PBS NewsHour - Segments

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 Jeffrey Brown for a conversation at the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open.

In our news wrap Monday, the Gulf Coast is bracing for Tropical Storm Gordon, which could grow into a hurricane and reach land by Tuesday. Also, a U.S. soldier was killed in eastern Afghanistan and another was wounded. Officials said it appeared to be an insider attack involving Afghan security forces.

Two Reuters reporters were sentenced to seven years in prison in Myanmar Monday on charges of the illegal possession of official documents. But Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen Adler says “it was a complete setup.” The journalists had been reporting on government led massacres of Rohingya villagers. Nick Schifrin talks with Adler about trying to get them released.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has a thoroughly Washington resume. He clerked for the Justice Anthony Kennedy, whom he's tapped to replace, was a top official in the Ken Starr investigation of President Clinton, served in the George W. Bush administration and won a seat on the powerful D.C. circuit court of appeals. Lisa Desjardins explores how those experiences shaped his record.

Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join John Yang to break down what to expect at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, and the dynamics of upcoming Democratic primary races, plus Sen. John McCain’s funeral and the outlook for bipartisanship.

The Trump administration has been ramping up pressure on organized labor and federal workers lately. The president issued executive orders limiting the activities of the unions that represent them -- which was later blocked by a federal judge -- then eliminated a potential pay hike for federal employees. Yamiche Alcindor takes a look at those stories with Dave Jamieson of HuffPost.

When Hurricane Harvey hit with a fury not seen along the Gulf Coast in more than a decade, flooded roads stranded tens of thousands of people, including Wayne and Casey Dailey and their two sons. Their tragic ordeal is detailed in a New York Times Magazine story by journalist Sheri Fink, who talks with John Yang about why the emergency response system was overwhelmed.

In the new novel "A Terrible Country," young, Soviet-born Andrei Kaplan is struggling in his academic career and getting over a breakup, when he returns to Russia to care for his aging grandmother. Jeffrey Brown talks with author Keith Gessen about the ways the story parallels his own life and the country’s contradictions.

What makes older French women so radiant, and have more active sex lives than American women? Journalist Pamela Druckerman wanted to know how women in her adoptive country cope with looking older. She found the secret is simply to aspire to be the best version of yourself. Druckerman offers her humble opinion on how to age gracefully.

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a young girl born without bones in one of her hands can now play just like her sisters thanks to an innovative 3-D printed prosthetic. Mary Williams, a Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellow from Hughes STEM High School, reports.

Smoke from this year’s wildfires in western states has been observed across the country as the jet stream sweeps it east. Climate Central reports that smoke pollution from the wildfires are negatively impacting air quality, leading to impacts on public health. John Upton of Climate Central joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.

Walmart says that 28 percent of domestic power at its stores comes from renewable sources. And 85 percent of companies in the S&P 500 are also reporting updates on sustainability in their annual reports for investors -- up from 11 percent in 2011. Paula DiPerna, special advisor to CDP, an organization that tracks environmental disclosures by companies, joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.

A federal judge recently ruled against Kentucky’s work requirement for Medicaid recipients after it became the first state to impose the policy. The judge called the mandate “arbitrary and capricious” in a decision that could have an impact on other states looking to implement a similar policy. Sara Rosenbaum, a professor of health law and policy at George Washington University, joins Hari Sreenivasan.

Politicians, family and friends gathered at the Washington National Cathedral Saturday to remember former presidential candidate and decorated Navy pilot Sen. John McCain. While President Donald Trump was not invited, former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama gave eulogies and hailed their once-political opponent's courage and dignity, saying that he modeled the best of American leadership.

The country’s top leaders mourned on Sunday news that Sen. John McCain, Republican leader and and two-time presidential candidate, died at his home in Arizona on Saturday. From the former director of the CIA David Petraeus to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, they talked about his legacy of public service and commitment to values. Hari Sreenivasan reports.