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…
Nation Jul 21 Rep. Elaine Luria discusses the investigation into the Capitol insurrection The Jan. 6 committee on Thursday plans on revealing more about what former President Trump did and did not do during the Capitol insurrection. Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia, a member of the committee who is co-leading the presentation during…
Nation Jul 21 Jan. 6 committee focuses on Trump's actions as the mob attacked the Capitol For a preview on the Jan. 6 hearings Thursday, we turn to two individuals who have been following the proceedings closely. Carol Leonnig, an investigative reporter at The Washington Post, and Jamil Jaffer, a law professor at George Mason University…
World Jul 21 Examining Russia's goals in Ukraine and the prospects for annexation Russia's government is trying to strangle Ukraine's economy in what has become a of attrition and a grueling battle for territory. Andrew Weiss, who worked on Russian affairs for the Bush and Clinton administrations and is now vice president for…
Episode Jul 20 July 20, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the climate crisis remains in the forefront as historic heat waves grip the U.S. and Europe and President Biden considers declaring a national emergency. Then, Congress moves to codify federal protections for LGBTQ unions amid fears…
World Jul 20 What cities can do to prepare for rising temperatures As global temperatures continue to rise, so do heat-related deaths. Some U.S. cities are feeling the effects of high-temperature emergencies right now, including in Phoenix, Arizona. The city created the first publicly funded office to focus on the problem caused…
Nation Jul 20 News Wrap: Ukraine's first lady appeals directly to Congress for more aid In our news wrap Wednesday, Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska appealed directly to the Congress for more weapons and financial support, Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied rockets to blast a bridge critical to Russia, the UN says Afghanistan has seen some…
Nation Jul 20 New ATF Director Steve Dettelbach on gun violence in America For the first time in seven years, the federal government has a Senate-confirmed director in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the agency better known as ATF. Steven Dettelbach was recently sworn in as its leader…