Episode Jul 02 PBS NewsHour full episode July 2, 2018 Monday on the NewsHour, presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador declares victory in Mexico, opening a new chapter in U.S. relations. Also: Behind rebel lines in Yemen's civil war, the daily and sometimes deadly racial incidents of living while black,…
Nation Jul 02 News Wrap: Trump interviews Supreme Court candidates In our news wrap Monday, President Trump's search for a U.S. Supreme Court nominee is gaining momentum. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged Democrats to reject any nominee who would oppose abortion rights and expanded health care coverage. Also,…
World Jul 02 Will U.S.-Mexico policy tensions change under López Obrador? There are enormous expectations facing the new Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador. What can he achieve on issues like border security, trade and corruption? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson, who resigned earlier…
Nation Jul 02 #LivingWhileBlack: How does racial bias lead to unnecessary calls to police? A profusion of national incidents in which white citizens have called police on black citizens engaged in everyday activities shows how racial bias can escalate into confrontation and even violence or death. Yamiche Alcindor examines the concerns, highlighted by hashtags…
Politics Jul 02 Amy Walter and Susan Page on Supreme Court stakes, 'Abolish ICE' politics Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today join John Yang to discuss the coming fight over President Trump’s Supreme Court pick to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, plus why some Democrats are using the idea…
Politics Jul 02 The high-wire act of being vice president Stereotypically deferential to the point of invisibility, the American vice president’s role is largely determined by the president -- the person, paradoxically, he or she might replace. Kate Andersen Brower, who explores that complicated relationship in history and in the…
Episode Jul 01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 1, 2018 On this edition for Sunday, July 1, Mexico heads to the polls in its largest election in history and comedian Cameron Esposito tackles sexual violence in new stand-up special. Also, a reunion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison chronicles protests against…
World Jul 01 Mexico votes amid violence with hopes for change Voters in Mexico’s largest ever election Sunday cast ballots for 3,400 local, state and federal officials including president, bringing to a close a violent election season. While the results could further complicate tense relations with the U.S., campaigns there were…
Nation Jul 01 Vietnam-era cultural luminaries reunite and reflect on the power of protest This month, nearly 1,000 former students met at an organized reunion on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, where there were anti-war demonstrations and student strikes in the late 1960s. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield spoke with some of the…
Nation Jun 30 Stiffer bonds keeping some migrant families apart longer On this edition for Saturday, June 30, people protest President Trump’s immigration policies across the country, and how stiffer bonds are making it harder for migrant families to reunite. Also, Stockton, California is fighting income inequality to secure the city’s…