Dec 04 Watch 10:24 James Baker on George H.W. Bush’s ‘extremely consequential’ presidency James Baker, who served as secretary of state in the first Bush administration, was a close personal friend of George H.W. Bush for decades. As part of our remembrance of the former president, Judy Woodruff sits down with Baker to… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 7:41 How President George H.W. Bush ‘saw things differently’ As Americans pay their respects to former President George H.W. Bush, we speak with some of the political colleagues who knew him best. Andy Card, his former deputy chief of staff, and former Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, join Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 2:58 Appreciating the ‘powerful good’ of the public library As the American Library Association bestows its 2018 “I Love My Librarian” awards, librarian Kristen Arnett expresses her humble opinion on why visiting a library is the best way to show your appreciation. Continue watching
Dec 04 Children return to school 3 weeks after destructive California wildfire By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Schools in the county had been closed since Nov. 8, when the blaze swept through the town of Paradise and surrounding areas, destroying nearly 14,000 homes and killing at least 85 people in the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Paris reels from worst riots in 50 years Monday in our news wrap, President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to hold off on increasing tariffs. The U.S. says has China promised to buy more American exports. Also, in Paris, France’s prime minister held crisis talks with… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 16:56 Remembering George H.W. Bush, 41st president George H.W. Bush assumed many roles during his 94 years, from Navy hero, Yale graduate and Texas oilman to congressman, CIA director, vice president and president. He also had six children with his wife of 73 years, Barbara Bush, who… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 9:58 Reflections on George H.W. Bush, a man of ‘lovely, sweet reticence’ As the nation mourns George H.W. Bush, we share some personal reflections. Amna Nawaz speaks with USA Today’s Washington bureau chief, Susan Page, who's writing a biography of Barbara Bush; Peter Roussel, now a professor at Sam Houston State University… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 4:47 How Trump is relying on ‘chemistry’ to forge trade deal with China President Trump is calling his agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping “an incredible deal” that could go down as “one of the largest deals ever made.” But what exactly does it include? Nick Schifrin is joined by the Hudson Institute’s… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 8:04 In rural Appalachia, can health care become the new coal? By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin, Kira Wakeam Pikeville is a small city of 6,700 nestled in the mountains of eastern Kentucky--a rural area that has struggled to survive the decline of the coal industry. Now, local residents are pinning their futures on health care, which is desperately… Continue watching
Dec 03 Why the U.S. ban on female genital mutilation was ruled unconstitutional By Alison Thoet A judge’s decision voided some of the charges against two Michigan doctors accused of cutting at least nine minor girls in a Detroit clinic. Continue reading