Episode Oct 17 October 17, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, new details are emerging in the alleged murder of a journalist. Some of the suspected killers have links to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. Plus, on the heels of the Texas Senate debate, we look at midterm…
World Oct 17 Trump denies 'giving cover' to Saudi Arabia as alleged hit squad comes into focus Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held emergency meetings with the leaders of Turkey and Saudi Arabia, as pressure grows for the Trump administration to respond in the case of the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump denied giving Saudi Arabia…
World Oct 17 News Wrap: Trump asks Cabinet to cut federal budget In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump asked every member of his cabinet to cut five percent from his or her budget for next year after a report shows the U.S. deficit at $779 billion. Also, a senior official at…
Politics Oct 17 How voter feelings about Trump could affect key House races A handful of competitive House races could tip the balance of power in Washington this November. Judy Woodruff discusses the state-of-play with public television reporters Scott Shafer of KQED in California; Briana Vannozzi of NJTV in New Jersey; and Mary…
World Oct 17 U.S. companies face 'moral decision' in responding to Khashoggi crisis Executives at major companies including Ford, JP Morgan, and Uber have pulled out of a big investment conference in Saudi Arabia next week in the wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Others, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, still plan to go.
Nation Oct 17 New generation faces mental 'wounds of war' President Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Wednesday to Sgt. Maj. John Canley, who saved fellow Marines in Vietnam. Meanwhile, another veteran made headlines recently by admitting that he needed saving. Kansas City mayoral candidate Jason Kander dropped…
Nation Oct 17 'Family Separation 2.0' offers a difficult choice for migrant parents A few months after the Trump administration was forced to end the infamous “zero tolerance” policy that led to thousands of child migrants being separated from their parents, the Department of Homeland Security is considering a new policy that would…
Episode Oct 16 October 16, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, we take a look at damage and hurricane relief operations in Florida. Also: pressure mounts on U.S.-Saudi relations in the wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance, concerns about voter suppression, a college honors program values more than…
Nation Oct 16 Amid darkness and debris, relief operations seek to sustain hurricane survivors Almost a week after Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, electricity remains off in Panama City, and debris is so widespread that a curfew prohibits travel after dark. Only a small proportion of residents evacuated before the storm hit; the…
World Oct 16 News Wrap: Taliban attacks kill dozens of police in Afghanistan In our news wrap Tuesday, a U.S.-led military strike in Somalia killed at least 60 members of al-Shabab, a militant organization seeking to establish an extremist Islamic state in the country. Also, in Afghanistan, officials say dozens of police officers…