Episode Sep 23 September 23, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the CDC approves a third dose of Pfizer's shot for Americans most vulnerable to developing severe cases of COVID-19. Then, a top U.S. diplomat resigns in protest of the Biden administration's "inhumane" treatment of Haitian immigrants.
Health Sep 23 How 'fits and starts' of booster science, rollout may affect U.S. vaccination goals An advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended the Pfizer booster shots for people 65 and older, nursing home residents, and younger adults with underlying health issues. For a deeper look at that decision,…
Nation Sep 23 News Wrap: California bars worker productivity quotas used by Amazon, other warehouses In our news wrap Thursday, California is now the first state to bar Amazon and other giant warehouse employers from punishing or firing workers over productivity quotas. Democratic congressional leaders now say they have a framework deal to pay for…
Politics Sep 23 Here's the latest on the fate of Haitian migrants in Texas, Biden response to backlash Daniel Foote, the U.S. special envoy to Haiti, resigned in protest Thursday, over the Biden administration's move to deport Haitian migrants back to their troubled home country. Foote called the handling of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, “inhumane” and “counterproductive.”…
Episode Sep 22 September 22, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden calls on world leaders and global business to "go big" to get the globe vaccinated and combat COVID-19. Then, leading progressive lawmaker Rep. Pramila Jayapal on conflicting priorities in her party. And, how…
Health Sep 22 U.S. plan to share Pfizer shots globally 'too little and too late,' ex-CDC director says The Biden administration announced Wednesday that the U.S. was purchasing an additional 500 million Pfizer COVID vaccines to donate to other nations. The move is what critics and organizations like the WHO have been calling for — a much more…
Nation Sep 22 News Wrap: Senate Dems, GOP end police reform talks, face stalemate over debt ceiling In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic Senators say they ended bipartisan negotiations on police reform and collecting data on use of force. Senators have also reached a stalemate on the fight over the debt ceiling. There's word that large numbers…
Politics Sep 22 Extending government funding and raising debt ceiling face uphill Senate battle Congress must act soon just to keep the federal government functioning. But Democratic leaders are navigating internal divides and logjams as they try to pass two bills that would together dole out trillions of dollars toward infrastructure, child care and…
Politics Sep 22 Rep. Jayapal on progressive priorities, compromise on reconciliation and infrastructure Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Congress' efforts around reconciliation and infrastructure.
Politics Sep 22 How America faced 'Peril' in final days of Trump presidency The first draft of history is being written about the final, chaotic days of Donald Trump's presidency and the earliest days of Joe Biden's. A new book by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa reveals the alarm and…