World Sep 26 With Angela Merkel leaving, Germany goes to polls in landmark election Exit polls show a neck-and-neck race in Germany’s parliamentary elections held on Sunday. More than 60 million adults are eligible to vote in the landmark election. Chancellor Angela Merkel who has served for 16 years is stepping down, marking the…
Episode Sep 25 September 25, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, September 25, the U.S. has begun sending thousands of Haitian migrants back home, while others wait for asylum or seek refuge in Mexico. And, in our signature segment, how one state is trying to reverse…
World Sep 25 How the expulsion of Haitian migrants is affecting the crisis-torn nation Thousands of Haitian migrants who have been deported by the U.S. have been arriving home as authorities scramble for resources including food and medical supplies. Haiti is reeling from a convergence of crises -- a presidential assassination, an earthquake and…
Episode Sep 24 September 24, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Biden's agenda stalls in Congress amid disagreements among democrats over his $3.5 trillion spending plan. Then, Angela Merkel's 16 years as Germany's chancellor draws to a close and Germans head to the polls. And, we…
Nation Sep 24 Biden again urges Congress to pass infrastructure, reconciliation bills amid stalemate The fate of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a $3.5 trillion spending package is at risk amid Democratic infighting. On Friday, Biden acknowledged concerns, but urged Congress to pass both bills. Amna Nawaz begins our report, and joins Judy Woodruff…
Nation Sep 24 News Wrap: CDC approves boosters for older, high-risk Americans and frontline workers In our news wrap Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved booster shots for older and high-risk Americans, adding frontline workers to the list. Vice President Kamala Harris had her own COVID scare moments before an interview with…
Politics Sep 24 How Arizona's election review is providing a national playbook for disgruntled politicians Republicans in the Arizona State Senate had commissioned a review of 2020 ballots in Maricopa County even though election officials found no large-scale fraud. But a partisan group called Cyber Ninjas undertook a controversial review of the vote and affirmed…
Politics Sep 24 Brooks and Capehart on Democratic infighting, raising debt ceiling, border crisis New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the divide among Democrats over the $3.5 trillion spending bill, the looming debt ceiling deadline, and the Biden…
Nation Sep 24 A Brief But Spectacular take on going from crisis to opportunity post-pandemic Whether teaching NYU marketing students or co-hosting the podcast “Pivot," Scott Galloway rarely misses an opportunity to share his insight on the effects of big tech. Tonight, he shares his Brief But Spectacular take on this country's response to the…