• Can mindfulness help stressed teachers stay in the classroom?

    Can mindfulness help stressed teachers stay in the classroom?

    Mar 28, 2019 07:04 PM EST

    ... just helping teachers endure it. “As we can see from the abysmal teacher attrition rates still going on, we need to do something more than just ask teachers to buck up and meditate,” said Jason Margolis, a Duquesne University professor of education. But backers of these programs say frazzled, emotionally ...

  • Why Trump's national emergency plan could present a 'major constitutional test'

    Why Trump's national emergency plan could present a 'major constitutional test'

    Feb 14, 2019 11:40 PM EST

    ... constitutional test here as to whether or not the president has the power to do what he's trying to do. Judy Woodruff: Let me just ask you about the mechanics of this, though, Secretary Panetta. I mean, does the president have any power, purely executive power, to change -- to ...

  • Klobuchar 'very concerned' about Barr's independence in light of Mueller memo

    Klobuchar 'very concerned' about Barr's independence in light of Mueller memo

    Jan 15, 2019 11:45 PM EST

    ... with hardly any of us. But I think everyone should be able to meet with him before making a decision. Judy Woodruff: So let me just ask you, if he were to serve and not recuse himself from overseeing the Mueller investigation, could you be comfortable that he would be ...

  • Is banning trans troops a legal tactic to reverse civil rights?

    Is banning trans troops a legal tactic to reverse civil rights?

    Jan 12, 2019 10:43 PM EST

    ... Can you say a little bit more about that? Chase Strangio: As visibility has increased, we've ended up watching this discourse emerge that really just ask questions like are trans people real? So Trans people deserve health care? And that's sort of foundational premise of those inquiries is ...

  • White House: Trump made 'good faith offer' to Democrats on border wall

    White House: Trump made 'good faith offer' to Democrats on border wall

    Jan 02, 2019 11:45 PM EST

    ... it's not about a status quo situation. It is about a crisis situation, and we cannot accept status quo funding. Judy Woodruff: Let me just ask you two very quick questions about Syria. The president originally a few weeks ago said he wanted to pull out of Syria quickly ...

  • California moves up primary, wants bigger impact 2020 vote

    California moves up primary, wants bigger impact 2020 vote

    Dec 27, 2018 04:12 PM EST

    ... s no guarantee that loyalty to a local will overcome a candidate who catches fire with the party's base after Iowa and New Hampshire. Just ask Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who was trounced by Trump in his state's Republican presidential primary in 2016. "If Beto O'Rourke held ...

  • Investigation finds government contractor violated policy while transporting immigrant children

    Investigation finds government contractor violated policy while transporting immigrant children

    Nov 05, 2018 11:30 PM EST

    ... a $1 billion contract with MVM for failing to provide the full number of guards for government personnel. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.: Well, I just ask people to think, if it was your 3-year-old grandson placed in the hands of strangers, how would you want your 3 ...

  • World needs to make near-revolutionary change to avoid imminent climate disaster. Is there hope?

    World needs to make near-revolutionary change to avoid imminent climate disaster. Is there hope?

    Oct 08, 2018 10:45 PM EST

    Rafe Pomerance: Well, that's not where I go, despair. It may be warranted, but I don't go there. William Brangham: I just ask this as someone who has been pushing this rock up the hill for so long. Rafe Pomerance: I understand. Right. Well, what we're seeing ...

  • Meet the scientist behind these stunning images of Jupiter

    Meet the scientist behind these stunning images of Jupiter

    Sep 11, 2018 11:30 PM EST

    ... come to our site, download one of the images or all of the images or whatever they want. They process the data in a way that they think is aesthetically pleasing, scientifically correct or whatever their own criteria are. We just ask that they share their results back with us.

  • A second top Trump associate receives legal immunity

    A second top Trump associate receives legal immunity

    Aug 24, 2018 10:45 PM EST

    So this could potentially expand very quickly to other individuals, even if prosecutors are focused on that transaction, because I don't -- I don't expect prosecutors to just ask willy-nilly about everything related to the Trump Organization. Judy Woodruff: Caleb Melby, how transparent has the Trump Organization been ...