Episode Aug 22 August 22, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, three Arkansas police officers are suspended after a video emerges showing them brutally assaulting a suspect during an arrest. Then, a dire hunger crisis grows in South Sudan as the head of the World Food Program…
Nation Aug 22 News Wrap: Pfizer seeks FDA approval for new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants, Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his post in December, Russia blamed Ukraine for a deadly car bombing near Moscow, Pakistan…
Nation Aug 22 Arkansas police officers suspended after a video shows brutal beating Three police officers in Arkansas have been removed from duty after a bystander's video captured two of them brutally beating a suspect during an arrest. The incident is again raising questions about the use of force by police, when it's…
Politics Aug 22 Amy Walter and Annie Linskey on Trump's legal troubles, New York and Florida primaries Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how New York and Florida primary elections are testing the direction of the…
Episode Aug 19 August 19, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, we explore the threats of violence against FBI agents following the search of former President Trump's Florida home. Then, Florida judges rule a 16-year-old girl is not mature enough to have an abortion, meaning she will…
Nation Aug 19 News Wrap: Islamic State member sentenced to life in prison for killings of 4 Americans In our news wrap Friday, a British man was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison without parole for the Islamic State killings of four Americans, the U.S. pledged $775 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, the former Roman…
Nation Aug 19 A former FBI agent discusses threats against the agency since the search of Trump's home The Federal Bureau of Investigation and its agents have become targets of threats after the agency conducted a court-approved search of former President Trump's estate. Much of the heated rhetoric has come from Trump and his allies. One man has…
Politics Aug 19 Brooks and Marcus on threats against the FBI, Liz Cheney's future, Trump's grip on the GOP New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how primary races once again demonstrated the strengths and limits of former President Trump's influence…
Episode Aug 18 August 18, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the Trump Organization's CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud as other legal cases surround the former president. Then, grain shipments slowly increase out of Ukraine, potentially alleviating high global food prices. Plus, despite an influx of…
Nation Aug 18 News Wrap: Federal judge considers releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge in Florida says he's inclined to release the affidavit behind the search of former President Trump's estate with redactions, the UN calls for demilitarizing a nuclear plant in Ukraine, the death toll…