Episode Dec 01 December 1, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, former Vice President Mike Pence sits down with us to discuss the Jan. 6 insurrection and why he supported legal challenges to the 2020 election. Early voters wait in line for hours to cast ballots in…
Nation Dec 01 News Wrap: Senate votes to prevent railroad strike but rejects granting more paid leave In our news wrap Thursday, a bill to prevent a railroad strike is headed to President Biden after it passed the Senate, but Senators rejected a separate measure to grant seven days of paid sick leave to workers, the Supreme…
Nation Dec 01 Pence on his Jan. 6 experience, confronting Trump and how his 2024 bid would be different Former Vice President Mike Pence has said he's considering running for president in 2024, but he's been notably quiet about the events of January 6, saving his take for his newly released book, "So Help Me God." Pence sat down…
Nation Dec 01 Student reporters at odds with administrators over story in school newspaper Student reporters in Los Angeles recently found themselves in a difficult position. They were at odds with the administration at their magnet school, which specializes in journalism, over a report in the student-run newspaper. Autry Rozendal of our PBS NewsHour…
Episode Nov 30 November 30, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill to stop a potential railroad strike. Some economists raise concerns about whether the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes are doing more harm than good. Plus, despite being…
World Nov 30 News Wrap: House Democrats elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as new leader In our news wrap Wednesday, House Democrats elected New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries as their new leader making him the first Black lawmaker to head a major political party in Congress, the Islamic State group says its latest leader has…
Health Nov 30 White House encourages booster shots as 90% of COVID deaths occur among the elderly COVID's prevalence in the U.S. is much lower than it was during the past two winters, but it is hardly behind us. The U.S. is on pace to lose more than 150,000 Americans during this third year of the pandemic.
Episode Nov 29 November 29, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, Democrats push for legislation in the remaining days before Republicans take control of the House. The head of a far-right militia group is convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6 attack on…
Nation Nov 29 Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for role in Jan. 6 attack A federal jury convicted the founder of the Oath Keepers militia, Stewart Rhodes, of seditious conspiracy in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Mary McCord, director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, monitored the trial in…
World Nov 29 News Wrap: University students in China sent home after weekend protests In our news wrap Tuesday, universities in Beijing and other Chinese cities sent students home after weekend protests against COVID restrictions and the country's leaders, a new Pentagon report estimates China is rapidly building its nuclear arsenal and closing the…