Nation Feb 22 Students who support gun rights say schools safer when 'good guys' are armed Judy Woodruff talks with Maddison Westcott, a Rio Salado College student, and Ian Parish, a Liberty University student, about various restrictions and other gun control measures being raised, as well the prospect of arming teachers.
Nation Feb 22 Why family-based immigration has become a sticking point in the national debate News that first lady Melania Trump's parents have obtained green cards raises questions about whether their legal permanent residency here benefitted from the very set of immigration laws that President Trump wants to eliminate. Lisa Desjardins talks with John C.
Economy Feb 22 If you're worried about the world, here's reason to be hopeful -- and keep worrying The welfare of humankind has never been better, according to psychologist Steven Pinker, but whether it continues to get better depends on making collective wellbeing our goal and using science and reason to achieve it. Pinker, who pushes his case…
Nation Feb 22 Documentary tells tiny bank's David vs. Goliath story in 2008 financial crisis aftermath Only one bank was indicted in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, and it was a very small one. The Oscar-nominated documentary "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" tells the story of its prosecution for mortgage fraud and its ultimate…
Nation Feb 22 Here's what made the U.S.-Canada women's Olympic hockey match so riveting U.S. Olympic athletes won several medals Wednesday night, perhaps none more thrilling than the gold medal victory for the women's hockey team against arch rival Canada. William Brangham talks with Christine Brennan of USA Today about why she calls the…
World Feb 22 Why women need a seat at the table to make peace last In the years after Rwanda's genocide, how did women come to make up a large portion of the nation's parliament? Author and activist Swanee Hunt says their women's movement that grew out of necessity. Hunt, a former ambassador and founding…
Episode Feb 21 PBS NewsHour full episode February 21, 2018 Wednesday on the NewsHour, survivors of the Parkland shooting demand change to the nation’s gun laws as President Trump meets with stakeholders about school safety. Also: How Scotland tackled gun violence after a school shooting in 1990, analyzing the real…
Nation Feb 21 Staging walkouts and rallies, students and family members implore lawmakers to end gun bloodshed As dozens of survivors from the Florida school shooting lobbied the Republican-led Florida legislature for tougher gun control, thousands across the country heeded a call to walk out of classes, massing at Florida’s state capitol, as well as the U.S.
Politics Feb 21 News Wrap: Trump says Obama should have done more to stop Russian election meddling In our news wrap Wednesday, President Donald Trump charged again that former President Obama should have done more about Russian meddling in the 2016 election, while also questioning why his Attorney General Jeff Sessions is not investigating Democrats in the…
Nation Feb 21 These students are fed up with going to school scared for their lives Student-led rallies in support of gun control are picking up momentum in Florida and around the country, in part born out of anger over the easy availability of assault-style weapons. Judy Woodruff gets perspectives from Camille Richter and Jake Bennett,…