Politics Sep 26 New Kavanaugh accusation raises 'doubt' on eve of hearing It’s the day before a crucial Senate hearing on allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and there’s a new claim of misconduct. Julie Swetnick submitted a sworn affidavit to the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which she…
Politics Sep 26 What's the most important thing Kavanaugh should answer? What can we expect from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s questioning of Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford? Judy Woodruff talks with Julie Goldscheid of CUNY School of Law -- one of several law professors who wrote a letter urging the…
Politics Sep 26 News Wrap: Fed raises interest rate, warns against drawn-out trade war In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised a key short-term interest rate for the third time this year, to 2.25 percent. Fed chairman Jerome Powell also said that "widespread tariffs that remain in place for a long time"…
Episode Sep 25 September 25, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump criticizes a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh. Also: Trump addresses the world at the United Nations, Bill Cosby sentenced to prison, counteracting the mounting plastics problem, how the Trump…
Politics Sep 25 Kavanaugh defends teenage self as Trump attacks accusers As Thursday’s hearing approaches, Senate Republicans are circling around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh while he took the uncommon step of defending himself in a TV interview against two on-the-record sexual misconduct allegations. Meanwhile, President Trump accused Democrats of using…
World Sep 25 News Wrap: Pope concedes change in the Catholic Church is needed amid scandals In our news wrap Tuesday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals are driving people away from the church and that the church needs to address those concerns honestly. Also, Iran has issued a new threat to…
Politics Sep 25 Sen. Coons: Republicans may be going for 'prosecutorial' tone in Kavanaugh hearing Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., says the Judiciary Committee should treat Thursday’s hearing with Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford not as a trial but as a job interview. Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the news that…
Politics Sep 25 Kavanaugh supporter: 'We have all the information we need' on Yale allegation Travis Lenkner, a former law clerk for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, says the Supreme Court nominee is expecting to go to the hearing into alleged sexual misconduct on Thursday to look the senators in the eye and clear his name. Lenkner…
Nation Sep 25 After scores of allegations, Bill Cosby is going to prison. What changed? Comedian and actor Bill Cosby, 81, was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, though some 60 women have accused him of similar crimes going back 50 years. William Brangham…
Health Sep 25 Why the Trump administration isn't making much headway in lowering drug prices President Trump made reducing drug prices a focus of his campaign, and his administration has taken some steps to do so. But a recent analysis of more than 26,000 U.S. brand name prescription drugs found 96 price hikes for every…