Nation Sep 23 News Wrap: Fears of recession trigger stock market sell-off In our news wrap Friday, a sell-off swept Wall Street and the world as rising interest rates intensify fears of a recession, counter-protesters marched in support of Iran's Islamic regime following growing unrest over a young woman's death in the…
Politics Sep 23 Brooks and Tumulty on Putin's war in Ukraine and the state of Republican politics New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's rebuke of Russia and Putin at the U.N. and the state of Republican politics.
Episode Sep 22 September 22, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Congress enters its final push to approve contentious legislation ahead of the midterms. Puerto Rico's inability to quickly restore power after Hurricane Fiona exposes the fragility of the island's energy grid despite large-scale investments. Plus, global…
Nation Sep 22 News Wrap: U.S. sanctions Iran's 'morality police' after young woman's death In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran's morality police as protests continue over the death of a young woman in custody, Republicans in the Senate blocked action on forcing the disclosure of "dark money" donors to…
Episode Sep 21 September 21, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Biden calls on global leaders to counter Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Vladimir Putin drafts more soldiers for the war effort. The Federal Reserve raises interest rates to combat inflation and banks around the world…
Nation Sep 21 News Wrap: House votes on reform to electoral vote count, malaria outbreaks in Pakistan In our news wrap Wednesday, the House approved a bill to block future attempts at subverting presidential elections and close loopholes in the law, medical workers struggled to contain malaria outbreaks as mosquitoes breed in the wake of flooding in…
Episode Sep 20 September 20, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, Fiona grows into a category three hurricane and barrels into more islands after causing devastating flooding and damage in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Ukraine's top prosecutor discusses mass graves and other Russian atrocities discovered…
Nation Sep 20 News Wrap: New York City lifting vaccine mandate for private sector workers In our news wrap Tuesday, New York City is lifting its vaccine mandate for private sector workers as of November 1, federal authorities in Minnesota charged 47 people in a fraud scheme taking advantage of pandemic relief funds and the…
Episode Sep 19 September 19, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, Puerto Rico experiences massive flooding, widespread power outages and catastrophic damage after Hurricane Fiona slams the island. The United Kingdom grieves as Queen Elizabeth's funeral is held in London. Plus, Turkey's President Erdoğan discusses the expansion…
Nation Sep 19 News Wrap: Taliban frees American in prisoner swap, judge orders release of Adnan Syed In our news wrap Monday, the Taliban freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in a prisoner swap, a judge in Pakistan ordered police to drop terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Russian fire hit close to another nuclear power…