Nation Jul 21 How the opioids settlement will impact communities affected by addiction After more than two years of negotiations, a number of states agreed to a $26 billion settlement with three large drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson for their roles in the opioids epidemic. Half a million deaths over two decades…
Episode Jul 20 July 20, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, as the Western U.S. battles both widespread wildfires and an escalating drought, we visit some of the nation's most fertile farmland where taps now run dry. Then, Sen. Bernie Sanders joins us as infrastructure negotiations reach…
World Jul 20 News Wrap: U.S. COVID cases up 200% in 2 weeks with delta variant behind 83% of them In our news wrap Tuesday, new COVID-19 infections in the U.S. are still building — up 200% in two weeks. Vaccinated staffers in both the White House and in Congress have tested positive. China has rejected U.S. Accusations that it…
Nation Jul 20 The bipartisan infrastructure deal may be in jeopardy. Democrats have a 'Plan B' This week on Capitol Hill could be make or break for the bipartisan infrastructure framework that President Joe Biden celebrated one month ago. The fate of the $600 billion investment in roads, bridges, clean water and more is still uncertain,…
Nation Jul 20 Sanders: GOP 'nervous' about 'overdue' progressive policies in budget, infrastructure bill Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and the person tasked with overseeing the multi-trillion-dollar budget proposal introduced by Democrats last week. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the infrastructure deal, the $3.5 trillion…
Nation Jul 20 How U.S. officials worked to prevent coups, Waco-like sieges in Trump's final year President Donald Trump's last year in office was book-ended by impeachment trials and, marked by a deadly pandemic, economic collapse, racial unrest , and a violent insurrection. "I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year" authors Carol…
Episode Jul 19 July 19, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, we speak to Dr. Anthony Fauci amid a rise in COVID-19 cases and disinformation. Then, the global battle after China is blamed for a massive Microsoft hack and surveillance software is used against dissidents and journalists…
Nation Jul 19 Dr. Fauci on delta variant, risks to children, breakthrough COVID and booster shots COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising again in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has labeled it a "pandemic of the unvaccinated," warning of the delta variant. President Joe Biden also warned Monday to beware…
World Jul 19 News Wrap: Stocks slump as COVID-19 restrictions return In our news wrap Monday, stocks tumbled over worries that renewed COVID restrictions will slow economic recovery. President Joe Biden toned down his claim that Facebook is "killing people" with COVID misinformation, shifting blame to users. Over 200 fires are…
Politics Jul 19 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on immigration, COVID misinformation, 2022 polls NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including immigration measures in the Biden budget plan, the spread of COVID-19 misinformation and how it affects vaccination efforts, and…