Episode Jan 15 PBS NewsHour full episode January 15, 2018 Monday on the NewsHour, accusations of racism against President Trump threaten the Republican Party's immigration efforts. Also: Kentucky's governor discusses implementing work requirements for Medicaid, undocumented immigrants seek sanctuary in churches, the political battle over DACA, an Iraqi minority finds…
Politics Jan 15 On MLK Day, U.S. grapples with furor over Trump's words This year's memorials honoring Martin Luther King Jr. came amid the ongoing furor over President Trump's alleged comments and his views on race. While the president released a video commemorating the civil rights hero, his derogatory words reported last week…
World Jan 15 News Wrap: Busy Baghdad square targeted in deadly suicide bombing In our news wrap Monday, two suicide bombers targeted a town square in Baghdad, killing at least 38 bystanders and wounding 100 more in the deadliest attack in Iraq since victory was declared over ISIS last month. Also, Turkey is…
Nation Jan 15 Jelani Cobb: 'It's impossible to avoid the conclusion that Donald Trump is racist' President Trump's recent reported use of vulgar language to describe some immigrants has prompted backlash from both the right and left. It also raises questions about his own personal history on issues of race, and how his perspective affects the…
Nation Jan 15 Kentucky Gov. Bevin: Key to Medicaid work requirement is community engagement Kentucky will become the first state in the U.S. to require an estimated 350,000 Medicaid recipients to work, get job training, volunteer or care for a family member in order to qualify for benefits. Gov. Matt Bevin, whose office estimates…
Politics Jan 15 How Trump's reported s***hole comments put DACA talks in jeopardy What’s the political fallout from President Trump's reported incendiary comments about some immigrants? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Margaret Talev of Bloomberg News join John Yang to discuss whether it has derailed immigration talks about DACA protections…
World Jan 15 Terrorized by ISIS, Yazidi refugees find welcoming community in Nebraska Nebraska is a long way from northern Iraq. But nearly 3,000 refugees from the region's small Yazidi ethnic minority have resettled there, driven from their homes by the horrific violence perpetrated by the Islamic State group and decades of religious…
Episode Jan 14 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 14, 2018 On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 14, President Trump’s reported use of derogatory comments about immigrant nations continue to reverberate, and the Department of Homeland Security will resume accepting DACA renewal applications. Also, a group of gun owners and lawmakers…
Nation Jan 14 DACA to resume after court blocks Trump administration The Department of Homeland Security on Saturday said it would resume accepting renewals for DACA, the Obama-era program that protects young immigrants from deportation. This follows last week's decision by a federal court blocking the Trump administration’s plan to end…
Health Jan 14 Kentucky's work requirement for Medicaid raises questions for recipients On Friday, Kentucky became the first state to impose work requirements for those who receive Medicaid. The decision came a day after the Trump administration said it would allow some states to press certain people on Medicaid to work or…