Nation Sep 13 News Wrap: Twitter security discussed at Senate hearing, new king visits Northern Ireland 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 How the pandemic led to a significant decline in child poverty 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 Author Nina Totenberg on her decades-long friendship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 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…
Episode Sep 12 September 12, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, Ukraine recaptures large swaths of territory in the east while Russia retaliates by causing widespread power outages. The end of a pandemic-era free lunch program prompts confusion about how to sign up for meals. Plus, Democratic…
Nation Sep 12 News Wrap: Final tributes for Queen Elizabeth in Scotland, Minnesota nurses strike In our news wrap Monday, thousands in Scotland turned out for final tributes to Queen Elizabeth, former President Trump's lawyers urged a federal judge to continue barring investigators from reviewing White House documents found at his Florida home, Sweden's elections…
Politics Sep 12 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the end of primary season and midterm messaging NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including what's next for Republicans and Democrats as primary season comes to a close and they turn…
Episode Sep 09 September 9, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the United Kingdom enters a period of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth. Russian invaders try to force Ukrainians operating Europe's largest nuclear energy plant to leave the facility that is caught in the…
Nation Sep 09 News Wrap: Memphis mass shooting suspect jailed, U.N. renews call for Pakistan aid In our news wrap Friday: The Memphis mass shooting suspect will remain jailed on first-degree murder charges as investigators try to piece together a motive, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un insists his regime will never give up its nuclear…
Politics Sep 09 Americans with disabilities fight for access as states enforce restrictive voting laws Americans with disabilities say state efforts to tighten voting laws are making it harder for eligible voters like them to cast their ballots. The debate recently played out in Wisconsin after voters there sued, prompting a federal judge to order…
Politics Sep 09 Capehart and Gerson on Queen Elizabeth's political impact and new polls ahead of midterms Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Queen Elizabeth's impact on the American political landscape and a look at new polls that paint a…