nawaz sits down with…
Nation Dec 17 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on administration turnover and political 'elasticity' NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss “off-the-charts” levels of staff turnover in the Trump administration, current poll numbers, the role of the president’s core supporters and the early field of…
Arts Dec 17 A poet's take on looking to language for 'radical hope' In this digital and divided society, it can often seem that language is used primarily to deliver criticism and express rage. But poet Ada Limón shares her humble opinion on why she sees people turning to poetry for language that…
Episode Dec 16 December 16, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 16, a partial government shutdown hangs over a border wall dispute in Congress, and a look at life inside ISIS from a reporter on the front lines. Also, Marshall Islands residents are leaving the…
World Dec 16 How Rukmini Callimachi searches for humanity on the ISIS beat After the international community and local security forces won a series of hard-fought victories against the Islamic State in recent years, ISIS is regrouping in Iraq, Syria, Libya and elsewhere. Rukmini Callimachi, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times…
Episode Dec 15 December 15, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 15, President Trump announces that Ryan Zinke is leaving his post as secretary of the interior by the end of the year, and a Texas judge rules that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate…
Episode Dec 14 December 14, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a 7-year-old immigrant girl dies of dehydration and exhaustion while in U.S. custody. Also: Why enrollment in the Affordable Care Act is down, troubling details about the Sandy Hook shooting, two outgoing congressmen on their time…
World Dec 14 News Wrap: Trump's inaugural funds reportedly under investigation In our news wrap Friday, federal prosecutors are reportedly in the early stages of investigating potentially illegal contributions to Trump’s inaugural committee, while Michael Cohen spoke out for the first time since being sentenced. Also, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
Nation Dec 14 How a 7-year-old migrant girl died while in U.S. detention Attention is being refocused on the U.S. border after news that a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. detention, within hours of being picked up after crossing illegally with her father. Amna Nawaz also briefs William Brangham on the growing…