Dec 23 Watch 53:47 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump says the U.S. would triumph in an arms race. Also: The FBI warns ISIS is urging holiday attacks, the U.S. abstains from a U.N. rebuke of Israel, more on Mr. Trump’s comments on… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 7:56 Donald Trump's fighting words are worrying to some By PBS News Hour President-elect Trump tweeted this week that the U.S. needs to build up its nuclear arsenal. He also declared that should an arms race occur, the U.S. would triumph over any adversary. John Yang talks to Joseph Cirincione of the Ploughshares… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 3:03 'Let it be an arms race,' says Trump after controversial tweets By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 12:18 Shields and Brooks on Trump's unprecedented transition By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump made headlines this week for his reference to a possible arms race and his involvement in U.S. foreign policy prior to taking office. Judy Woodruff speaks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David… Continue watching
Dec 23 Once the target of online threats, gaming engineer plans run for Congress By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press In the gaming world, Brianna Wu has earned a reputation battling the online harassment campaign known as Gamergate, a fight that led to rape and murder threats from the darker recesses of the male-dominated realm. Now the 39-year-old Boston-based software… Continue reading
Dec 23 Rockettes owner says inauguration attendance is a choice, contrary to union's message By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The Radio City Rockettes will be dancing at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next month but not everyone is kicking up their heels at the booking. Continue reading
Dec 23 Why 'negative partisanship' is flipping politics on its head By Harry Zahn The negativity on display in the 2016 election – from the candidates, their surrogates and the public alike – also exposed a trend in American politics that predates Clinton and Trump’s brutal showdown. Increasingly, Democratic and Republican voters are motivated… Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump releases 'very nice letter' he says came from Putin By Associated Press The exchange comes on the heels of comments by both Trump and Putin about the need to strengthen their countries' nuclear arsenals. Continue reading
Dec 23 Analysis: Heavy division and distrust collapse N.C. LGBT law repeal deal By Emery P. Dalesio and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Repealing North Carolina's law limiting LGBT protections at the close of a bitter election year was supposed to heal blows to the economy and perhaps open a truce in the culture wars in at least one corner of the divided… Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump complains in tweet about conflict of interest pressure against son's fundraising By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is complaining about the pressure that led his son to stop directly raising money for a foundation. Continue reading