Politics Jul 18 Tamara Keith and Annie Linskey on political extremism, the Build Back Better bill NPR’s Tamara Keith and and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including political extremism in the Republican Party, how Democratic lawmakers are working to pass a much narrower version of the…
Nation Jul 18 New book makes the case that Rickey Henderson is one of baseball's all-time greats During a career that spanned more than two decades, Rickey Henderson was arguably the greatest leadoff hitter in the history of Major League Baseball and is officially the all-time leader in stolen bases with more than 1,400. Sportswriter Howard Bryant…
Episode Jul 15 July 15, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Sen. Joe Manchin imperils the White House agenda by refusing to support action on climate change. Then, President Biden travels to Saudi Arabia and holds a controversial meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Plus, David…
Nation Jul 15 News Wrap: House Democrats approve two bills to restore abortion rights In our news wrap Friday, House Democrats approved two bills to restore abortion rights after the Roe reversal with support falling along party lines, thousands of Shiites descended on a Baghdad suburb in a show of protest against a political…
Politics Jul 15 What Sen. Joe Manchin's rejection of new spending means for the climate change fight President Biden is sharply ratcheting back his expectations Friday for a major economic aid package. This comes as Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has ruled out backing key funding proposals for his party's action on climate change. Lisa Desjardins joins William…
Politics Jul 15 Examining the motivations for Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia President Biden moved on to Saudi Arabia Friday evening after meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Randa Slim, of the Middle East Institute, joins William Brangham to discuss.
Politics Jul 15 Brooks and Capehart on Democrat's climate agenda and Trump's ties to extremism New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the collapse of the Democratic climate agenda, the connection between former President Trump and right-wing extremism and…
Episode Jul 14 July 14, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the U.S. and Israel disagree on how to keep Iran from gaining nuclear weapons as the family of a slain Palestinian-American journalist urges President Biden to hold Israel accountable. Then, demand for monkeypox vaccines and criticism…
Nation Jul 14 News Wrap: White suspect in Buffalo supermarket massacre charged with federal hate crimes In our news wrap Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted a white suspect on hate crimes in the Buffalo supermarket massacre of 10 Black victims, producer prices in June were 11.3 percent higher than a year ago, a rocket attack…
Health Jul 14 States grapple with rising demand for monkeypox vaccines The FDA has announced nearly 800,000 more doses of a vaccine for monkeypox will be available before August. It comes amid criticism over the Biden administration’s response to this outbreak. More than a thousand cases of monkeypox have been recorded…