World Feb 12 News Wrap: Investigators hunt for Russian plane crash clues In our news wrap Monday, investigators combed through the wreckage of a Sunday jetliner crash outside Moscow that killed all 71 people on board. Officials say they recovered two black boxes. Also, Also, the Senate is set to being a…
Politics Feb 12 Here's what Trump's spending proposal would fund and cut President Trump unveiled his long-awaited infrastructure plan to fix roads, bridges and airports on Monday, as well as his $4.4 trillion outline of spending priorities. But the plan was overshadowed by internal struggles at the White House, and questions of…
Politics Feb 12 LA mayor: Infrastructure fuels prosperity, and federal government needs to do its part President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure blueprint relies on states and local governments, as well as private sector investment, to provide much of the needed funding. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says that his city is doing its part already, and…
World Feb 12 This Russian reality TV star won't beat Putin at the polls. Why is she running anyway? Ksenia Sobchak, one of Russia's most famous women, is embracing an impossible mission: unseating President Vladimir Putin. After an elite upbringing and fame as a reality TV star, she joined massive protests against the Russian president and is now campaigning…
Politics Feb 12 How the consumer protection agency is being curtailed by the Trump administration The Trump administration has made it clear that it plans to roll back the once-tough approach of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was born out the 2008 financial crisis, and intended to be a federal watchdog cracking down on…
Politics Feb 12 Trump defense of aide accused of domestic abuse collides with the #MeToo movement President Trump’s highly anticipated infrastructure plan and budget was upstaged by continuing questions about allegations against White House aides. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to break down the politics of…
Nation Feb 12 Deer hunters help combat food insecurity in Iowa An Iowa program aims to fix two problems: food insecurity and deer overpopulation. Dubbed Help Us Stop Hunger, Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources has leveraged Iowa’s popular deer hunting industry into more than 10 million meals for the needy. Special…
World Feb 12 How this former Border Patrol agent learned to see through the eyes of those trying to cross In "The Line Becomes a River," Francisco Cantú describes his experience as a Border Patrol agent in the deserts of Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Written as a collection of dispatches, Cantú shows how the job became a difficult balancing…
Episode Feb 11 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 11, 2018 On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 11, the White House prepares to release a budget that will reportedly increase spending by nearly $300 billion over the next two years. Also, how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are dealing…
Health Feb 11 OxyContin maker Purdue will stop selling doctors on opioids Amid several lawsuits that accuse manufacturing giant Purdue Pharma of contributing to the country’s opioid epidemic, the company announced Saturday it will cut sales staff by more than half and stop marketing opioids to doctors. Reporter Lev Facher, who wrote…