Nation Nov 17 News Wrap: Overdose deaths hit record high during the pandemic In our news wrap Wednesday, new numbers show COVID-19 is pushing drug overdose deaths to record highs. Two men convicted of assassinating Malcolm X in New York in 1965 will have their names cleared. An Arizona man at the center…
Politics Nov 17 Gosar censure shows Dem. 'double standard,' Rep. Malliotakis says For more on the House censure of Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar and how it reflects on the political environment in Congress, Judy Woodruff is joined by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York. She's one of the 13 Republicans who voted…
Nation Nov 17 Searching for Justice Searching for Justice explores criminal justice reforms unfolding across the country, as the leaders from both sides of the political aisle attempt to end mass incarceration by rethinking laws that some say have become barriers to work, housing, and economic…
Episode Nov 16 November 16, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping amid rising tensions and an uncertain future between the two nations. Then, as prices on everyday goods surge, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers joins us with advice…
Nation Nov 16 News Wrap: Pfizer seeks emergency use authorization for its pill to treat COVID-19 In our news wrap Tuesday, drug maker Pfizer asked for federal authorization for its pill to treat COVID-19. President Biden traveled to Woodstock, New Hampshire to push his new infrastructure package and social policy agenda. The jury in Kyle Rittenhouse's…
Economy Nov 16 Key miscalculations that impacted inflation, and how Biden's spending bill could affect it Americans are increasingly feeling the sting of inflation. Up more than six percent compared to a year ago, inflation is taking a bite out of their paychecks — particularly for middle and lower-income Americans. Larry Summers was treasury secretary for…
Episode Nov 15 November 15, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden signs his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law as the future of the rest of his agenda remains in doubt. The Pentagon faces scrutiny for covering up an airstrike in Syria that…
Nation Nov 15 The historic investments in the new infrastructure law and how they could affect inflation Spirits were high at the White House Monday as lawmakers joined President Joe Biden to sign the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. The $1.2 trillion legislation has some $550 billion in new spending that will go to public infrastructure projects…
Nation Nov 15 2 mayors on how and when new infrastructure law will help their cities For more perspective on infrastructure spending, Judy Woodruff turns to two mayors who were at the White House Monday afternoon and are on the front lines of the new infrastructure law: Nan Whaley is a Democrat serving Dayton, Ohio, and…
Nation Nov 15 News Wrap: Trump ally Steve Bannon appears in court on contempt charges In our news wrap Monday, longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon appeared before a federal judge in Washington on criminal contempt charges. Health officials in New York City called for all adults to get booster shots going beyond current CDC guidance.