Episode Jul 24 July 24, 2022 - PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the global climate emergency hits home with fires burning uncontrollably in California and much of the country under heat advisories. Then, the economic and environmental costs of buying new clothes fuel a more sustainable thrifting…
Episode Jul 22 July 22, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the Jan. 6 panel accuses former President Trump of dereliction of duty for ignoring pleas to call off the mob at the Capitol. Then, Russia and Ukraine reach an agreement to resume grain shipments out of…
Nation Jul 22 News Wrap: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon convicted of contempt of Congress In our news wrap Friday, a federal jury convicted former Trump adviser Steve Bannon of contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from the Jan. 6 panel, President Biden's COVID symptoms are improving, a heat wave continues in parts of the…
Nation Jul 22 Dissecting Steve Bannon's contempt conviction and the Jan. 6 committee's accomplishments Former President Trump's onetime adviser Steve Bannon was convicted Friday for contempt of Congress. It came a day after the Jan. 6 panel focused on Trump's inaction during the Capitol attack. Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, and former…
World Jul 22 Russia, Ukraine reach agreement to resume grain shipments Russia and Ukraine signed agreements Friday that cleared the way for exporting millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain, as well as securing Russian exports of grain and fertilizers. Ukraine's one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn…
Politics Jul 22 Advocates push for federal approval of over-the-counter contraceptive The House on Thursday passed a bill guaranteeing women the right to buy and use contraceptives without restrictions, though its path in the Senate is unclear. But many advocates say it’s time to codify such protections into federal law and…
Politics Jul 22 Brooks and Capehart on the Jan. 6 hearings and Democrats' imperiled climate agenda New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 committee concluded its first set of public hearings and President Biden announced executive action…
Episode Jul 21 July 21, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the Jan. 6 committee focuses on the actions of former President Trump as the mob attacked the Capitol. Then, Russia tightens its grip on eastern Ukraine by overhauling police forces and making plans for secession referendums.
Nation Jul 21 News Wrap: Biden tests positive for COVID, experiences mild symptoms In our news warp Thursday, President Biden gets COVID for the first time, U.S. heat indexes hit triple digits, Italy's prime minister resigned after the ruling coalition fell apart, House passes a bill to protect contraception access, a former Minneapolis…
Nation Jul 21 What to expect on Day 8 of Jan. 6 committee hearings The Jan. 6 committee is holding a prime-time hearing Thursday evening, bringing an end to a summer-long series of testimony highlighting an organized conspiracy that led to the Capitol insurrection. The case they have laid out puts former President Trump…