World Mar 13 Will Mike Pompeo succeed where Rex Tillerson failed? What was Rex Tillerson’s impact on the State Department and American diplomacy, and what will global ripple effects will his successor, current CIA director Mike Pompeo, face? Judy Woodruff gets reaction and analysis from Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to…
Politics Mar 13 Democrats releasing report of Russia probe leads that should be followed, says Rep. Adam Schiff After Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee announced they were wrapping up the year-long investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 U.S. presidential election, ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff says that Democrats are releasing their own report of leads and…
Education Mar 13 Student walkouts protesting shootings will vary around the country -- and so will their schools' responses To mark the one-month anniversary of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students are planning walkouts around the country for Wednesday. Organizers expect more than 200,000 students in all 50 states will participate. But how schools handle these walkouts…
Episode Mar 12 PBS NewsHour full episode March 12, 2018 Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump moves ahead on plans to arm school officials, while dropping his call for a new age limit for purchasing guns. Also: A dead heat in a Pennsylvania special election, Politics Monday with Amy Walter…
Politics Mar 12 Trump defends reversal on gun purchase age limit as White House forms school safety commission President Trump unveiled his plan for school safety and gun violence, dialing back an earlier call he made to raise the age limit for buying some guns. Instead it includes support for a number of more modest measures, including fixes…
World Mar 12 News Wrap: UK's May gives Moscow 48 hours to explain former spy poisoning In our news wrap Monday, British Prime Minister Theresa May said that it’s highly likely that Russia is behind the poisoning of former Russian spy and his daughter. Also, Syrian civilians tried to flee the embattled suburbs of Damascus, with…
Nation Mar 12 What Trump's plan to prevent school shootings leaves out Will President Trump’s school safety plan help stop mass shootings? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America and Katherine Newman, author of “Rampage,” on plans to arm educators, expand mental health…
Politics Mar 12 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on the Pennsylvania election, Trump's gun safety plan Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss a special election in a traditionally Republican district and President Trump’s evolving stance on gun control measures amid the latest push for greater…
Politics Mar 12 To solve opioid epidemic, governors say there need to be federal dollars behind pledges The governors of Maryland and Oregon are making an urgent call for greater federal help to deal with the opioid epidemic in their hard-hit states. Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., and Gov. Kate Brown, D-Ore., sit down with William Brangham to…
Arts Mar 12 How to retrain your shrinking attention span What’s the secret to writing novels? Or baking a perfect cake? Or even being a good friend? Author Ann Patchett says it’s all about the ability to stay focused and stop multitasking. Patchett gives her humble opinion on stretching your…