Nation Aug 28

After Hurricane Harvey inundated Texas with high winds, heavy rain and record-breaking floodwaters, Houston officials update the public about where the city stands as it begins to recover.

Politics Aug 23

Nearly three-quarters of Americans prefer some form of diplomacy over warfare to diffuse tensions between the United States and North Korea.

Nation Aug 16

Most Americans do not think President Donald Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia was strong enough and consider the automobile attack that occurred there to be an act of domestic terrorism, according to a new poll from the…

Nation Aug 15

During an interview with PBS NewsHour's P.J. Tobia, Matthew Heimbach of the Traditionalist Worker Party, a white nationalist group, reflected whether he regretted a person dying after the automobile attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, and whether he himself feels responsible for…

Nation Aug 08

Last week, the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis asked President Donald Trump to declare a national state of emergency to address this public health epidemic.

Politics Aug 03

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, the leader of the city where Trump held his rally, said “labels don’t matter.” What does matter is working together on issues like the opioid crisis, which has ravaged his city.

Politics Aug 03

Democrats “can continue their obsession with the Russian hoax or they can serve the interests of the American people,” Trump said after Justice’s announcement. “Try winning at the voting booth.”…

Health Aug 02

Ask the experts your questions during a 12:15 p.m. Twitterchat Wednesday and follow the conversation at 3:50 p.m. online here on the PBS NewsHour.

Politics Jul 31

Opioids “now kill more people than gun homicides and car crashes combined,” the commission wrote in its report, saying that with nearly 150 Americans dying every day, “America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11th every three weeks.”…

Health Jul 20

The latest legislation in the Senate offers a greater reduction in the deficit by preserving certain taxes Republicans had killed in the older version. They found more savings by reducing and ending certain federal matching funds and capping per-capita-based payments…