Politics Jun 22 Democrats urge Trump to rescind 'zero tolerance' as GOP delays immigration vote President Trump tried to shift the focus from families separated at the border to families of people killed by undocumented immigrants. But Trump's "zero tolerance" policy continues to be the subject of fierce criticism. Of more than 2,300, 500 migrant…
World Jun 22 News Wrap: 200 migrants stranded on a Mediterranean rescue ship In our news wrap Wednesday, more than 200 migrants waited onboard a rescue ship in the Mediterranean hoping for a place to dock. Italy refused to accept the vessel, the second time that's happened this month. Also, the European Union…
Nation Jun 22 Advocates say government gave no thought to reuniting children separated at the border While hundreds of migrant children have reportedly been reunited with their parents after being forcibly separated, the complicated and chaotic situation raises doubt and fear for many. John Yang talks with Wendy Young, president of Kids in Need of Defense,…
Politics Jun 22 What the Supreme Court's cellphone location data ruling could mean for your digital privacy The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that police generally need a search warrant to track a suspect's movement through cellphone records -- a limited victory for privacy advocates. That decision stems from a string of Radio Shack robberies, and the…
Politics Jun 22 Shields and Brooks on family separation at the border, remembering Charles Krauthammer Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join John Yang to discuss the week’s news, including the national uproar over the separation and detention of migrant children and parents at the border and the prospects for…
World Jun 22 This music critic says it's time to update our art consumption ethical standards In this #MeToo era, can we still separate art from the person who made it? New Yorker music critic Amanda Petrusich says that according to the "old rules," how an artist behaves or believes should be off-limits. Petrusich offers her…
Episode Jun 21 PBS NewsHour full episode June 21, 2018 Thursday on the NewsHour, children separated from their parents hang in the balance as Republican lawmakers delay votes on a compromise plan. Also: How the immigration debate is playing out in court, Navajo seek to draw new political lines, the…
Politics Jun 21 News Wrap: States can enforce online sales tax, high court rules In our news wrap Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that states may legally force online shoppers to pay sales tax. The 5-to-4 decision overturned two long-standing precedents that allowed online retailers not to collect sales tax in many cases. Also,…
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,…