Nation Feb 14 News Wrap: Federal judge dismisses Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against New York Times In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge in New York dismissed Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, the federal hate-crimes trial of three white men for killing Ahmaud Arbery got underway, a 22-year drought in the…
Politics Feb 14 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the Supreme Court vacancy, the fight for control of the GOP 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 the Supreme Court vacancy and an intra-party fight for control of the GOP.
Episode Feb 13 February 13, 2022 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, February 13: world leaders respond amid threats of a Russian invasion into Ukraine; Myanmar is cracking down on free speech but some journalists are fighting back; and with the Super Bowl and Beijing Olympics, it’s…
Nation Feb 13 Racism, human rights: Allegations mar marquee sporting events With the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics and Super Bowl, Sunday may be one of the year’s biggest sporting days. But the organizers are in the news for all the wrong reasons – China has seen diplomatic boycotts of the Games…
Episode Feb 12 February 12, 2022 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, February 12, high stakes talks as tensions mount over the Russia and Ukraine crisis, how Ukraine’s volunteer resources are preparing for the unknown, and a comedian confronts antisemitism with humor. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New…
World Feb 12 U.S. shuts embassies, holds talks as tensions over Russia mount President Biden held a high-stakes call with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid warnings that an invasion into Ukraine could begin ‘any day.’ All U.S. Embassy non-emergency personnel have been ordered to leave Ukraine and American citizens have also been advised…
Episode Feb 11 February 11, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the U.S. issues its starkest warning yet about war in Ukraine and urges Americans to leave in the next 48 hours. Then, ongoing trucker blockades at the Canadian border hamstring the auto industry and have economic…
Nation Feb 11 News Wrap: FDA delays approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 In our news wrap Friday, the FDA said it wants more data on whether to authorize three Pfizer COVID-19 shots for children under 5, President Biden ordered the release of $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets for humanitarian aid in…
Politics Feb 11 Brooks and Capehart on the Ukraine crisis, Republican divisions over Jan. 6 New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Ukraine crisis, the widening divide in the Republican Party over the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the heated…
Episode Feb 10 February 10, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Russia initiates massive military drills along Ukraine's border, stoking fears of an invasion. Then, a congressional committee launches an investigation into documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago and whether former President Trump attempted to destroy records. Also, the…