Nation Jun 27 News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee to hold surprise hearing with new evidence In our news wrap Monday, the Jan. 6 committee is calling a surprise hearing featuring newly collected evidence, the Supreme Court sided with a high school football coach in Washington state who lead prayers on the field, an Amtrak train…
Politics Jun 27 Tamara Keith and Annie Linskey on the Roe v. Wade ruling, G-7 summit and Jan. 6 hearings NPR’s Tamara Keith and and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Laura Barrón-López to discuss the latest political news, including what the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for November's election, President Biden's meeting with G-7…
Episode Jun 24 June 24, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court revokes national abortion rights sending shockwaves across the nation. As many states move to instantly outlaw the procedure, we explore the legal opinions behind the decision, the protest, the praise and what comes…
Nation Jun 24 Inside the Supreme Court decision that overturns abortion rights The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion law in the U.S. rocked the nation, but the court’s conservative majority wasn’t unanimous. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal explains how Chief Justice Roberts responded to the decision and how the…
Nation Jun 24 An anti-abortion advocate on what comes after Roe After celebrating a victory in the Supreme Court, activists will work in every state to further restrict access to abortion according to Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. Dannenfelser spoke with Judy Woodruff about public support for…
Nation Jun 24 Many will be forced into pregnancy after Roe decision, abortion rights advocate says No one gets to stay neutral in this moment, Alexis McGill Johnson President of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund says in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Johnson says pro-choice advocates are mobilizing to fight the…
World Jun 24 News Wrap: Congress passes bipartisan gun control measures In our news wrap Friday, the House of Representatives gave final approval to a $15 billion gun violence bill, the first of its kind in nearly three decades. The measure curbs gun sales to people convicted of domestic violence, and…
Politics Jun 24 Capehart and Gerson on the end of Roe v. Wade Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss what the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion rights means to the nation in a moment of great political and cultural discord.
Episode Jun 23 June 23, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the Jan. 6 panel explains how former President Trump tried to use the Justice Department to overturn the 2020 election. Then, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law that restricted who could carry a…
Politics Jun 23 How the Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions will impact state laws While Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions is expected to affect laws in only seven states and Washington, D.C., those states are home to nearly 90 million people, or more than a quarter of the population. Three other states…