Politics Sep 16

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including controversies over immigration and how access to abortion is likely to play into the midterm elections.

Episode Sep 15

Thursday on the NewsHour, railroad unions agree to a deal on working conditions and operations, avoiding a potentially catastrophic shutdown. Republican governors continue to send migrants to Democratic-led cities. Plus, residents of a small town liberated by Ukrainian forces recount…

Nation Sep 15

In our news wrap Thursday, a boil-water notice in Jackson, Mississippi has been after nearly seven weeks, mortgage rates in America rose above 6% for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, mourners pay their respects to the late…

Episode Sep 14

Wednesday on the NewsHour, we catch up with Ukraine's president and army chief after their forces recapture territory and take stock of the damage wrought by the Russians. The midterm stage is set as Americans make their choices in the…

Nation Sep 14

In our news wrap Wednesday, unions and some of the largest freight railroads are still negotiating with a strike deadline fast approaching, the war in Ukraine has energy costs soaring in Europe with leaders calling for a cap on electric…

Episode Sep 13

Tuesday on the NewsHour, new data shows inflation remains stubbornly high, squeezing American consumers and casting a shadow over the larger U.S. economy. Ukrainians return to their homes in areas liberated from the invading Russian military. Plus, applications to Black…

Economy Sep 13

The August inflation report is out and the U.S. Labor Department says overall consumer prices rose 8.3% from a year ago. That's slightly lower than July's increase, but amid fears of more interest rate hikes, it led to Wall Street's…

Nation Sep 13

In our news wrap Tuesday, King Charles III traveled to Northern Ireland where he spoke of the late Queen Elizabeth's hopes for healing the region's Protestant and Catholic divisions, alleged security flaws at Twitter were discussed at a U.S. Senate…

Nation Sep 13

The child poverty rate in the U.S. fell last year to the lowest level on record. Families were helped as cash benefits, tax credits and other types of non-cash assistance increased during the pandemic. Dana Thomson of Child Trends is…

Nation Sep 13

Nina Totenberg has been covering the Supreme Court for NPR since the 1970s. It was early in her reporting career that she formed what would become a decades-long friendship with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Totenberg joined…