Nation Feb 26 How this powerful NRA lobbyist transformed U.S. gun laws As Florida's legislature begins to consider changes to gun laws in the wake of the deadly shooting at a Parkland high school, the question of whether anything will pass has a great deal to do with the powerful voice of…
World Feb 26 China might make Xi Jinping president for life. What does that mean for the U.S.? Chinese President Xi Jinping may never have to leave office under a proposal to amend the country’s constitution in order to abolish the two-term limit on the office of the president. Christopher Johnson of the Center for Strategic and International…
Politics Feb 26 What the House Democratic memo means for the Russia probe Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released on Saturday a memo that rebuts key claims made in a Republican memo that alleged federal law enforcement abused its powers when it sought so-called FISA wiretaps on a former Trump campaign aide.
Politics Feb 26 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Congress' gun struggle Is political momentum building for some greater gun restrictions? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Lisa Desjardins to discuss President Trump’s influence and mixed messages on the subject, as well as a primary…
Arts Feb 26 The 'Homeland' TV director who made it her mission to mentor women Behind the scenes of the acclaimed Showtime series “Homeland” is Lesli Linka Glatter, a prolific TV director whose success she tries to make less of an anomaly. As Hollywood comes to terms with issues of gender inequity and sexual misconduct,…
Episode Feb 25 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 25, 2018 On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 25, fallout from the intelligence memo released by Democrats, and how a program is training Salvadoran youth to join the workforce. Also, meet Five Star Movement, a rising populist party in Italy. Hari Sreenivasan…
Politics Feb 25 Are the Russia probe memos a sideshow? Democrats released an intelligence memo Saturday defending an FBI investigation into Russian meddling in rebuttal to a Republican memo that was issued three weeks ago, accusing the FBI of abusing its power. But NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield from…
World Feb 25 In El Salvador, this program lays out a path to escape gang violence Since 2014, more than 250,000 unaccompanied minors have made a dangerous journey to the U.S. from Central America, with 40 percent coming from El Salvador, where jobs are scarce and gangs are rampant. One program, funded by U.S. government aid…
World Feb 25 How a rising populist party could shake up Italian politics Italy may be the next Western democracy to witness a populist uprising, spurred by a young political party called the Five Star Movement. Ahead of elections in early March, the party's candidate for prime minister, Luigi Di Maio, is championing…
Episode Feb 24 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 24, 2018 On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 24, gun control advocates push companies to cut ties with the National Rifle Association and divest from gun manufacturers. Also, airstrikes in Syria killed an estimated 500 civilians this week. And in Denmark, some…