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Gretchen Frazee is a producer for the PBS NewsHour.
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Politics May 28
Their loved ones are ‘obsessed’ with QAnon conspiracies. It’s tearing their families apartA survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute this week found 15% of Americans believe a QAnon conspiracy that the government is controlled by a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. Just one in five Republicans fully reject the theory. For…
Arts Apr 16
Long excluded from country music, Black women are breaking throughThis weekend, Mickey Guyton will become the first Black woman to co-host the Academy of Country Music Awards. She was the only Black woman to be nominated for an award this year. But as Amna Nawaz reports, a number of…
Arts Apr 15
How these Black women are reshaping country musicThe PBS NewsHour spoke with seven Black women within country music on how they're making their voices heard in the industry.
Nation Mar 29
American renters hard-hit by pandemic juggle complicated assistance systems, eviction lawsWith 9.5 million Americans, or 17 percent of tenants, in the U.S. still behind on their rent according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Biden administration on Monday extended a federal moratorium on evictions through the end of June. There…
Health Mar 12
The Longest Year: How COVID-19 has reshaped our livesTake a second to remember what your life was like one year ago. For most of us, it all feels like a distant memory. From how we work to how we learn, who we see and where we can go,…
Nation Feb 16
How obtaining identification can complicate the road from prisonFor men and women coming out of prison every year, one of the first steps to re-entering society can be one of the most difficult: simply getting a valid ID. William Brangham reports on the many hurdles returning citizens often…
Health Feb 09
West Virginia emerges as a leader in the inoculation fight against COVID-19States across the country have been struggling to distribute the COVID-19 vaccines quickly. But seven weeks into their rollout, West Virginia has found a way to vaccinate more of its population than almost any other state, including delivering both doses…
Nation Jan 27
Mothers leaving prison encounter uphill battle as they try reconnecting with familyResearch has found that prisoners who maintain close contact with their family members while incarcerated have lower recidivism rates. But for formerly incarcerated mothers, rebuilding relationships with their children can be incredibly challenging after they serve time behind bars. Amna…
Nation Jan 08
What we saw the day the Capitol was attackedOn Jan. 6, for the first time in more than two centuries, Congress was attacked and overrun, this time by its own citizens. The PBS NewsHour's anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff talks to correspondents Lisa Desjardins, Amna Nawaz and…
Nation Dec 28
‘It’s just senseless.’ Despite COVID relief, unemployed Americans still worry about paying their billsAmericans had mixed emotions about the Covid-19 relief bill that President Donald Trump signed into law Sunday, extending unemployment benefits for an estimated 12 million Americans.