Sep 17 Watch 4:50 Sen. Leahy on Brett Kavanaugh allegations: ‘Let’s get the facts’ Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, one of the 10 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee calling for chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley to postpone this week's committee vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the sexual assault allegations, and… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 7:09 Kellyanne Conway: Kavanaugh ready to ‘clear his name’ Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway says Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court has not been thrown off track by decades-old allegations of sexual assault that emerged over the last week. Conway joins Judy Woodruff to share her reaction… Continue watching
Sep 17 Kavanaugh’s accuser willing to talk to Congress, lawyer says By Darlene Superville, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The woman accusing Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her is willing to tell her story in public to a Senate panel considering his nomination to the Supreme Court, her lawyer said Monday. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 24:58 September 16, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 16, a woman who says Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school speaks to the Washington Post, and a photographer documents the dangers of being a journalist in Mexico. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 3:30 Christine Blasey Ford details allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in first on-the-record interview to The Washington Post By PBS News Hour Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University in California, told The Washington Post in a report published online Sunday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s. Ford said that at a gathering… Continue watching
Sep 12 Jeff Fager, ’60 Minutes’ boss, fired after reports of an abusive workplace By David Bauder, Associated Press The network news president, David Rhodes, said Fager's firing was "not directly related" to the allegations against him, but because he violated company policy. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 9:52 As Les Moonves departs, sexual misconduct allegations raise wider questions about CBS culture CBS chairman and chief executive Leslie Moonves is stepping down after several more women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct across a 20-year span. Amna Nawaz learns more about the allegations from Ronan Farrow from The New Yorker,… Continue watching
Sep 07 Students accused of sexual misconduct get legal boost from federal court By Ed White, Associated Press The University of Michigan violated the rights of a male student by refusing to allow him or a representative to question witnesses in an alleged incident of sexual misconduct at a "Risky Business"-themed fraternity party, the court said. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 8:00 Billie Jean King on athlete activism: ‘Our job is to lead’ By Jeffrey Brown Billie Jean King, one of the most renowned and beloved athletes of our time, made her mark on the court as the top women’s tennis player in the world. Off the court, she continues her advocacy for equality. King joins… Continue watching
Aug 27 Hundreds say #TimesUp for world’s largest scientific organization to address sexual harassment By Jamie Leventhal An open letter to the American Association for the Advancement of Science calls on the society to address harassment within its ranks and strip honors from those who are revealed to be harassers. Continue reading