• The real story behind the White House turkey pardon ceremony

    The real story behind the White House turkey pardon ceremony

    Nov 23, 2017 11:25 PM EDT

    ... Clinton: This is the eighth I've had the privilege to set free in the Rose Garden. Lisa Desjardins: In 2000, Jerry the turkey from Wisconsin sported a White House pass around his neck. Four years later, the Bush administration also had some fun with the event, the names of ...

  • Priebus gone, can Kelly bring discipline to the White House?

    Priebus gone, can Kelly bring discipline to the White House?

    Jul 28, 2017 11:11 PM EDT

    ... to this change at the top, I'm joined now by Robert Costa, reporter for The Washington Post and moderator of Washington Week here on PBS. Welcome, Robert. And as I go to you, I'm going to share with everybody just briefly what the president's tweets were. He ...

  • A Trump commission requested voter data. Here's what every state is saying.

    A Trump commission requested voter data. Here's what every state is saying.

    Jul 01, 2017 12:25 AM EDT

    ... I’m going to decline to provide any Wyoming voter information,” Ed Murray, the secretary of state, told the Star-Tribune. “It’s not sitting well with me.” PBS NewsHour's Dan Cooney, Pamela Kirkland and Jessica Yarvin, and PBS NewsHour Weekend's Michael D. Regan, reported for this story.

  • White, wealthy communities are forming their own school districts

    White, wealthy communities are forming their own school districts

    Jun 24, 2017 09:08 PM EDT

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: Currently, 30 states have laws that allowed geographic communities to break away from large public school districts and form their own. As a result, a growing number of predominantly white, middle class neighborhoods are doing just that and taking their local property taxes ...

  • Has the president created lots of jobs? Putting Trump’s claims in context

    Has the president created lots of jobs? Putting Trump’s claims in context

    Jun 13, 2017 11:50 PM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Much of the president's agenda is aimed at kicking the economy into higher gear and creating more jobs. Just four months into office, the president has made numerous claims about the jobs he's created and the jobs he's saved. He's in Wisconsin tonight ...

  • This Cuban lung cancer drug is giving some U.S. patients hope

    This Cuban lung cancer drug is giving some U.S. patients hope

    May 09, 2017 11:32 PM EDT

    ... intrigued by this new form of immunotherapy. Special correspondent Amy Guttman has the story. AMY GUTTMAN: Mick Phillips travels from his home near Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Cuba once a year. Despite his passion for vintage cars, that's not what draws him. He goes there for CimaVax, a Cuban ...

  • It's a slow, painful recovery for this former manufacturing town

    It's a slow, painful recovery for this former manufacturing town

    May 05, 2017 02:08 AM EDT

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: But, first, the story of what happened to Janesville, Wisconsin, after its biggest employer shutdown. It’s the hometown of House Speaker Paul Ryan. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. It's part of the series Making Sen$e which airs Thursdays on the NewsHour. PAUL SOLMAN: At Janesville, Wisconsin ...

  • As Trump weighs options, what are the hazards of unwinding NAFTA?

    As Trump weighs options, what are the hazards of unwinding NAFTA?

    Apr 27, 2017 11:17 PM EDT

    President Trump has offered tough talk and mixed signals on the future of NAFTA. On Thursday, Mr. Trump said he agreed to give the trade agreement another shot, while leaving open the possibility that the U.S. might yet withdraw if negotiations don’t pan out. John Yang reports on the president’s comments, then Judy Woodruff speaks...

  • To save lives, supercomputers dive into the hearts of nature’s worst tornadoes

    To save lives, supercomputers dive into the hearts of nature’s worst tornadoes

    Apr 14, 2017 07:42 PM EDT

    Leigh Orf chases tornadoes across America’s central plains, but not from inside a pickup truck. He creates computer simulations of supercell thunderstorms -- and the twisters they spawn -- from the safety of his lab.

  • Top Senate Democrat opposes Neil Gorsuch, Trump's pick for Supreme Court

    Top Senate Democrat opposes Neil Gorsuch, Trump's pick for Supreme Court

    Mar 23, 2017 03:54 PM EDT

    The top Democrat in the Senate said Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court and encouraged other Democrats to reject President Donald Trump's choice, setting up a showdown with majority Republicans.