World Oct 08 U.S.-North Korea talks strike positive tone, but next steps unclear Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported significant progress in his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a visit to continue negotiations over nuclear disarmament on the Korean peninsula. The process has been fraught with mistrust, stemming from…
Politics Oct 08 Tamara Keith and Shawna Thomas on the Kavanaugh election effect Tamara Keith of NPR and Shawna Thomas of VICE News join Judy Woodruff to discuss how Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court could affect voter enthusiasm in the midterm elections, plus the races that are up for grabs…
Nation Oct 08 Michael Lewis traces the 'gutting of the civil service' under Trump Bestselling author Michael Lewis says the idea that civil servants are “lazy or stupid or dead weight on the society is...the most sinister idea alive in this country right now." In his new book, “The Fifth Risk,” Lewis examines how…
Episode Oct 07 October 7, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, October 7, two women face-off in a tight race for Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat in Arizona, and Brazil’s presidential elections sees the rise of far-right populism. Also, filmmaker John Waters on the art of shocking…
Politics Oct 07 Two Arizona women in tight race for Sen. Jeff Flake's seat Two members of Congress are in a close race to fill the seat of Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, who is retiring after playing a central role in the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. In the…
World Oct 07 Far-right populism rises in Brazil's presidential election Much like President Trump and other populist leaders around the world, a far-right candidate on Sunday was leading Brazil’s presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, a former fringe candidate, surged ahead in recent polling after he was stabbed nearly to death by…
Episode Oct 06 October 6, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 6, the Senate votes to confirm U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and the death toll rises in Indonesia in the wake of last week's tsunami. Also, worries over an ISIS resurgence on the…
Nation Oct 06 What Kavanaugh's confirmation means for the future of the Supreme Court The Senate’s vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court came after weeks of furious debate over allegations that he committed sexual assault and questions of whether his temperament was fit for the nation’s highest court. Jamie Floyd, a…
Nation Oct 06 Senate votes to confirm Kavanaugh as hundreds protest at Capitol The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court by a margin of 50-48. The vote, cut mostly along party lines after 30 hours of speeches on the Senate floor, came as protests against…
Episode Oct 05 October 5, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court is now all but assured. Also: A police officer is convicted in the shooting death of a Chicago teen, the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to activists against rape…