Episode Jun 29 June 29, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, NATO leaders formally invite Finland and Sweden to join the alliance while the U.S. and other nations pledge to beef up defenses to counter Russia. Then, a former White House aide's testimony before the Jan. 6…
Nation Jun 29 News Wrap: Death toll rises to 53 in Texas after migrants were found in abandoned truck In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll rose to 53 in San Antonio, Texas, after migrants were found in an abandoned truck, the Supreme Court allows an Army veteran to sue Texas over claim that burn pits in Iraq…
Politics Jun 29 Former White House aide's testimony could pose new legal challenges for Trump This week's remarkable testimony from White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson painted an incriminating picture of former President Trump’s actions around the Capitol insurrection, raising key questions about possible criminal charges and other consequences for Trump and his inner circle. Attorney…
Health Jun 29 Rollout of new national mental health hotline faces obstacles A new national mental health hotline will launch in July. Like 911, the hotline will be available by dialing three digits: 988. The idea behind it is to connect people in a mental health crisis to experts trained in how…
Nation Jun 29 Democrats pressure Biden to take executive action on abortion rights President Biden promised to do everything in his power to protect abortion access after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In the days since that historic ruling, pressure from Democrats in Congress and outside advocates is mounting on Biden…
Episode Jun 28 June 28, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, a top aide to former President Trump's chief of staff testified the president encouraged Jan. 6 protestors to march to the Capitol, knowing some had weapons, as he tried to join them. Then, dozens of migrants…
Politics Jun 28 What we learned on Day 6 of the Jan. 6 committee hearings The Jan. 6 panel met Tuesday for a quickly scheduled hearing, its sixth this month, to present new and "urgent” evidence about what former President Trump knew before, during and after the Capitol insurrection. The hearing included the testimony of…
Politics Jun 28 Top White House aide testifies Trump knew some Jan. 6 protestors were armed During the Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows presented the most compelling and detailed account yet of the actions of the former President Trump's inner circle. Andrea Bernstein,…
Nation Jun 28 News Wrap: Primary elections are held in six states In our news wrap Tuesday, primary elections are being held in six states with several marquee races including in Colorado and New York, rescuers in Ukraine searched for survivors in the ruins of a burned-out shopping mall hit by Russian…
Episode Jun 27 June 27, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we explore what Americans think of the ruling and the court itself. Then, the G-7 unveils a new round of sanctions against Russia's already faltering economy in retaliation…