Science May 22 Rep. Jim Jordan: Withholding information puts Justice Department under a cloud Conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus called on Tuesday for the appointment of a second special counsel to look into the FBI and Department of Justice. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a member of the Freedom Caucus, joins Judy…
Politics May 22 Senate reaches deal on sexual harassment rules after months in limbo The PBS NewsHour was the first to learn that the Senate had struck a deal to update the rules on sexual harassment in Congress. Judy Woodruff learns more from Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor, plus what House Republicans are demanding…
Politics May 22 Sen. John McCain wants us to see we are more alike than different While Republican Sen. John McCain has lately undergone treatment for brain cancer, he still speaks his mind. Judy Woodruff talks with Mark Salter, co-author of a new McCain memoir, "The Restless Wave," about his Senate service, Russian election interference, American…
Episode May 21 PBS NewsHour full episode May 21, 2018 Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump meets top law enforcement and intelligence officials after he calls for an investigation into the FBI. Also: A Supreme Court ruling making it more difficult to sue your employer, Secretary Mike Pompeo threatens to…
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…