Poetry Mar 08 This poet wants brown girls to know they're worthy of being the hero and the author For girls who didn't grow up seeing themselves as the main characters of books, award-winning poet Elizabeth Acevedo wants them to know that their stories are just as important as any other. Acevedo shares her Brief but Spectacular take on…
Episode Mar 07 PBS NewsHour full episode March 7, 2018 Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department sues California over its immigration policy. Also: An industry stakeholder weighs in on proposed tariffs, why famine is becoming more frequent in East Africa, a documentary series on the nation's opioid crisis and…
Nation Mar 07 Suing California, Sessions vows to 'use every power' to stop state laws on immigration enforcement Attorney General Jeff Sessions accused the state of California on Wednesday of "using every power it has and some it doesn't to frustrate federal law enforcement" on the issue of immigration. The Justice Department is suing the state for three…
Politics Mar 07 News Wrap: Some countries could be exempted from Trump tariffs, White House suggests In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House has signaled that President Trump might scale back his plans to punish U.S. trading partners, including exemptions for particular countries. Also, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service announced he's retiring amid…
Politics Mar 07 Gov. Jerry Brown: Sessions 'sowing discord' instead of proposing immigration reform California Gov. Jerry Brown says the Trump administration's lawsuit against the state over immigration is a political stunt, and called Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ claim that California is protecting criminals a lie. Brown and state Attorney General Xavier Becerra join…
Economy Mar 07 Why this U.S. beer keg company is worried about Trump's tariffs President Trump's promised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports have drawn mixed reaction from Washington, as well as American businesses. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Paul Czachor, CEO of the American Keg Company, the only domestic manufacturer of steel beer kegs…
Nation Mar 07 'The Trade' tells personal stories of far-reaching drug crisis The new Showtime documentary series "The Trade" shows the pain and consequences of the nation's opioids epidemic by putting a human face on the crisis. Best known for the Oscar-nominated film "Cartel Land," director Matthew Heineman wanted to show just…
Science Mar 07 When a baby beluga got stranded, these vets jumped into action In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a team of veterinarians went into overdrive when they discovered a beluga whale calf separated from its mother on a rocky, Alaska beach. Special correspondent Valerie Kern of Alaska Public Media shares…
Episode Mar 06 PBS NewsHour full episode March 6, 2018 Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's top economic advisor resigns after disputes over trade. Also: How Congress might roll back banking regulations, North Korea puts denuclearization on the negotiating table, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the U.S., stemming preschool…
Politics Mar 06 Gary Cohn steps down as GOP urges Trump restraint on tariffs Chief economic adviser Gary Cohn is stepping down -- another major White House resignation, this time over trade policy. As President Trump pushes ahead with his plan for tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, Republicans are increasingly sounding their concerns…