Politics May 16 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the Buffalo shooting and the dangers of racist conspiracy theories NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including the response of political leaders after the attack in Buffalo, the move of white “replacement theory”…
Episode May 13 May 13, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Russian shelling of schools in Ukraine highlights the heavy toll the war is taking on children and families who are being torn apart. Then, parents nationwide struggle with a lack of baby formula caused by a…
Nation May 13 News Wrap: Russia extends U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's detention In our news wrap Friday, U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner will spend another month in pre-trial detention in Russia, South Korea offers medical supplies to North Korea for an apparent COVID outbreak, Israeli police charged and beat mourners before an…
Politics May 13 Former presidential adviser David Gergen discusses leadership and the next generation David Gergen is known to many PBS NewsHour NewsHour viewers as a long time commentator on the program. But he is perhaps best known for his role serving as an adviser to four American presidents, Republicans and Democrats alike. Judy…
Politics May 13 Capehart and Abernathy on COVID deaths, pandemic funding and Jan. 6 subpoenas Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post columnist Gary Abernathy join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the U.S. marks a million deaths from COVID-19, Congress reached an impasse on pandemic funding, and the Jan.
Episode May 12 May 12, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Americans reflect on hardship and loss as the United states approaches a million deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. Then, Russia’s war against Ukraine prompts Finland's leaders to seek NATO membership as soon as possible. Plus, we…
Nation May 12 Dr. Fauci on the state of the pandemic as the U.S. marks 1 million COVID-19 deaths President Biden on Thursday marked the U.S. nearing one million lives lost due to the pandemic and called on Congress to pass funding for more COVID relief. The pandemic has claimed more than 6 million lives worldwide, though WHO estimates…
Politics May 12 News Wrap: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans In our news wrap Thursday, the Jan. 6 committee in Congress subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans, North Korea acknowledged its first COVID outbreak, Palestinians mourn journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was shot dead during an…
Politics May 12 Examining the crisis in America's democracy and the polarization of its politics Nearly 250 years ago, America's founders declared that everyone has "unalienable rights." What those rights are has been debated ever since. As the Supreme Court weighs the future of abortion rights the nation's divide has come into sharper focus, as…
Episode May 11 May 11, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Congress wrangles over legislation concerning the future of abortion and a critical nomination to the Federal Reserve. Then, Ukrainian forces gain ground around Kharkiv and disrupt a critical gas pipeline as Russian forces bombard Odessa to…