Feb 19 Watch 54:16 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, with less than 24 hours to go before polls open in South Carolina’s Republican primary, trailing GOP contenders make one last push for support. Also: a look at South Carolina’s sharp-edged political scene, Shields and Brooks… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 3:58 Candidates make last pitches as voting in South Carolina and Nevada nears By PBS News Hour With less than 24 hours before Republican polls open in South Carolina, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump and Pope Francis rolled back on their rhetoric following tensions over Trump’s immigration policy. Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush made last minute… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 6:36 How will Iran choose its next Supreme Leader? By PBS News Hour Iranians will go to the polls next week to choose a new Parliament, as well as select the council that will in turn choose the country’s next Supreme Leader after Ayatollah Khamenei’s death. But how will the recent nuclear deal… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 12:53 Shields and Brooks on Trump v. Pope and Scalia's Supreme Court successor By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Donald Trump’s war of words with Pope Francis, GOP candidates’ strategies in South Carolina, burgeoning support for Bernie Sanders… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 6:44 News Wrap: Thousands gather at Supreme Court to pay respects to Antonin Scalia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama and thousands of others gathered at the Supreme Court to pay their somber respects to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Also, a Kurdish separatist group claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s bombing in the Turkish… Continue watching
Feb 19 High court vacancy creates muddle for future of reproductive rights By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News The sudden death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has complicated the fate of many major cases before the Supreme Court this term. But few issues face as much turmoil going forward as women’s reproductive rights. Continue reading
Feb 19 Why many voters in Sanders' old Brooklyn neighborhood are backing Trump By Daniel Bush Some of the residents of Bernie Sanders’ boyhood New York neighborhood are proud of their fellow "Brooklyn boy," but they're not voting for him. Continue reading
Feb 19 At Supreme Court, voters weigh in on replacing Scalia By Daniel Bush Republican leaders have spent the last week arguing that Justice Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court seat should be filled after the American people elect a new president. On Friday, voters had a chance to weigh in as the court opened its… Continue reading
Feb 19 Here's how the Nevada caucuses work By Michelle Rindels Nevada is a frequent stop for candidates in both parties, though not nearly as popular as Iowa and New Hampshire. Here's how the Nevada caucuses work and a little history about the event. Continue reading
Feb 19 Voters increasingly see Sanders as electable By Lisa Lerer and Emily Swanson, Associated Press A greater percentage of Democratic registered voters view the Vermont senator as likable, honest, competent and compassionate than they did just two months ago, according to a new Associated Press poll. Continue reading