Nation Dec 09 News Wrap: Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. amid discussions about more prisoner swaps In our news wrap Friday, Brittney Griner lands in the U.S. a day after Russia exchanged her for a convicted arms dealer, health experts urged older Americans to get COVID boosters before the holidays, Ukraine says Russian shelling in the…
Politics Dec 09 What Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's defection means for Democrats and Arizona politics Democrats now have an asterisk on their 51-seat majority in the U.S. Senate, with Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announcing she will switch her party affiliation from Democrat to independent. She will be the third independent senator, joining Sen. Bernie Sanders…
Nation Dec 09 Brooks and Capehart on Senate shakeups and Brittney Griner's release New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how a win in Georgia expands Democrats' majority in the Senate despite the loss of a party…
Episode Dec 08 December 8, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, American basketball star Brittney Griner is released from detention in Russia in exchange for an arms dealer held in the United States. Then, Congress gives final passage to legislation that protects same-sex and interracial marriage. Plus,…
Nation Dec 08 With Griner's release, questions remain over fate of Americans still held in Russia The Biden administration on Thursday secured the release of Brittney Griner from Russia the controversy persists around the still-imprisoned American Paul Whelan, who remains inside Russia. John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator for the National Security Council, joins Judy Woodruff…
Nation Dec 08 'I cried tears of joy': Griner's former coach discusses WNBA star's newfound freedom Dawn Staley is the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks and a Hall of Fame player. She coached Brittney Griner and her teammates when they won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year, and she has tweeted…
Nation Dec 08 News Wrap: House passes $858 billion defense bill in sweeping bipartisan vote In our news wrap Thursday, the House passed a record $858 billion defense authorization bill in a sweeping bipartisan vote, the FDA authorized new COVID booster shots for children as young as 6 months old, Iran executed its first prisoner…
Nation Dec 08 Lawmakers pass landmark legislation aimed at protecting same-sex marriages Congress gave final approval to a bill requiring all states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages. It passed the House with nearly 40 Republicans joining Democrats in support. On the floor, arguments focused on protecting marriage rights against a conservative…
Episode Dec 07 December 7, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Georgia's incumbent senator defends his seat against his Trump-backed challenger, giving Democrats a larger majority in the U.S. Senate. Then, the Supreme Court hears a case that could give state legislatures nearly unchecked power to change…
Nation Dec 07 News Wrap: Peru's president ousted, leaving the country in political turmoil In our news wrap Wednesday, Peru's Congress ousted President Pedro Castillo and replaced him with the country's vice president, more classified documents from the Trump White House have turned up in Florida near the former president's estate, China formally rolled…