Episode Jun 14 June 14, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses President Biden's upcoming visit with the Saudi crown prince, the war in Ukraine and other foreign policy concerns. Then, educators share their views on recent efforts to arm teachers and…
Nation Jun 14 News Wrap: FDA advisory panel recommends Moderna's vaccine for children ages 6 to 17 In our news wrap Tuesday, an FDA advisory panel voted to recommend that the CDC approve Moderna's vaccine for kids 6 to 17 years old, the Labor Department says wholesale prices were up 10.8 percent from a year ago, the…
Politics Jun 14 Secretary of State Blinken on the war in Ukraine, Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia and China's aggression The challenges for U.S. foreign policy at this fraught moment in history are many, from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and energy production and human rights in the Middle East to competition with China and Iran's nuclear program. All of those…
Nation Jun 14 What the nation's largest teachers union thinks about gun violence in schools If Congress approves a bipartisan agreement on guns and school safety, it would provide new resources to try and prevent shootings like the massacre in Uvalde. That would likely mean new money for mental health care, violence prevention and training…
Politics Jun 14 Lessons the Jan. 6 committee could glean from the bipartisan 9/11 Commission The House select committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection is one of the highest-profile investigations of its kind since the commission on the 9/11 attacks nearly 20 years ago. That bipartisan group worked for almost two years, holding public…
Episode Jun 13 June 13, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, stock markets take a deep dive as inflation hits ordinary Americans. Then, the Jan. 6 panel makes the case that President Trump spread lies about vote-count fraud in the weeks before the Capitol attack, despite his…
Economy Jun 13 Markets plunge amid fears of sharply higher interest rates Wall Street has gone into meltdown mode over inflation fears and the possibility that higher interest rates are imminent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and the S&P 500 all fell significantly. It is now officially a bear market, down…
Politics Jun 13 What stands out from Day 2 of Jan. 6 committee hearings With the second day of Jan. 6 committee hearings complete, we get two perspectives on the day's events. Ben Ginsberg, one of Monday's witnesses and a longtime Republican elections attorney who has worked with the RNC and multiple presidential campaigns,…
Nation Jun 13 News Wrap: Patriot Front members free on bail after arrest at Idaho LGBTQ event In our news wrap Monday, 31 members of a white supremacist group are free on bail in Idaho after being charged for planning violent disruptions at an LGBTQ event, senior officials in Iraq try to form a government after more…
Politics Jun 13 Congress moves forward on gun safety legislation with a focus on mental health After weeks of mounting pressure to see action on guns, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have come to an agreement on a framework for gun legislation. NewsHour's political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has the details.