Nation Nov 12 News Wrap: Bannon indicted on contempt charges for defying congressional subpoena In our news wrap Friday, longtime Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the Capitol insurrection. President Joe Biden nominated Dr. Robert Kaliff…
Politics Nov 12 Capehart and Abernathy on congressional bipartisanship, inflation, redistricting Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Gary Abernathy join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the bipartisanship in Congress, U.S. inflation and gerrymandering.
Nation Nov 12 How Henry Kissinger mastered careful diplomacy in the Middle East Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was a central character in Israel-Arab peace negotiations. A new book, "Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy" chronicles the challenges and strategy behind the scenes. Judy Woodruff…
Episode Nov 11 November 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, world leaders struggle to make meaningful progress against climate change as the COP26 summit draws to a close. Then, suicides among American veterans steadily increase while the federal government assesses the major damage done by burn…
Nation Nov 11 News Wrap: Death toll from Astroworld festival crowd surge rises to 9 In our news wrap Thursday, a ninth person has died of injuries suffered after a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Friday. Fears are growing that a migrant crisis in Eastern Europe may erupt into a…
Episode Nov 10 November 10, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, millions of Americans feel a price pinch as inflation in the United States reaches a thirty-year high. Then, as world leaders struggle to build consensus, the ever-worsening climate crisis fuels widespread anxiety among younger generations. And,…
Nation Nov 10 News Wrap: 900,000 kids ages 5 to 11 got COVID shot in first week, White House says In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House reported 900,000 young children have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine in their first week of eligibility. New reports suggest up to 300,000 Afghans have fled from the country to Iran since the Taliban…
Nation Nov 10 Why Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial got fiery after he took the stand It was a fiery day in the courtroom in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial for the murder of two men and the shooting of a third. Rittenhouse took the stand in his own defense, breaking down as he described…
Nation Nov 10 What's next after judge denied Trump request to withhold Jan 6. docs from House committee Former President Donald Trump was dealt another legal blow Tuesday night — this time in his attempt to keep secret the White House documents from the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 6. It's a win for the House…
Episode Nov 09 November 9, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden's plans face a tough road ahead as both parties dig in over the major Build Back Better bill. Then, world leaders wrangle over plans to combat climate change as developing nations suffer the…