Politics Aug 30 News Wrap: Maui receives $95 million grant to strengthen electrical grid In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House announced a grant of $95 million to strengthen the electrical grid on the island of Maui following the wildfires there, a federal judge ruled Rudy Giuliani defamed two Georgia election workers by…
Episode Aug 29 August 29, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as it rapidly advances toward the Gulf Coast. The Biden administration takes aim at drug prices, naming the first ten prescriptions now subject to Medicare negotiations. Plus, how former Trump chief…
World Aug 29 News Wrap: Jan. 6 victims speak in court ahead of former Proud Boys leader's sentencing In our news wrap Tuesday, victims of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol had their say in a federal court a day before former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three others will be sentenced for their roles in…
Episode Aug 28 August 28, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, a federal judge sets a trial date in the case accusing former President Trump of election interference, setting up a major legal battle before the next election. Russia's influence in Africa begins to shift following the…
Nation Aug 28 News Wrap: Florida prepares as Idalia expected to strike Gulf Coast as major hurricane In our news wrap Monday, dozens of counties in Florida declared emergencies as Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and strike the state, crews are still struggling to contain a record number of wildfires in drought-stricken…
Episode Aug 25 August 25, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, with hundreds still missing, Native Hawaiians worry their needs will be forgotten as Maui recovers from devastating wildfires. Russian dissidents fight alongside Ukrainians against Putin's invasion, but some of their extremist views raise alarms. Plus, Spain's…
Nation Aug 25 News Wrap: Kremlin denies involvement in Prigozhin plane crash In our news wrap Friday, the Kremlin denied involvement in the plane crash that likely killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, all 19 people charged in Georgia's election interference case have now turned themselves in, storms in Michigan killed five people and left…
Episode Aug 24 August 24, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, former President Trump surrenders to authorities in Georgia over his attempts to subvert the state's 2020 election results. Republican candidates clash on multiple issues in their first debate of the election cycle. Plus, Ukraine's ambassador to…
World Aug 24 News Wrap: Putin says Prigozhin was a talented person who 'made serious mistakes in life Russian President Putin offered his first public acknowledgment of Yevgeny Prigozhin's presumed death as investigators comb through the wreckage of his jet that crashed outside Moscow, a Russian court ruled American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail until at…
Episode Aug 23 August 23, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Republican presidential candidates looking to unseat Donald Trump as the GOP frontrunner prepare to debate for the first time. The leader of the Russian mercenary group responsible for an attempted coup is believed dead following a…