Politics Apr 12 Elizabeth Warren and Mick Mulvaney face off over consumer protection bureau President Trump and Acting Director Mick Mulvaney have charted a dramatically different course for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the brainchild of Sen. Elizabeth Warren that was created in 2010 to curb predatory practices and lending problems. Today those two…
World Apr 12 Most Americans who joined ISIS don't come back. What happens to the rest? The El Hassani family, now being held in Northern Syria by Kurdish forces, are not the only Americans who went to land controlled by the Islamic State -- there are dozens known to have ventured to the so-called caliphate since…
Arts Apr 12 Working-class people need to be seen, says Jamaican-born writer Nicole Dennis-Benn Nicole Dennis-Benn says she never could have become a writer if she had stayed in Jamaica -- that took living in the U.S. and encouragement from her wife. But returning to the land of her birth, she was confronted with…
Episode Apr 11 PBS NewsHour full episode April 11, 2018 Wednesday on the NewsHour, House Speaker Paul Ryan announces the end of his 20-year congressional career. What will it mean for the future of the GOP? Also: President Trump warns of impending strikes in Syria, Mark Zuckerberg's second day of…
Politics Apr 11 House Speaker Paul Ryan decides to leave on his own terms, adding pressure for GOP The man who is third in line of succession to the presidency, the most powerful Republican in Congress, is calling it a career and will not seek re-election. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's decision today rippled up and down…
Politics Apr 11 News Wrap: Trump blasts Mueller, Rosenstein after FBI raids In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump accused Robert Mueller and his top staff of being "Democrat loyalists," and attacked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for authorizing FBI raids on the offices of his personal lawyer. Also, an Algerian military…
Politics Apr 11 Where does Paul Ryan's departure leave the GOP? What does Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s retirement mean for the Republican Party? Judy Woodruff talks gets reaction from Chris Buskirk of American Greatness and Charlie Sykes of The Weekly Standard.
World Apr 11 The potential for escalation if U.S. launches a Syria strike President Trump aimed new threats against Syria on Twitter Wednesday, in response to a suspected chemical attack and Russia's suggestion it would intercept any U.S. missiles. What options are available to the U.S. and its allies if there is a…
Arts Apr 11 This former Ethiopian music star is getting a late-life encore in the U.S. Once a music star in Ethiopia, Hailu Mergia moved his life to Washington, D.C., more than 35 years ago. But while today he can often be found behind the wheel of a taxi, he also has returned to performing his…
Episode Apr 10 PBS NewsHour full episode April 10, 2018 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before senators amid serious privacy concerns for millions of users. Also: The latest on the FBI raid of President Trump's lawyer's office and residence, how one school district is taking measures…