Nation Jun 21 Immigrant teens placed in Virginia detention facility say they were beaten while restrained, isolated for days Claims of severe physical and psychological abuse of immigrant teenagers at a juvenile detention facility near Staunton, Virginia, has prompted Gov. Ralph Northam to launch an investigation, hours after they were reported by the Associated Press. John Yang talks with…
Politics Jun 21 Utah's Navajo residents hope redistricting brings needed resources There is a heated battle in one Utah county over voting district lines and the effect on Native American representation. Last year, a federal judge ruled that the districts had been gerrymandered by lumping the Navajo into a single bloc,…
Nation Jun 21 'Journalists are our lifeblood,' new Los Angeles Times owner says Patrick Soon-Shiong, a multi-billionaire surgeon, entrepreneur and part owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, finalized his ownership of the Los Angeles Times this week. Judy Woodruff talks with him about how his upbringing in apartheid South Africa drove his love…
Nation Jun 21 Jackson Bird gets to be the transgender role model he needed as a kid Jackson Bird came out as a transgender man at 25. Growing up without any role models, he felt as if he were alone in the world. Now he makes YouTube videos and hosts the podcast "Transmission" to help everyone better…
Politics Jun 20 News Wrap: Trump administration asks judge to block California immigration laws n our news wrap Wednesday, the Trump administration urged a federal judge in Sacramento to block three California laws that protect undocumented immigrants. Also, on this World Refugee Day, Hungary intensified its immigration crackdown, as lawmakers amended the constitution to…
Health Jun 20 Toddlers separated from parents 'eerily quiet' or inconsolable at one migrant shelter For days, the public has seen images of shelters for the more than 2,300 migrant children who have been separated from their parents by the Trump administration. What do we know about the facilities and the conditions where toddlers and…
World Jun 20 Migrants risk the dangerous trip to the U.S. because it's safer than staying home For migrants, many from Central America, the United States represents the opportunity for a better life, and sometimes the escape from mortal danger. Nick Schifrin revisits some NewsHour stories of those who made the difficult decision to risk the treacherous…
Episode Jun 19 PBS NewsHour full episode June 19, 2018 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the storm over taking migrant kids from parents at the U.S.-Mexico border rages on. Also: The president of the Koch Brothers' political arm on the ongoing trade battle, whether a diabetes treatment is giving patients false…
Politics Jun 19 At the heart of the family separation crisis is an immigration system totally overwhelmed Amid the national storm over his "zero tolerance" immigration and family separation policies, President Trump said on Tuesday that "the only solution to the border crisis" is having the legal authority to detain and deport migrant families as a unit.