Politics Apr 28 How will Mike Pompeo shape U.S. foreign policy? Hours after he was confirmed as Secretary of State this week, Mike Pompeo addressed NATO in Brussels and is also slated to visit key U.S. allies Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan on his first diplomatic trip. A few days earlier,…
Episode Apr 27 PBS NewsHour full episode April 27, 2018 Friday on the NewsHour, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un steps over the border into South Korea to meet his counterpart in a historic meeting. Also: The plight of Rohingya refugees, a caravan of asylum-seekers at the U.S. border, Mark…
World Apr 27 At summit, Kim Jong Un pledges to not repeat 'unfortunate history' Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea since the Korean War 65 years ago. The official talks focused heavily on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. President Moon Jae-in said that he and…
Politics Apr 27 News Wrap: Trump says Iran won't 'be doing nuclear weapons' In our news wrap Friday, President Trump leveled a new warning at Iran, as he weighs whether to withdraw from the nuclear agreement next month. Also, the leaders of China and India began their own two-day summit, seeking to ease…
World Apr 27 Does denuclearization mean the same thing to North and South Korea? The meeting between the leaders of the two Koreas along the heavily fortified border marked a day of diplomacy after months of war talk. Judy Woodruff talks to former State Department official Frank Jannuzi and Victor Cha of the Center…
World Apr 27 The Rohingya are still fleeing persecution in Myanmar. What can be done to stop it? Rohingya Muslims have suffered innumerable atrocities in Myanmar, only to face poverty, desperation and human trafficking as refugees in Bangladesh. John Yang talks with Skye Wheeler of Human Rights Watch for a broader look at their plight.
Politics Apr 27 Shields and Charen on North Korea peace prospects, Ronny Jackson VA vetting Syndicated columnists Mark Shields and Mona Charen join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the historic summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea, French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit, Dr. Ronny Jackson’s decision to withdraw…
Episode Apr 26 PBS NewsHour full episode April 26, 2018 Thursday on the NewsHour, Bill Cosby is found guilty on all three charges of sexual assault and lashes out in court. Also: Lawmakers grill embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt, what to expect ahead of the summit between North and South…
Nation Apr 26 What the Bill Cosby verdict means in the #MeToo era Bill Cosby was found guilty of charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand in 2004 at his suburban Philadelphia mansion. The jury's decision caps the comedian's spectacular downfall, who at age 80 faces the possibility of being sent…
Politics Apr 26 News Wrap: Trump defends Jackson after VA withdrawal In our news wrap Thursday, White House physician Navy Vice Admiral Ronny Jackson withdrew as a nominee to be the next secretary of veterans affairs. He denied that he over-prescribed drugs or crashed a vehicle when he was drunk. Also,…