May 17 On Monday’s NewsHour… GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE | BP officials said the company has captured about a fifth of the oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, but scientists have voiced new worries about the environmental implications of the spill. Gwen Ifill talks… Continue reading
May 14 On Friday’s NewsHour… GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE | President Obama called for an overhaul of how the government handles oil drilling approval, as estimates of the gulf oil leak's magnitude continue to climb. Jeffrey Brown talks to U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral… Continue reading
May 13 On Thursday’s NewsHour… NEW TIMES SQUARE BOMBING ARRESTS | Federal agents arrested two Pakistani men in Boston in connection with the failed attack in Times Square. Judy Woodruff talks to reporter Devlin Barrett of the Wall Street Journal about the assistance the… Continue reading
May 12 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… OBAMA, KARZAI REAFFIRM TIES | President Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Washington, following months of tension over accusations of governmental corruption and Western interference.Gwen Ifill talks to former Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and Alexander Their, director… Continue reading
May 11 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… U.K. PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS | British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced his resignation as Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties made agreements to form a government under Conservative Party Leader David Cameron. Jeffrey Brown talks to reporter Ned Temko of… Continue reading
May 10 On Monday’s NewsHour… By News Desk ELENA KAGAN NOMINATED TO SUPREME COURT | President Obama nominated Solicitor General and former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan to fill Justice John Paul Stevens' seat on the Supreme Court. Gwen Ifill gets four points of view from… Continue reading
May 07 On Friday’s NewsHour… ECONOMY ADDS JOBS IN APRIL | Employers added 290,000 jobs last month, marking the biggest hiring increase in four years. Kwame Holman reports. Then, Jeffrey Brown talks to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com and Mohamed El-Erian,… Continue reading
May 06 On Thursday’s NewsHour… GREECE APPROVES AUSTERITY PLAN | Jeffrey Brown reports on Wall Street's reaction to continued instability in Greece. Police in Athens used tear gas to control new protests, sparked as lawmakers approved cost-cutting measures. Judy Woodruff gets updates from Susie… Continue reading
May 05 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… SECURITY CONCERNS AFTER NY BOMBING ATTEMPT | Following the arrest of a man accused of trying to detonate a bomb in New York City's Times Square, Jeffrey Brown talks to Guardian reporter Declan Walsh in Pakistan and Denis… Continue reading
May 04 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… NYC BOMBING SUSPECT IN CUSTODY | A Pakistani-American man has been charged with acts of terrorism across international lines in the foiled bomb plot in New York City's Times Square over the weekend. Jeffrey Brown talks to Newsweek reporter… Continue reading