Politics May 25 WATCH: Collins, Fauci testify on 2022 NIH budget request U.S. health officials including Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday on the fiscal year 2022…
Nation May 24 WATCH: Q&A on police reform and the racial justice movement, one year after George Floyd’s killing In the wake of George Floyd's killing in May 2020, protesters across the country called for police reform and other changes to address systemic racism in the United States. A year later, what progress has been made? Where do the…
Politics May 24 WATCH: House committee holds hearing on the effects of voting requirements on ballot access Republicans in Florida, Georgia and other states have seized on former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud to push ID requirements for voters to request or return mailed ballots.
Nation May 21 WATCH: Race Matters — America After George Floyd | A PBS NewsHour Special In the special “Race Matters: America after George Floyd,” PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff and our reporters talk to people and experts across the country about the lasting effects of systemic racism.
Health May 21 WATCH: White House COVID-19 Task Force gives pandemic update Most U.S. adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and the rate of new infections has declined. But a new report from the World Health Organization makes an urgent case for global action to help other…
Health May 20 WATCH: Health care leaders testify on workforce shortage The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing Thursday on addressing workforce shortages in the health care industry.
Politics May 20 WATCH: House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on reducing gun violence and mass shootings In 2021, the U.S. has already experienced at least 194 mass shootings, which the Gun Violence Archive defines as an incident in which four or more people are killed.
Politics May 19 WATCH: Senate Appropriations Committee holds hearing on CDC Budget The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking is a $1.6 billion increase in CDC funding as it continues to manage the pandemic and vaccination efforts.
Politics May 19 WATCH: Tulsa race massacre survivors, advocates testify before House committee In 1921, the “proud, rich, black” community in Tulsa suffered a brutal massacre — up to 300 black Tulsans were murdered by white residents, and a thriving neighborhood of that Oklahoma city burned to the ground.
Health May 18 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing The White House coronavirus task force will hold a news briefing on Tuesday, May 18.