Episode Sep 06 September 6, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the fallout from the scathing essay by an anonymous senior Trump administration official describing acts of resistance to the president. Also: Highlights from the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing, how companies in Wisconsin are filling jobs in a…
Politics Sep 06 After NYT essay, Trump confronted with idea that senior officials are working against him A slew of top-ranking Trump administration officials say they did not write the explosive, anonymous essay in The New York Times that suggested appointees have vowed to thwart President Trump's "more misguided impulses.” The president on Thursday refused to comment…
Politics Sep 06 White House on NYT anonymous essay author: Resigning is the right thing to do In the past few days, a new book suggested that top advisers were taking documents off President Trump's desk, and an incendiary essay in the New York Times claims that senior officials are thwarting the commander in chief. White House…
Politics Sep 06 Panetta: Senior officials undermining the president 'puts the country at risk' Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who also served as White House chief of staff, says that it’s not tenable for the United States as a country if the president’s staff is working around him and trying to thwart parts…
Politics Sep 06 News Wrap: Trump administration rejects rules on detaining migrant children In our news wrap Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security says it wants to detain migrant families together until their cases are resolved. That goes against the 1997 Flores agreement that requires migrant children be held in the least restrictive…
Politics Sep 06 Release of emails and documents rock Day 3 of Kavanaugh hearing It was another day of discord in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh, as the release of some of Kavanaugh’s documents and emails from the George W. Bush administration sparked a heated exchange. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from…
Arts Sep 06 Remembering Burt Reynolds, movie star with swagger With his trademark grin and signature mustache, Burt Reynolds was one of Hollywood's biggest box office stars in the late 1970s and early '80s. While the critics rarely took him seriously, the actor made his mark in popular favorites, as…
Episode Sep 05 September 5, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, senators press Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on abortion, gun rights and presidential powers. Also: An anonymous senior Trump administration official writes that the president is detrimental to our republic, social media giants called to account…
Politics Sep 05 What Kavanaugh said about abortion, guns and presidential pardons Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced hours of questioning in his second day of confirmation hearings, including on issues of gun rights, sexual harassment, abortion and presidential powers. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Lisa Desjardins, Marcia Coyle of The National…
Politics Sep 05 Trump's own officials see him as 'detrimental,' explosive but anonymous essay claims President Trump is facing explosive claims from within his own ranks, in an anonymous New York Times opinion piece. The editorial claims that many top administration officials are “working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his…