Economy Mar 22 Trump is getting tough on China trade, but will his strategy work? The U.S. has a $375 billion trade gap with China. Will President Trump’s tariffs targeted at China have their desired effect? William Brangham talks with Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the Eurasia Group, about the way U.S. should approach…
Politics Mar 22 Another spending bill cliffhanger may come down to a single senator The House of Representatives passed the mammoth $1.3 trillion spending bill on Thursday, in order to avert a government shutdown on Friday. What will its fate be in the Senate? And will Sen. Rand Paul force a shutdown? John Yang…
World Mar 22 What South Korea hopes for from a Trump meeting with Kim Jong Un Two weeks ago, there was a surprise announcement that President Trump had accepted an offer to meet North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un this spring. What do South Koreans think of that development? Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff from Seoul…
Politics Mar 22 John Bolton named national security adviser in another high-level White House shakeup President Trump’s National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is being replaced by former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. John Yang joins Judy Woodruff to explain what we know about McMaster’s resignation and the man slated to take his place.
Nation Mar 22 Parkland victim's father: We will get gun reform in the U.S. Children want to be able to go to school, church and the mall without fear of being shot, and they are going to demand it, says Fred Guttenberg, a vocal advocate for reforming the nation's gun laws since his 14-year-old…
Episode Mar 21 PBS NewsHour full episode March 21, 2018 Wednesday on the NewsHour, a bombing suspect in Austin blows himself up after being cornered by police. Also: Mark Zuckerberg breaks his silence on a data firm scandal, what's in Congress' massive spending bill, safeguarding state elections against Russian interference,…
Nation Mar 21 What we know about the deceased Austin bombings suspect The prime suspect in a series of bombings that terrorized Austin, Texas, took his own life overnight, blowing himself up when a SWAT team approached and shot at 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt. Police say Conditt built the bombs that killed…
Nation Mar 21 News Wrap: U.S. needs way to audit elections, says Homeland Security chief In our news wrap Wednesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee criticized both the Trump and Obama administrations for a lack of urgency about Russian cyberattacks and election security. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen acknowledged there's a problem with making sure…
Nation Mar 21 Mark Zuckerberg promises change, but Facebook has failed to follow through in the past Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg broke his silence about what he acknowledged was a "breach of trust" with the public, after news investigations found Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained data on 50 million Facebook users. Zuckerberg also said steps had been taken…
Politics Mar 21 Days behind schedule, can Congress pass its huge spending bill before the next shutdown? Congressional leaders have finalized their $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that will keep government funded through September, and now they have two days to pass it to avoid another government shutdown. John Yang learns more from Lisa Desjardins about what’s…