Nation Dec 04 Maryland is the first state to formally reckon with its history of lynching and racial violence Healing wounds over and violence from years past can be an extremely difficult endeavor. South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission was the most famous attempt of its kind—but now, Maryland is the first U.S. state using the resolution model to…
Episode Dec 04 December 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, December 4th: the Michigan school shooter's parents are arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter; the latest on the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron; In Maryland, a first-of-its-kind reckoning with the state's brutal history…
Episode Dec 03 December 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the parents of a student who killed four at a Michigan high school are charged with involuntary manslaughter, the National Institutes of Health director weighs in on the omicron variant, a look at the nation's busiest…
Nation Dec 03 News Wrap: Biden signs short-term spending bill, averting government shutdown In our news wrap Friday, President Biden signed a short-term spending bill that averts a government shutdown, the latest jobs report shows fewer Americans were hired in November, a Virginia recount confirmed a Republican sweep in major races in the…
Health Dec 03 NIH director on the spread of the omicron variant amid the ongoing pandemic Maryland, Nebraska and Pennsylvania are the latest states reporting cases of the new omicron variant in the U.S., while it has now spread to more than 40 nations worldwide. And the CDC director said Friday the omicron variant could become…
Nation Dec 03 Brooks and Capehart on the future of abortion rights, government funding brinkmanship New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the omicron variant, U.S. government funding, and a major abortion case before the Supreme Court.
Episode Dec 02 December 2, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the president lays out a plan to counteract the omicron variant, including testing and travel restrictions, as the number of global infections rise. Then, a potential government shutdown looms as Congress remains divided on funding and…
Nation Dec 02 News Wrap: Biden to re-implement Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy In our news wrap Thursday, the Biden administration announced plans to reinstate the "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum seekers as of Monday. Major League Baseball shut down overnight after the league's collective bargaining agreement expired. The U.S. sounded a…
Politics Dec 02 Sen. Durbin on deal to avoid shutdown, debt ceiling debate, Build Back Better bill Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the second highest ranking Democrat, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest congressional negotiations over government funding to avoid a federal shutdown, debate over the debt ceiling and progress in talks about the Build Back Better…
Episode Dec 01 December 1, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the first case of the omicron variant is detected in the United States as more countries impose travel restrictions. The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on a Mississippi abortion law, setting up what could be the…