• Why is Milwaukee so bad for black people?

    Why is Milwaukee so bad for black people?

    Feb 08, 2016 11:31 PM EDT

    ... and on Twitter, @NewsHour. You can watch the PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate in partnership with Facebook, 9 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 11, on PBS and here on our live stream. A report from UCLA finds that K-12 schools in Wisconsin suspend black high school students at a ...

  • 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    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 EDT

    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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    Before he was a personal physician to the Dalai Lama, Dr. Barry Kerzin never imagined that a professional trip to Tibet would lead him down a decades-long path studying Buddhism and meditation. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro talks to Kerzin in India about his feeling that compassion and empathy are essential to medical training.

  • Scrambling for a speaker, Republicans appeal to Paul Ryan

    Scrambling for a speaker, Republicans appeal to Paul Ryan

    Oct 10, 2015 12:25 AM EDT

    With Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy dropping out of the running for Speaker of the House, focus has landed on Rep. Paul Ryan. Though the congressman has rejected the idea, moderate Republicans have come out to say they would support him. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports.