May 15 Watch 7:45 Is White House drama hurting Trump’s agenda? By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to examine how tumultuous news -- like the firing of FBI Director James Comey or a report released Monday by The Washington Post that President… Continue watching
May 15 This tiny island with no humans is getting buried in plastic trash By Nsikan Akpan Henderson Island, a remote locale in the South Pacific, is covered with 37.7 million pieces of plastic debris -- the highest density ever recorded in the world for a beach. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 10:02 Rising conservative voices call for climate change action By Saskia de Melker, Laura Fong, Stephanie Sy Climate change is one of many issues seen as dividing Democrats and Republicans. A dominant wing of the GOP has denied climate change exists, as some Democrats have tried to reduce air pollution and push for alternative forms of energy. Continue watching
May 14 Clapper: U.S. government ‘under assault’ by Trump after Comey firing By Hope Yen, Associated Press Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Sunday described a U.S. government "under assault" after President Trump's decision to fire FBI director James Comey. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 3:49 New FBI director scrutiny will be ‘very intense’ By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump's abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey drew controversy and mixed reactions this week. Some said he kept his promise to shake up Washington, while others saw it as a maneuver to block an FBI investigation into… Continue watching
May 13 Lawmakers in 10 states push to raise marriage age By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline Most Americans think of child marriage as a vestige of a bygone era. And yet in every state, people under 18 are allowed to marry. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 12:27 Shields and Ponnuru on James Comey firing fallout By PBS News Hour Syndicated Columnist Mark Shields and the National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the stunning firing of FBI Director James Comey and what that means for the stability of the Trump administration and the… Continue watching
May 12 How Florence Nightingale cleaned up ‘hell on earth’ hospitals and became an international hero By Dr. Howard Markel On Florence Nightingale’s birthday and International Nurse’s Day, we celebrate Nightingale's multitude of accomplishments and those of the legion of nurses who followed in her path and continue to make a huge difference in caring for the ill. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 5:46 TIME magazine offers portrait of Trump facing realities of the White House By PBS News Hour As questions swirl around President Trump’s decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey, earlier this week TIME magazine was given unusual access behind the scenes at the White House. Judy Woodruff talks to Michael Scherer of TIME magazine about… Continue watching
May 11 Acting FBI chief McCabe contradicts White House explanations on Comey firing By Eileen Sullivan and Deb Riechmann and Julie Pace, Associated Press Piece by piece, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe undermined recent White House explanations about the firing of FBI Director James Comey during testimony before a Senate committee Thursday. Continue reading