Education Mar 14 Kids who walked out see their generation as the one 'getting things done' on the gun debate Ceilidh Kern, a sophomore, and Jaylah Ross, a junior, are two students who participated in the March 14 school walkouts, and are part of a team from more than a dozen of our Student Reporting Labs who are covering the…
Politics Mar 14 News Wrap: Trump names Larry Kudlow as economic adviser In our news wrap Wednesday, CNBC TV commentator Larry Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn as President Trump’s new chief economic advisor. Cohn resigned last week after opposing the president’s steel and aluminum tariffs. Also, Iran criticized Mike Pompeo, President Trump's…
World Mar 14 Expelling diplomats over ex-spy attack will do 'catastrophic damage' to Russia in UK, says ambassador British Prime Minister Theresa May leveled her diplomatic fire at Moscow on Wednesday in retribution for the apparent poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter. Libby Wiener of Independent Television News reports and UK Ambassador to the U.S.
Nation Mar 14 This self-defense class empowers people with disabilities to fight abuse In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the IMPACT:Ability training program is a self-defense class with a twist: It's specially designed to empower people with disabilities and teach them abuse prevention and safety skills. Special correspondent Tina Martin of…
Episode Mar 13 PBS NewsHour full episode March 13, 2018 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is abruptly shown the door after months of tension. We explore the president's decision and the ramifications for U.S. diplomacy around the world. Also: Rep. Adam Schiff on the end of…
Politics Mar 13 After months of tension, Tillerson's State Department tenure comes to abrupt end Rex Tillerson was sacked Tuesday after 14 months of rocky relations and a long list of policy disputes with President Trump, who announced the secretary of state's firing in a tweet. Judy Woodruff looks back at the many points of…
Politics Mar 13 Tillerson is one of a wave of departures. Why is Trump cleaning house? What led President Trump to shake up his national security team and dismiss Secretary of State Rex Tillerson? Judy Woodruff gets insights into the firing from Robert Costa of the Washington Post and Josh Lederman of the Associated Press.
Politics Mar 13 News Wrap: Trump aide John McEntee ousted from White House In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump’s personal aide John McEntee was reportedly escorted off the White House grounds on Monday for security reasons. The Trump 2020 re-election campaign announced McEntee will now work as a senior adviser. Also, the…
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…