• 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 2008. So, people are working again, but they're not working making the kind of money they were before. PAUL SOLMAN: Which may explain why Deri Eastman still has almost 200 students using the Parker Closet. For the PBS NewsHour, this is economics correspondent Paul Solman reporting from 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 EST

    ... has to give legal notice of its intent to renegotiate. Then comes a 90-day period of consultation before any talks can begin. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm John Yang at the White House. JUDY WOODRUFF: Now for one perspective on the latest signals from the White House on ...

  • 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 EST

    https://youtu.be/y-GFWElgLwM Video by PBS NewsHour Leigh Orf chases tornadoes across America’s central plains, but not from inside a pickup truck. His preferred vehicle is a computer. Orf, a University of Wisconsin-Madison meteorologist, creates computer simulations of supercell thunderstorms -- and the twisters they spawn -- from ...

  • 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 EST

    ... opinions he has written on the 10th Circuit." Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., also announced he would oppose Gorsuch. https://youtu.be/wZ5bMhLdHK0 Video by PBS NewsHour Democrats are still furious that Republicans blocked former President Barack Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland, and the seat on the high court has ...

  • Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance

    Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance

    Feb 23, 2017 12:51 AM EST

    The administration came down on the side of states' rights, lifting federal guidelines that had been issued by the Obama administration.

  • Republican bills counter Russia's apparent violation of nuclear arms treaty

    Republican bills counter Russia's apparent violation of nuclear arms treaty

    Feb 18, 2017 09:54 PM EST

    Republicans on Thursday introduced bills that would take steps to hold Russia in compliance with a nuclear arms treaty formed with the U.S. in 1987.

  • In Liberia, crafting school uniforms -- and social consciousness

    In Liberia, crafting school uniforms -- and social consciousness

    Dec 22, 2016 12:28 AM EST

    Chid Liberty grew up in the U.S. as the son of a Liberian diplomat. After working in Silicon Valley, he returned to his family's country of origin with a plan to open a garment factory. When that business was devastated by the Ebola crisis, Liberty launched his next venture: a socially conscious clothing line that...

  • How 2016 put pressure on the Electoral College

    How 2016 put pressure on the Electoral College

    Dec 20, 2016 12:40 AM EST

    On Monday, the 538 members of the Electoral College met in their respective states to cast votes to confirm Donald Trump as the next president of the United States. But this year, the presidential candidate who won the popular vote by a significant margin did not win the Electoral College, raising old questions about a...