Politics Sep 28 How gender and power played into the Kavanaugh testimonies This week’s dramatic events in the Senate reflect a much larger debate across the country, about how we view gender and power amidst a profusion of high-profile sex abuse scandals. Amna Nawaz speaks with Marcia Coyle and Deborah Tannen about…
World Sep 28 Is the Trump administration changing U.S. policy on Syria? After warning for months that he could pull U.S. troops from Syria, President Trump is making a renewed push to find a political solution to the country’s ongoing civil war. Foreign affairs correspondent Nick Schifrin sits down with Ambassador James…
Politics Sep 28 Shields and Brooks on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation in question Fallout from sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh threw American politics into upheaval this week. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the testimonies of Dr. Christine Blasey…
Episode Sep 27 September 27, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Christine Blasey Ford testifies she is 100 percent sure Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her and the Supreme Court nominee vehemently denies her claims. We examine the day-long hearing and its significance.
Politics Sep 27 How Washington is reacting to emotionally charged Kavanaugh hearing High drama played out in a day-long hearing on the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Christine Blasey Ford offered her much-awaited testimony about the summer day in 1982 that she remembers being assaulted, while Kavanaugh defiantly called it…
Politics Sep 27 At Kavanaugh hearing, tests of credibility and partisan blowups Judy Woodruff takes a deep look at the day-long hearing into allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh with Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report, Michael Gerson of The Washington Post, and former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman,…
Politics Sep 27 Christine Blasey Ford's friend: 'She's paid a high price' in coming forward Samantha Guerry, a friend of Christine Blasey Ford, says that Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony that he didn’t know Ford seemed “like an evasive answer.” Guerry talks with Amna Nawaz about watching Ford testify in front of Congress and how she might…
Politics Sep 27 Kavanaugh former colleague: Forceful behavior shows his innocence Helgi Walker, a former colleague of Brett Kavanaugh in the White House counsel’s office during the George W. Bush administration, says the judge’s defiant behavior in a Senate Judiciary hearing was typical of someone who is innocent. Walker joins Amna…
Politics Sep 27 News Wrap: With Kavanaugh in the spotlight, Trump delays Rosenstein meeting In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump delayed meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein until next week. The White House said it’s to avoid conflicting with today’s senate hearing on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Also, China dismissed the…
Episode Sep 26 September 26, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of sexual assault prepare to testify before senators tomorrow. Also: An interview with Turkey's president at the United Nations, innovative efforts to combat the plastic…