Episode May 12 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 12, 2018 On this edition for Saturday, May 12, Iraq holds its first national elections since the defeat of the Islamic State, and a unique prison program allows incarcerated mothers to raise newborns while in prison. Also, what’s behind Spotify’s new “hateful…
World May 12 Is an era of nationalism beginning in Iraq? On Saturday, Iraqis voted in their first national election since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the Islamic State last year. Despite low voter turnout and lack of trust in the political establishment, there has been a surge in…
Arts May 12 Spotify purges R. Kelly from playlists with new 'hateful conduct' policy After public anger over accusations that R. Kelly is a sexual abuser, Spotify announced this week it would remove the musician from its playlists under its new, “hateful conduct” policy. In a new era of social accountability, the decision led…
Episode May 11 PBS NewsHour full episode May 11, 2018 Friday on the NewsHour, a interview with a top State Department official who traveled to North Korea with Secretary Mike Pompeo. Also: President Trump's plan to curb the cost of prescription drugs, Iranians respond to the U.S. withdrawal from the…
Politics May 11 What White House staffers said that's raising eyebrows For the Trump administration, it's been a week of big news abroad, from Iran to North Korea. But on Friday, there was a new swirl of questions around statements from inside the White House. Yamiche Alcindor reports.
World May 11 News Wrap: Gaza clashes erupt in violence In the news wrap Friday, health officials said one Palestinian was killed in Gaza border clashes and more than 140 were wounded. Thousands of Palestinians protested, some hurling stones and ripping barbed wire from fences. Also, Israel and Iran traded…
Politics May 11 U.S. willing to offer 'very bright future' if North Korea denuclearizes, says State Department official President Trump dealt with two major international security issues in vastly different ways this week. Nick Schifrin talks to Brian Hook, a State Department official who went to Pyongyang and returned with three Americans who had been held captive. He…
Nation May 11 Will Trump's drug prices plan make a difference for patients? President Trump revealed his blueprint to lower prescription drug prices as he railed against the pharmaceutical industry for making them unaffordable. Under his plan, "American Patients First," Trump proposes making it easier for generic drugs to enter the market and…
Politics May 11 Brooks and Marcus on Trump quitting Iran deal, Gina Haspel grilling New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to analyze the week’s news, including President Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal, reactions from voters in Elkhart, Indiana,…
Arts May 11 Why photos taken with simple antique cameras can still surprise us Photography has made mind-boggling advances over the last century. But an artist in Wisconsin sees magic in photographic techniques from the mid-1800s. Milwaukee PBS reports.