Politics Nov 10 Midterms still strained in Georgia, Florida and Arizona In a politically divided America, the results of the midterm elections in several states are still up for debate with accusations of voter fraud, summons for recounts and more. Miles Parks, a reporter for NPR who is keeping track of…
Politics Nov 10 In Florida, Amendment 4 restores more than a right to vote More than 60 percent of voters in Florida chose on Election Day to restore voting rights to 1.5 million people with prior felonies, amending state policy enforced during the 19th century and upheld until Tuesday. Myrna Perez, who leads the…
Episode Nov 09 November 9, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a fast-moving California wildfire forces an entire town to evacuate. Plus: Some of Tuesday’s election results have yet to be determined, remembering the victims of Wednesday’s deadly Thousand Oaks shooting, Shields and Brooks on the week’s…
Nation Nov 09 Residents flee 'catastrophic' wildfire in Northern California In Northern California, the town of Paradise has been ravaged by a fast-moving wildfire. Officials say a campfire started the blaze, which has grown to cover more than 70,000 acres and destroyed buildings and cars in its path. William Brangham…
Nation Nov 09 News Wrap: Trump signs proclamation order limiting asylum Friday in our news wrap, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that would block immigrants who illegally cross the southern border of the United States from seeking asylum. Also, the president appeared to be attempting to put some distance between…
Nation Nov 09 Election results in these states are yet to be finalized Although Election Day has passed, races in several states have yet to be finalized--and may not be without legal action. Florida’s Republican governor, Rick Scott, has already filed a lawsuit in a tight Senate race against Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.
Nation Nov 09 Remembering the 12 lives cut short in the Thousand Oaks shooting A sheriff’s deputy about to retire, an aspiring soldier, a Marine Corps veteran, a survivor of the Las Vegas massacre and a Pepperdine University freshman were among the dead in Wednesday night’s mass shooting at a bar in Thousands Oaks,…
Nation Nov 09 Shields and Brooks on midterm results and GOP 'lockstep loyalty' to Trump Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the results of the 2018 midterm elections, the staff shakeup at the Justice Department and an ‘ugly moment’ between the president and the press.
Episode Nov 08 November 8, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, a Marine veteran stormed a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, and fatally shot 12 victims. Also: The Trump administration announces plans to limit who can seek asylum, how the new acting attorney general could alter the…
Nation Nov 08 Thousand Oaks community 'on edge' after deadly mass shooting In Thousand Oaks, California, a bar’s “College Country Night” turned into carnage as a gunman opened fire on revelers. Frantic patrons used bar stools to smash windows and escape, but 12 people were killed before the shooter apparently turned the…