Sep. 03, 2014 12:03 p.m. EDT
Web Video: ‘Slow progress’ for U.S. on addressing terror insurgencies in Africa
The U.S. is sending a team of military, law enforcement and hostage negotiators to Nigeria to join efforts to locate the girls who were kidnapped by Islamist militants in Nigeria. Gwen Ifill talks to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary of S…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:59 a.m. EDT
Web Video: How does the separatist referendum affect Ukraine’s upcoming presidential election?
Separatists in Eastern Ukraine declared they are ready to join Russia in Sunday’s secession referendum, but no government has yet recognized the move. Gwen Ifill talks to Steven Pifer of the Brookings Institution and Nadia Diuk of the National Endow…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:56 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Debating Piketty’s theory on how wealth begets wealth, widens the economic gap
In "Capital," French economist Thomas Piketty explores how wealth and the income derived from it magnifies the problems of inequality. Gwen Ifill gets debate on his data and conclusions from Heather Boushey of Washington Center for Equitable Growth …
Sep. 03, 2014 11:53 a.m. EDT
Web Video: U.S. military sends plane to scan for abducted girls in Nigeria
Nigeria's government confirmed that a "window of negotiation" is open to Boko Haram with respect to the return of hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped from a school in a remote village. Meanwhile the U.S. began manned surveillance flights over the re…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:50 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Bill Clinton reflects on fixing the wealth gap, embracing the Affordable Care Act and Hillary’s health
Former President Bill Clinton sat down with Gwen Ifill in Washington to discuss growing inequality, how Democrats should talk about the Affordable Care Act, the controversy around the Benghazi attack, Putin’s motives in Ukraine and Hillary Clinton’s…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:46 a.m. EDT
Web Video: FCC moves forward with new rules on net neutrality
Putting the widely cherished principle of net neutrality at stake, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3 to 2 to allow broadband providers to charge for faster access in how online content is prioritized and delivered. Gwen Ifill talks to Ce…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:44 a.m. EDT
Web Video: VA Secretary Shinseki grilled by Senate panel over failures to provide care
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki appeared in front of a Senate panel to defend his agency against accusations that a V.A. hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, falsified scheduling reports, and that up to 40 veterans died awaiting treatment. Senator…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:41 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Disputed announcement of Russian troop withdrawl doesn’t shake separatist resolve in Donetsk
The Kremlin announced that Russian President Putin has ordered the 40,000 troops massed on the Ukrainian border to retreat to their home bases. However, the NATO secretary general says he sees no sign of movement. Reporting from Donetsk, chief forei…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:38 a.m. EDT
Web Video: U.S. charges Chinese officials with cyberspying on businesses
Five Chinese military officials were indicted by the U.S. for stealing trade secrets by hacking six American firms in the nuclear, metals and solar products industries. Gwen Ifill talks to Laura Galante of FireEye and former State Department officia…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:35 a.m. EDT
Web Video: How will the primaries shake up the gender split in Congress?
Voters will be heading to the polls in six states Tuesday. NewsHour political editor Domenico Montanaro joins Gwen Ifill to preview the closely watched primaries that will set the stage for some of the most consequential races in November, and to sp…
