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.
World Jun 19 News Wrap: China calls Trump trade escalation 'blackmail' In our news wrap Tuesday, trade tensions with China spiked again after President Trump called for tariffs on another $200 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods. The president's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, said the U.S. remains open to talks to…
Politics Jun 19 Trump administration wants Congress to fix immigration loophole, White House says The outcry over President Trump's policy of separating immigrant families has reached a crescendo that extends beyond party lines. White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp says President Trump hates seeing families separated, but that the Trump administration currently…
Politics Jun 19 Napolitano: Trump administration taking prosecutors away from serious crimes to handle border misdemeanors The Trump administration has argued that it has no choice but separate migrant children and their parents who enter the U.S. illegally. Former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says it does have a choice, and that what’s happening is…
Economy Jun 19 The trade battle with China keeps escalating. What's at stake for the U.S.? For months, the U.S. and China have traded tit-for-tat trade threats, but the battle between the world's two largest economies escalated to new levels Tuesday. Most recently, President Trump warned that he may impose tariffs on 90 percent of everything…
Politics Jun 19 This Koch-funded advocacy group wants Trump to embrace free trade The conservative, libertarian political advocacy group funded by David and Charles Koch is undertaking a multi-million dollar campaign opposing President Trump's trade policies. John Yang talks with Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity, who says the president deserves a…
Health Jun 19 Questionable diabetes treatment that raised hopes now at the center of criminal charges A national network of clinics claims it offers a miraculous procedure to treat diabetes, but many in the medical community are not convinced. Special correspondent Cheryl Clark from inewsource tells the story of a couple in rural Montana who believed…
Episode Jun 18 PBS NewsHour full episode June 18, 2018 Monday on the NewsHour, amid a growing outcry to end the separation of immigrant families, President Trump defends his policy. We talk with the former head of Border Protection and examine the political stakes. Also: South Korea's view of President…