• 5 overlooked stories that deserve your attention

    5 overlooked stories that deserve your attention

    Sep 07, 2017 04:16 AM EDT

    ... a sophomore from Lebanon, New Jersey, Penn Live reported. The judge also dropped four defendants from the case. (Two other fraternity members who waived their right to a hearing still face their own charges). Piazza was 19 when he participated in an initiation event for Beta Theta Pi at the ...

  • Irresistible to tourists, has Venice become unwelcoming to its inhabitants?

    Irresistible to tourists, has Venice become unwelcoming to its inhabitants?

    Aug 30, 2017 12:50 AM EDT

    ... might even think the locals had been replaced entirely by tourists like these. MAN: Obviously, most of the people here are tourists. WOMAN: You're right. It's too much. WOMAN: I thought this was just a tourist area. I honestly had no idea people lived here. CHRISTOPHER LIVESAY: Of ...

  • How one Syrian city is rebuilding life after ISIS

    How one Syrian city is rebuilding life after ISIS

    Aug 25, 2017 10:51 PM EDT

    ... the damage, we were sad. But then we realized we'd escaped the injustice of ISIS, and it was worth it. Everything can be made right. GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON: As the fight to defeat the so-called Islamic State pushes forward, the question of what comes next comes up again ...

  • WATCH: President Trump addresses the nation on Afghanistan

    WATCH: President Trump addresses the nation on Afghanistan

    Aug 22, 2017 01:51 AM EDT

    ... even talk about a politically negotiated end with the Taliban. But the headline, of course, Judy will be more troops to Afghanistan. JUDY WOODRUFF: All right, Nick Schifrin. And now, let’s turn to President Trump at Fort Myer, Virginia. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Tillerson ...

  • White nationalists see violent Charlottesville rally as successful turning point

    White nationalists see violent Charlottesville rally as successful turning point

    Aug 14, 2017 11:59 PM EDT

    ... their removal -- Hari. HARI SREENIVASAN: P.J., you and our producer Mark Scialla were both there over the weekend. Both sides, the left and the right that were there, say that this is a turning point. So, how is that the case? P.J. TOBIA: Well, the right-wing right ...

  • A presidential estate opens its doors to conversation on slavery
  • 5 stories you probably missed that deserve a closer look

    5 stories you probably missed that deserve a closer look

    Aug 09, 2017 02:42 PM EDT

    The White House had a difficult time last week defending some of the president’s statements. The issue: reconciling what he said happened with what actually happened. The Boy Scouts of America pushed back Wednesday on a claim from the president that the organization had called him to say his address at their annual meeting the...

  • Can Trump pursue a conservative agenda?

    Can Trump pursue a conservative agenda?

    Aug 06, 2017 10:40 PM EDT

    President Donald Trump started his “working vacation” with declining poll numbers, a legislative failure on healthcare and the convening of a grand jury in an ongoing investigation. This weekend, The New York Times also reported on a Republican shadow campaign for the 2020 presidential race, which raises questions about the state of the conservative agenda....

  • Tax reform is the next big GOP push. Here’s what to expect

    Tax reform is the next big GOP push. Here’s what to expect

    Aug 04, 2017 01:01 AM EDT

    Republican leaders are starting to make decisions on how they will approach tax reform, an issue that's equally important as health care to Republicans, and one that's arguably even tougher to solve. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Judy Woodruff to walk through where efforts stand.

  • How a Trump-endorsed overhaul would dramatically change U.S. immigration

    How a Trump-endorsed overhaul would dramatically change U.S. immigration

    Aug 03, 2017 12:13 AM EDT

    A bill proposed by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., and endorsed by President Trump would cut in half the number of people legally allowed into the United States, and mark a profound shift in American policy in place for a half century. Alan Gomez of USA Today joins Judy Woodruff to...