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…
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.”…