Nation May 21 News Wrap: Texas holds moment of silence for school shooting victims In our news wrap Monday, Texas held a statewide moment of silence for those killed and wounded in Friday's school shooting. Outside Santa Fe High, students and staff gathered around 10 white crosses, one for each person who died in…
Politics May 21 What we know about Trump's Justice Department meeting President Trump met with top Justice Department officials after demanding on Sunday that they investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his 2016 campaign. Last week, the Washington Post reported that a longtime U.S. intelligence source had contacts with several of Trump's…
Politics May 21 What are the ramifications of Trump's FBI spy claims? The Justice Department has asked its internal watchdog to review President Trump's charge on Twitter that the FBI spied on his 2016 election campaign. Amna Nawaz gets analysis and reaction from former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, former Justice Department official…
Politics May 21 Supreme Court delivers blow to workers' rights, making it more difficult to sue employers In its latest major ruling affecting corporate America, the Supreme Court split 5-4 in upholding the practice of arbitration, a blow for workers' ability to take collective legal action against their employers. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins…
World May 21 New Trump strategy makes Iran choose between economy and U.S. demands Secretary of State Mike Pompeo painted Iran's government as the source of Middle East instability in a speech and laid out a new strategy that targets Iran's economy. Pompeo said if Iran gave into 12 fundamental demands, the U.S. would…
Politics May 21 Amy Walter and Stuart Rothenberg on GOP immigration friction, Democratic primary races Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections join Amna Nawaz to discuss who’s running in Tuesday’s elections in Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas, plus tension among Republicans over immigration policy, and how lawmakers are…
Nation May 21 Remembering the Santa Fe school shooting victims We remember the victims of the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, with memories from friends and family.
Episode May 20 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 20, 2018 On this edition for Sunday, May 20, the first funeral is held for a victim of the Santa Fe High School shooting, and how midwives in Memphis are addressing the racial divide in maternal care. Also, Trump paints a conspiratorial…
Politics May 20 Attacking Mueller investigation, Trump launches accusations of conspiracy Last week marked the anniversary of the Mueller investigation, and the GOP-led Senate Intelligence Committee found that Russia tried to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. The committee did not refute a report by The New York Times that emissaries…
World May 20 EU to install sweeping changes to online privacy rules The European Union on Friday will install the General Data Protection Regulation, the biggest change to online privacy rules since the internet was invented. The rules will apply to thousands of companies including Google and Facebook and are meant to…