World Sep 25 News Wrap: Ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan takeover In our news wrap Monday, Ukrainian military officials claim a missile strike on the Russian navy's Crimean headquarters killed Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander, thousands of ethnic Armenians are fleeing the Nagorno-Karabakh region after Azerbaijan recaptured it last week and…
Politics Sep 25 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the economic and political impact of a government shutdown NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the implications for the U.S. economy and political landscape as a potential government shutdown looms and…
Episode Sep 22 September 22, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the United Auto Workers expands its strike to dozens more facilities. Also: Congress in gridlock as a government shutdown nears, the first federal office of gun violence prevention, new reporting on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’…
Nation Sep 22 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia expected to bring flooding to East Coast In our news wrap Friday, Tropical Storm Ophelia barreled toward the East Coast, with expected landfall Saturday morning in North Carolina. Also, a judge at Guantanamo Bay has declared one of the defendants in the 9/11 attacks case unfit for…
Episode Sep 21 September 21, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Ukraine’s president tries to shore up support from Congress, as some Republicans remain skeptical about providing more aid for the fight against Russia. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch steps down as the head of Fox News and…
Nation Sep 21 News Wrap: Senate pushes some military promotions through Tuberville's blockade In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate confirmed two more top military nominees after a monthslong blockade, a U.S. government contractor was charged with espionage, Congress heads home for the weekend as a government shutdown looms, Azerbaijan officials met with…
Episode Sep 20 September 20, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Federal Reserve holds off on raising interest rates further, but consumers still feel the pain of past hikes with mortgage rates at their highest level in more than 20 years. Then, tensions rise between Canada…
Politics Sep 20 News Wrap: Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced that interest rates will remain unchanged, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland faced a barrage of criticism from Republicans, the Senate is moving to vote on three top military nominations, President Biden…
Episode Sep 19 September 19, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Biden calls on world leaders to promote peace and stand with Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. Then, we report from on the ground in Ukraine where U.S. support is bolstering the effort to retake land from…
World Sep 19 News Wrap: Americans freed from Iran arrive back in the U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, the five Americans freed in a prisoner swap with Iran are back on U.S. soil, forces in Azerbaijan fired on Armenian military positions killing at least five, India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat hours after…