Nation Dec 10 News Wrap: At least 54 dead in migrant truck crash in Mexico In our news wrap Friday, at least 54 people died in Mexico after a tractor trailer packed with roughly 200 migrants crashed into a steel bridge. COVID-19 cases in the U.S. climbed 37% this week, with at least 25 states…
Economy Dec 10 How the WH plans to tackle inflation, and how the Build Back Better bill may ease pressure New data released by the U.S. Department of Labor Friday show consumer prices are surging at a rate not seen in almost four decades. Inflation is up 6.8 percent in November as compared to last year, due in large part…
Nation Dec 10 Brooks and Capehart on Bob Dole legacy, threats to democracy, inflation New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the state of the economy with rising inflation, the legacy of the late former Sen. Bob Dole and…
Episode Dec 09 December 9, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, as President Joe Biden kicks off a summit to combat declining freedoms around the world, others warn of the threat to democracy in the United States. The top U.S. general in the Middle East discusses the…
Nation Dec 09 News Wrap: CDC, FDA expand booster availability to 16- and 17-year-olds In our news wrap Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared the availability of COVID-19 booster shots for 16- and 17-year-olds. The White House is bracing for more bad news on inflation…
Nation Dec 09 How a 'mass movement' based on election lies is threatening American democracy As President Joe Biden and international leaders discuss the decline of democracy around the world, some political watchers are concerned that the survival of American democracy is also at risk. The Atlantic magazine's cover story, “January 6 Was Just Practice…
Episode Dec 08 December 8, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the debate over vaccine requirements heats up in Congress as even some Democrats push back on federal mandates. Supreme Court justices hear a case about whether government funding can be used for religious education. History is…
Nation Dec 08 News Wrap: Pfizer says booster offers protection against omicron variant In our news wrap Wednesday, drug maker Pfizer says its double-dose vaccine — plus a booster — may offer significant protection against the omicron variant. Olaf Schultz has officially become Germany's chancellor — marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16-year…
Nation Dec 08 Sen. Thune: Vaccine mandates will have 'countereffect,' must be overturned to save jobs The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday evening on repealing President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The measure is expected to pass with support from Democrats Joe Manchin and Jon Tester. But the bill faces…
Episode Dec 07 December 7, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden holds a virtual meeting with President Vladimir Putin amid rising fears over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. Then, the inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol intensifies as more Trump…