World Aug 14 What happened to Egypt's hope since the Arab Spring? Five years ago, Egyptian security forces opened fire on a protest tent city in Cairo, killing at least 800. What led to that day was an extraordinarily tumultuous few years in Egypt: the Arab Spring, the coming to power of…
Nation Aug 14 Maryland football player's heatstroke death raises scrutiny of coaching University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair, 19, was hospitalized in May after he had trouble breathing and standing upright during practice. His death two weeks later sent shockwaves through the college football world and raised questions about the coaching…
Episode Aug 13 August 13, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump signs off on a defense spending plan with a new focus on China and Russia. Also: Former "Apprentice" star and White House adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman on her new book, Politics Monday on another…
World Aug 13 News Wrap: Prosecution rests in Paul Manafort bank and tax fraud case In our news wrap Monday, the prosecution rested its case against former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. Also, Peter Strzok, the FBI agent singled out for sending anti-Trump text messages, has been fired.
World Aug 13 Massive defense policy bill takes steps to restrain Trump President Donald Trump signed a sweeping defense authorization bill Monday that offers a statement of policy as well as spending priorities totalling more than $700 billion. Nick Schifrin joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the scope beyond the wars in Iraq…
Politics Aug 13 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Omarosa's allegations Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss an explosive new book from Omarosa Manigault Newman about her time in the Trump White House, the political impact of extremist views about…
Nation Aug 13 'The Fighters' help us understand Iraq and Afghanistan wars No matter what you may think about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the more than 3 million men and women who have fought are America's sons and daughter, wives and husbands, brothers and sisters. In “The Fighters: Americans in…
Nation Aug 13 Next time you want to rage, try this act of radical imagination "If you’ve ever had a moment of road rage, or acted impulsively to fend off a pickpocket or bully, you know the feeling," says author Lauren Groff: " You feel as though you could breathe fire." But what if we…
Episode Aug 12 August 12, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, Aug 12, counter protesters outnumber white nationalists in Washington, D.C. on the one year anniversary of the Charlottesville march. Also, a lawsuit alleges that sponsor agencies are exploiting au pairs as a cheap source of…
Nation Aug 12 Counterprotests overshadow white supremacist rally in Washington, D.C. White supremacists gathered in Washington, D.C., on Sunday for a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly “Unite The Right” event in Charlottesville, Virginia, during which 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed. They were outnumbered by a coalition of…