Politics Aug 16 Who's responsible for unaccompanied migrant children? Senators press officials for answers Since 2012, more than 200,000 undocumented kids have entered the U.S. unaccompanied, without an adult. Last night, the Senate Homeland Security Committee released a three-year investigation finding that once the kids are with sponsors, no one in the federal government…
World Aug 16 Syria sets its sights on the last rebel holdout The war inside Syria has been raging for seven years, with half a million dead, millions displaced and the complicated battlefield dramatically shifted. Now Bashar al-Assad’s army is preparing for what could be the war’s final major battle. Nick Schifrin…
Episode Aug 15 August 15, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Democrats deliver diverse candidates historic wins, while Republicans back defenders of President Trump. Also: Closing arguments in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, a deadly Afghan school bombing, the Pentagon joins forces with…
Politics Aug 15 News Wrap: Trump follows through on Brennan security clearance threat In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump is revoking the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan, who has been a scathing critic of the president’s conduct. Also, more Democrats are agreeing to meet with Supreme Court nominee Brett…
Politics Aug 15 Tuesday's winning Democratic pioneers broke ground and talked policy It was a night of political firsts for Democrats. Christine Hallquist is the first openly transgender person to win a major party's nomination for governor. Jahana Hayes could become the first black woman in Congress from New England. And Ilhan…
Politics Aug 15 How lawyers summed up the Paul Manafort trial in closing arguments The trial against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was filled with detailed accounting records and a star witness whose credibility is in question. Prosecutors argue documents prove that Manafort willfully committed bank and tax fraud. The defense never called…
World Aug 15 Afghan confidence in government undermined by fresh attacks Shia teenagers were killed by a suicide bomber at an education center in Kabul on Wednesday. Meanwhile, residents of the city of Ghazni began to pick up the pieces after a five-day siege between the Taliban and the Afghan Army.
Episode Aug 14 August 14, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, vehicles, concrete and steel rain down after a deadly bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy, during a violent storm. Also: Hundreds of Catholic priests named in another sex abuse scandal, White House employees and nondisclosure agreements, a…
World Aug 14 No rest for Genoa bridge disaster rescuers searching for survivors and victims As many as 35 cars and three trucks were on a bridge in Genoa, Italy, when it collapsed in a driving rainstorm, sending the vehicles and concrete hurtling to the ground. Hundreds of firefighters and emergency workers searched through crushed…
World Aug 14 News Wrap: Ecuador bus crash kills dozens In our news wrap Tuesday, a bus struck an oncoming vehicle at high speed and flipped southeast of Quito, Ecuador. At least 24 people were killed and 22 were injured; many of the passengers were Colombian and Venezuelan. Also, a…