• News Wrap: U.S. economy gains 215,000 new jobs in March

    News Wrap: U.S. economy gains 215,000 new jobs in March

    Apr 02, 2016 12:16 AM EDT

    ... hour. Then, ahead of next week's primary, a look at a new voter I.D. law, a "NewsHour" report from on the ground in Wisconsin. RICK ESENBERG, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: We don't think it's unreasonable to take some precautions to assume -- to assure that ...

  • Trump touts voter appeal while Kasich doubts any GOP candidate will get enough delegates

    Trump touts voter appeal while Kasich doubts any GOP candidate will get enough delegates

    Mar 31, 2016 12:48 AM EDT

    ... do far better against Trump and the other Republican candidates than does Hillary Clinton. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) JOHN YANG: Tonight, Sanders continues to campaign in Wisconsin. And Trump and Kasich appear in town halls hosted by MSNBC. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm John Yang in Milwaukee. GWEN IFILL: Trump ...

  • News Wrap: Pakistan holds 200 Lahore bombing suspects after rounding up thousands

    News Wrap: Pakistan holds 200 Lahore bombing suspects after rounding up thousands

    Mar 30, 2016 12:00 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Good evening. I'm Judy Woodruff. GWEN IFILL: And I'm Gwen Ifill. JUDY WOODRUFF: On the "NewsHour" tonight: Presidential candidates set their sights on Wisconsin. Ted Cruz gets a critical endorsement, while Bernie Sanders aims to continue his winning streak. GWEN IFILL: Also ahead this Tuesday ...

  • Trump, Ryan increasingly at odds over future of the GOP

    Trump, Ryan increasingly at odds over future of the GOP

    Mar 29, 2016 12:43 PM EDT

    ... refusal to take responsibility for violence at his rallies. Trump will launch the next volley Tuesday when he campaigns in Ryan's hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin, ahead of the state's April 5 primary. Trump, in his trademark contradictory style, has both praised Ryan and ominously warned the speaker against ...

  • Rethinking wages for tipped workers

    Rethinking wages for tipped workers

    Mar 26, 2016 09:39 PM EDT

    ... years. The rationale is that tipped workers will make at least minimum wage through the tips left by their customers. Shannon Sorenson, a waitress in Wisconsin, said the instability of tips makes it difficult for her to plan financially. “There are some days the tips are amazing," she told PBS ...

  • News Wrap: Obama defends strategy against terrorism

    News Wrap: Obama defends strategy against terrorism

    Mar 23, 2016 11:40 PM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: And we travel to the Philippines, where young girls are lured into the sex trade online. All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour." (BREAK) GWEN IFILL: In the day's other news: President Obama defended his administration's strategy against terror, and dismissed Republican calls for ...

  • Trump and Cruz verbally spar as the Nevada caucuses approach

    Trump and Cruz verbally spar as the Nevada caucuses approach

    Feb 24, 2016 01:01 AM EDT

    ... industry was going under... LISA DESJARDINS: Clinton, too, was looking toward the Super Tuesday states, making a splash on Minnesota's airwaves, the target, a Wisconsin company that she says moved profits out of the U.S. to dodge taxes. HILLARY CLINTON: It's an outrage. If I'm president ...

  • 5 things to watch for at tonight's Democratic debate

    5 things to watch for at tonight's Democratic debate

    Feb 11, 2016 01:37 PM EDT

    ... Debate in partnership with Facebook, 9 p.m. EST tonight. NewsHour will be live streaming the event, from the the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in the player above. You can also watch it on your local PBS station. A live stream with closed captions is here. Clinton ...

  • News Wrap: Justice Department files suit against Ferguson

    News Wrap: Justice Department files suit against Ferguson

    Feb 11, 2016 01:29 AM EDT

    In our news wrap Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a civil rights lawsuit against Ferguson, Missouri, after the city council voted to revise part of a consent decree on police and court reform, related to the police killing of Michael Brown. Also, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen indicated that the central bank means to...

  • GOP candidates try to build on N.H. results for next vote

    GOP candidates try to build on N.H. results for next vote

    Feb 11, 2016 01:20 AM EDT

    The day after the New Hampshire primary, most Republican candidates -- including winner Donald Trump -- moved on to the next battleground in South Carolina. Meanwhile, Democratic victor Sen. Bernie Sanders moved to broaden his appeal beyond his mostly white voter base. Hari Sreenivasan checks in with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff ahead of the...