Episode Jun 06 June 6, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, June 6, a push for a bipartisan infrastructure package and conflict over a voting rights bill on Capitol Hill, a look at the rise in state laws aimed at transgender rights, and in our signature…
World Jun 06 Millions of Mexicans vote in a violence-marred midterm election Mexicans voted on Saturday in the nation’s largest election in history, which saw all 500 seats in the lower house of Congress, nearly half the state governorships and almost 20,000 local offices go to polls. The election is being seen…
Episode Jun 05 June 5, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, June 5, a judge ruled to overturn California’s assault weapons ban, a look at the continuing fight against HIV/AIDS 40 years after the first documented cases, how the COVID-19 relief stimulus money benefited Americans, and…
Health Jun 05 40 years on, HIV/AIDS is still spreading despite medical advancement President Joe Biden recognized the 40th anniversary of the first documented cases of HIV/AIDS on Saturday, acknowledging the more than 32 millions lives lost to the virus and the more than 39 million people across the globe living with it…
Economy Jun 05 How did the stimulus checks impact everyday Americans? The COVID-19 relief bill provided emergency aid to tens of millions of Americans facing financial insecurity due to the pandemic. Despite ongoing debate over safety net policy, a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau “household pulse” surveys looks at how…
Episode Jun 04 June 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, as President Biden welcomes Friday's jobs report we talk to his chief economic adviser about some of the challenges ahead. Also, the Tiananmen Square massacre casts a long shadow over modern Chinese politics, U.S. border agents…
Nation Jun 04 News Wrap: Trump suspended from Facebook for two years for inciting Capitol siege In our news wrap Friday, former President Trump will remain suspended from Facebook for two years following his incitement of January's Capitol insurrection, former White House counsel Don McGahn testified before U.S. lawmakers on the Russia investigation and Trump's possible…
Economy Jun 04 Jobs report shows gains, but is it good news for the economy? The pace of hiring in the U.S. picked up in May, but Friday's good-but-not-great jobs report is prompting some to ask why workers are still holding back, even as businesses across the country reopen to something close to pre-pandemic levels.
Politics Jun 04 Brooks and Capehart on infrastructure talks, VP Harris's role and Trump's influence New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including negotiations between President Biden and Republicans over infrastructure, Vice President Kamala Harris's focus on the border and voting…
Nation Jun 04 Remembering 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to COVID-19 Each week, PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives.