Politics Oct 04 Biden accuses GOP of playing 'Russian roulette' with economy in debt ceiling standoff A high stakes standoff between President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans is unfolding in Washington over the country's debt limit. It comes just two weeks before the United States is set to default on its debt, which could trigger damaging…
Nation Oct 04 News Wrap: UN condemns Libya's treatment of migrants seeking passage to Europe In our news wrap Monday, United Nations officials condemned Libya for a violent crackdown on migrants trying to sail to Europe. In the U.S., the Biden administration reversed a Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics that receive…
Politics Oct 04 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on debt limit, infrastructure, new Supreme Court term NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including Senate Republicans’ standoff with President Joe Biden over the debt ceiling, continued Democratic infighting over the infrastructure and spending…
Episode Oct 03 October 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, October 3, Democrats put President Biden’s infrastructure bill on hold amid intra-party disagreements and a push to pass an expansive social and climate plan, world leaders prepare for the UN climate summit as global temperatures…
Politics Oct 03 Democrats push and pull over President Biden's spending bills In a stand-off this week between moderate and progressive Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed a vote on President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill as negotiations over a more than $3 trillion social spending bill continue. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield…
World Oct 03 What's at stake at the upcoming world climate conference Global environmental leaders met in Milan for a summit, weeks ahead of COP26, the UN climate conference world leaders will attend in Glasgow, Scotland. As temperatures rise and climate pledges by major polluters go unmet, the pressure is on. Somini…
Episode Oct 02 October 2, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, October 2, Democrats remain divided after failing to reach a deal on how to pass two of President Biden's major spending bills, a look at how Seattle's Vietnamese community is lending a helping hand to…
Nation Oct 02 New state abortion laws, the future of Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court's upcoming term Abortion rights activists are marching today, voicing opposition to a Texas law that heavily restricts abortion access. The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday, in which it is scheduled to hear a case stemming from a Mississippi law that banned…
Episode Oct 01 October 1, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden goes to Capitol Hill to push for progress on the infrastructure, spending bills. Then, with about 70% of the population in Europe inoculated, the challenge of vaccinating hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants…
Politics Oct 01 Biden shrugs off infrastructure vote delay, is confident about passing both major bills Another day on Capitol Hill with no vote on infrastructure and no deal on a bigger spending package. But as Lisa Desjardins reports, President Joe Biden was on the scene to make a direct appeal to Democrats. Desjardins and Amna…