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…
Episode Jun 30 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 30, 2018 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…
Politics Jun 29 News Wrap: Trump narrows list of potential Supreme Court nominees In our news wrap Friday, President Trump says he plans to announce his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court on July 9. Also, Iowa’s state Supreme Court has struck down a law requiring women to wait three days before getting…
Politics Jun 29 White House: Family separation executive order is 'temporary reprieve,' but immigration law 'ties our hands' Marc Short, White House Director Of Legislative Affairs, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the struggle to reunite migrant children with their parents, plus President Trump’s candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy, corporate concerns about the president’s tariffs, and his repeated…