• News Wrap: Obama meets with GOP leaders to discuss common ground

    News Wrap: Obama meets with GOP leaders to discuss common ground

    Feb 03, 2016 01:04 AM EST

    ... And looking into The New York Times' archives of never-before-published photographs in black history. GWEN IFILL: All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour." (BREAK) JUDY WOODRUFF: Wall Street took another beating today as oil fell back below $30 a barrel, and Chevron and ExxonMobil turned in ...

  • Oklahomans have embraced free, universal early education -- and it's working

    Oklahomans have embraced free, universal early education -- and it's working

    Feb 02, 2016 09:22 PM EST

    ... or West Virginia. Florida’s program enrolls nearly four times as many kids, but its quality standards are far lower. A few other states, like Wisconsin and Georgia, come close to offering universal programs, but most states are light years behind the leaders. Even Massachusetts, generally seen as a leader ...

  • Inside the battle for Iowa and New Hampshire

    Inside the battle for Iowa and New Hampshire

    Jan 21, 2016 12:56 AM EST

    ank you. PAUL STEINHAUSER: Thank you. GWEN IFILL: And, of course, we will always have the latest political news for you here, as the "PBS NewsHour" hosts the next Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 11. JUDY WOODRUFF: This will be the first time the Democratic candidates will ...

  • News Wrap: Security forces search for Americans missing in Iraq

    News Wrap: Security forces search for Americans missing in Iraq

    Jan 19, 2016 12:35 AM EST

    ... stain that's not going to go away the day after the leak's fixed, unfortunately. JUDY WOODRUFF: All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour." (BREAK)   JUDY WOODRUFF: Two Iranian poets who faced heavy prison terms have fled the country. Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Mehdi Mousavi told the Associated ...

  • 4-year-old boy will be Ryan's guest at State of the Union

    4-year-old boy will be Ryan's guest at State of the Union

    Jan 11, 2016 09:41 PM EST

    Watch PBS NewsHour's coverage of the 2016 State of the Union address in the live stream player above beginning at 9 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan. 12. WASHINGTON -- A 4-year-old Wisconsin boy will be one of House Speaker Paul Ryan's guests for President Barack Obama's ...

  • Q&A: Ralph Nader on civil litigation, tort reform and his new museum

    Q&A: Ralph Nader on civil litigation, tort reform and his new museum

    Dec 19, 2015 07:24 PM EST

    Political activist, author, and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader can now add museum founder to his biography. The American Museum of Tort Law, which recently opened in his hometown of Winsted, Connecticut, features exhibits on groundbreaking civil cases including auto safety, tobacco and asbestos. PBS NewsHour's Phil Hirschkorn visited ...

  • The history of lies on the campaign trail

    The history of lies on the campaign trail

    Dec 04, 2015 09:23 PM EST

    ... his 2016 rivals belong to a long tradition of presidential candidates who have stretched the limits of truthiness on the campaign trail. On Monday's PBS NewsHour, Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join NewsHour's Gwen Ifill to tackle the question of lies ...

  • Dalai Lama’s American doctor wants more compassion in medicine

    Dalai Lama’s American doctor wants more compassion in medicine

    Oct 28, 2015 12:32 AM EST

    ... Editor's note: A version of this story aired on the PBS Program "Religion and Ethics Weekly." Fred de Sam Lazaro's reporting is a partnership with the Undertold Stories Project at St. Mary's University in Minnesota. JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, the Dalai Lama was supposed to arrive ...

  • Scrambling for a speaker, Republicans appeal to Paul Ryan

    Scrambling for a speaker, Republicans appeal to Paul Ryan

    Oct 10, 2015 12:25 AM EST

    ... House Republicans gathered this morning, waiting to hear from the man who's now at the center of their political storm. REP. PAUL RYAN (R), Wisconsin: I have got nothing new to say. LISA DESJARDINS: Until now, Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin had flatly rejected running for speaker. But the ...

  • Interactive map: Does same-day registration affect voter turnout in the U.S.?

    Interactive map: Does same-day registration affect voter turnout in the U.S.?

    Oct 04, 2015 05:58 PM EST

    View NewsHour's interactive map to compare voter turnout as well as same-day registration laws state to state.