Apr 01 Watch 24:57 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 1, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 1, President Trump calls tougher immigration laws and says he will not back a deal for DACA. And, despite being attacked over four years of war, a Ukrainian plant crucial to the country's economy… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 4:17 How political opponents became enemies in the U.S. By PBS News Hour An increasingly dark view of the opposition is now a dominant feature of our political landscape. According to the Pew Research Center, 45 percent of Republicans say that Democratic policies threaten the nation, while 41 percent of Democrats think the… Continue watching
Mar 24 GOP’s congressional stronghold is Democrats’ source of hope By Marc Levy, Associated Press A longtime congressional stronghold for Republicans, Pennsylvania is emerging in dramatic fashion as a source of hope for Democrats in their quest to take control of the U.S. House in November's mid-term elections. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Pa. Republicans lose legal battles in redistricting fight By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, both the U.S. Supreme Court and a panel of federal judges refused to block a new Pennsylvania congressional map deemed more fair, and more favorable to Democrats. Also, the family business of Jared Kushner, the… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 3:19 Republicans charge bias, legal ‘breakdown’ in contentious memo on Russia probe By PBS News Hour The so-called Nunes memo, written by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, charges that the FBI and DOJ got permission to spy on a former campaign adviser based on flawed sources that were biased against then-candidate Donald Trump -- and… Continue watching
Jan 18 North Carolina Republicans don’t have to redraw maps by next week, Supreme Court rules By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court has delayed a lower-court order that would have forced North Carolina Republican lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts by next week because of excessive partisan bias in current lines. Continue reading
Jan 18 Does Trump deserve credit for economic growth? By Paul Solman The NewsHour spoke with National Economics Association President Rhonda Sharpe for her take on the economy in President Donald Trump's first year in office. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 7:39 What will 2018 bring for Republicans and Democrats? By PBS News Hour As 2017 comes to a close, and with it President Trump’s first year in office, John Yang sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Chris Buskirk of American Greatness to discuss the state of partisan politics and what’s in… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 8:04 Sweeping GOP bill set to revamp U.S. tax code, slash corporate rate By PBS News Hour For Republican lawmakers, it's a day to celebrate. Cheers went up as the GOP tax overhaul received House passage, signalling the end of a legislative sprint to get the bill wrapped up by Christmas. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 9:32 These numbers explain Doug Jones’ Alabama Senate win. What do they mean for the coming political landscape? By PBS News Hour Looking ahead to the the 2018 legislative agenda and elections, what are the political lessons from Alabama’s Senate race? Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections, Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness, and Michael Steel, the former… Continue watching