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News Wrap: Bipartisan group working on shutdown compromises
S2019 E16 - 6m 10s
In our news wrap Tuesday, a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers say they met behind closed doors last night in hopes of forging a compromise to reopen the government. President Trump met with a group of House Republicans; the White House said Democrats declined to attend. Also, at least 600 people carrying backpacks started out from a Honduras bus station on Monday, heading for the U.S.
Remembering theater star Carol Channing
S2019 E16 - 1m 15s
Carol Channing passed away Tuesday at the age of 97. The Broadway legend won fame as Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" and performed it more than 5,000 times.
Why Republicans are rebuking Rep. Steve King now
S2019 E16 - 8m 59s
After a long history of controversial statements by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, House Republicans stripped the 16-year congressman of his committee membership on Monday night. He recently wondered in The New York Times how terms like "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" became "offensive." Lisa Desjardins gets analysis from O. Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa and Asma Khalid of NPR.
Parliament rejects Brexit deal, leaving May to scramble
S2019 E16 - 7m 21s
Just 10 weeks before Britain is due to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to press ahead despite the overwhelming rejection of her Brexit deal in Parliament on Tuesday. If the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, many worry it could plunge the economy in recession or worse. Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote joins Judy Woodruff for more.
Shutdown takes a bite out of business in South Florida
S2019 E16 - 6m 35s
The gates are open at the Everglades National Park, but with no one to collect entry fees, business is drying up. The partial government shutdown couldn't come at a worse time for the region, which depends on tourists and is suffering its second bad season in a row. From TSA officers to hurricane scientists, John Yang reports on how residents are hurting.
Klobuchar 'very concerned' about Barr's independence
S2019 E16 - 5m 47s
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said she has serious concerns about Attorney General nominee William Barr’s stances on the Mueller investigation, but that it was positive to hear him say he would let the probe run its course. The senator joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Barr’s answers on obstruction of justice, voting rights, his rhetoric on immigration and more from Tuesday’s hearing.
January 15, 2019 – PBS NewsHour full episode
S2019 E16 - 53m 58s
January 15, 2019 – PBS NewsHour full episode
Former deputy says Mueller memo shouldn’t disqualify Barr
S2019 E16 - 5m 55s
Lots of lawyers have thoughts about the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference, said former Deputy Attorney General George Terwilliger, and the fact that Attorney General nominee William Barr shared his thoughts isn’t “really unusual.” Terwilliger joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the confirmation hearing, including immigration issues wrapped up in the government shutdown fight.
Risch: 'I really don't' believe Trump acts to help Russia
S2019 E16 - 6m 51s
Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, the new chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that there is no feeling that he knows of in Washington that Russia can be trusted or embraced. Risch talks with Nick Schifrin about why he sees China as the U.S.’s “largest concern,” the pain for American farmers caused by the president’s trade war, the American commitment to Kurdish forces in Syria and more.
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