Episode Feb 23 PBS NewsHour full episode February 23, 2018 Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump doubles down on arming teachers, as Florida's Republican governor breaks with the NRA to call for raising the age to purchase a gun. Also: A former Trump campaign aide pleads guilty and plans to…
Politics Feb 23 New Florida gun control proposals make notable break with NRA President Trump at CPAC again insisted that arming teachers would help stop mass shootings, despite disapproval of many education groups, and repeated his call to keep seriously mentally ill people from buying guns. But in Florida, Republican Gov. Rick Scott…
Segment Feb 23 News Wrap: New U.S. sanctions crack down on North Korean illegal trade In our news wrap Friday, the Trump administration announced its toughest sanctions yet on North Korea, aimed at the country’s illegal maritime trade. Also, President Trump said the fate of his son-in-law Jared Kushner's security clearance is in the hands…
Nation Feb 23 The challenge of preventing mass shootings through mental health records In the aftermath of the school shooting in Florida, there's been discussion of addressing those with mental and emotional problems. But preventing violence by using mental health records is more complicated than many realize. What systems are already in place…
Politics Feb 23 What Rick Gates' plea deal means for the Russia probe Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates entered the latest guilty plea in the Russia investigation. As part of a deal cut with special counsel Robert Mueller's office, Gates admitted that he lied to investigators and conspired to conceal unregistered foreign…
Politics Feb 23 Brooks and Marcus on Florida school shooting rage, Rick Gates' guilty plea New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the plea deal cut between Robert Mueller and former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner’s lack…
Arts Feb 23 Pre-9/11 drama 'The Looming Tower' explores the failure of intelligence when division gets in the way A new drama takes viewers back to the events that led to the 9/11 attacks. Hulu’s "The Looming Tower," based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, retells the true story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden in the years…
Episode Feb 22 PBS NewsHour full episode February 22, 2018 Thursday on the NewsHour, the NRA backs President Trump's calls for arming teachers as the debate over gun control heats up. Also: Trump wants to change a migration system that benefitted his in-laws, an Oscar nominee about the only U.S.
Nation Feb 22 NRA backs Trump's call for arming teachers: 'Schools must be the most hardened targets' The CEO of the NRA gave a full-bore defense of gun rights at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, calling for weapons in schools in response to a mass shooting in Florida last week. Meanwhile, Republicans in that state…
Politics Feb 22 News Wrap: 4 governors form coalition for gun safety In our news wrap Thursday, four Democratic governors from the Northeast have announced a coalition on gun control, dubbed States for Gun Safety. They say they want to intercept illegal guns and share intelligence. Also, former Trump campaign chair Paul…