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…
Nation Dec 07 News Wrap: U.S. will 'pay the price' for Beijing Olympics boycott, China says In our news wrap Tuesday, China warned that the U.S. will "pay the price" for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. French authorities have reportedly arrested one of the suspected killers of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The…
Nation Dec 07 Why Meadows will not cooperate with Jan. 6 panel, and what it means for the investigation It’s been 11 months since the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. The House Select Committee investigating the attack has issued more than 40 subpoenas, many aimed at Trump administration officials and allies. Josh Gerstein joins Judy…
Episode Dec 06 December 6, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, omicron appears in more states in the United States, even as health officials battle a surge of delta COVID cases. Then, the U.S. declares a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming winter Olympics in China, inflaming a…
Nation Dec 06 News Wrap: Tensions over Ukraine run high ahead of Biden-Putin call In our news wrap Monday, U.S.-Russian tensions over Ukraine are running high ahead of Tuesday's video call between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. Three more members of a U.S. missionary group were freed in Haiti, after being held hostage…
World Dec 06 How the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics may play out for the U.S. The Biden administration will not send an official delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Administration officials say the diplomatic boycott aims to protest China's human rights abuses. To break down what this means for U.S.-China relations, Amna Nawaz is…
Politics Dec 06 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Bob Dole, Georgia Gov. race, rising COVID cases NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the passing of former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole, the gubernatorial race in Georgia, and the current…