Politics May 28 Ex-GOP Gov. and 9/11 commission chair on why Congress needs to establish Jan. 6 commission Former Republican New Jersey Governor Tom Kean was the chairman of the independent, bipartisan 9/11 commission - the congressionally-approved panel which served as the model for the January 6 commission. Kean joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why the commission was…
Politics May 28 Brooks and Capehart on Jan. 6 commission vote, Biden budget, Floyd death anniversary New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including QAnon conspiracy theories and the relation to Congress’ failure to establish a Jan. 6 commission, President Joe Biden’s…
Nation May 28 In memory of 5 amazing Americans lost to COVID Each week, PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives.
Episode May 27 May 27, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the proposal for a bipartisan commission to investigate the violent assault on the Capitol by Trump supporters meets Republican opposition. President Biden orders intelligence officials to redouble efforts to uncover the origins of COVID-19. And, hundreds…
Nation May 27 News Wrap: San Jose shooter targeted specific coworkers, had confessed to hating workplace In our news wrap Thursday, officials say the San Jose, California railyard gunman appeared to target specific victims at his job and had formerly spoken of hating his workplace. Senate Republicans presented a $928 billion counter-offer on rebuilding infrastructure —…
World May 27 Why the US is taking a second look at the 'lab leak' theory about COVID-19 Where did COVID-19 come from? In the midst of renewed questions about the novel coronavirus' origins, President Joe Biden has directed U.S. intelligence to determine if the virus jumped from animals to humans, or somehow escaped from a lab in…
Episode May 26 May 26, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, at least eight people were killed at a rail yard in San Jose, California in the latest episode of gun violence. Then, how passage of a landmark hate crimes legislation marks a culmination of decades of…
Nation May 26 Here's what we know about the San Jose mass shooting A San Jose, California rail facility that serves Silicon Valley is the scene tonight of the nation's newest mass shooting investigation. Authorities say a Valley Transportation Authority employee killed 8 co-workers before killing himself. Judy Woodruff discusses details of the…
Nation May 26 News Wrap: Biden directs US intelligence to redouble efforts probing origin of COVID-19 In our news wrap Wednesday, President Biden ordered U.S. Intelligence agencies to redouble efforts to pinpoint COVID-19's origins, pressing China to cooperate. A tropical cyclone roared ashore in eastern India, forcing more than a million people to flee and killing…
Nation May 26 A look at the life and career of longtime GOP Sen. John Warner Former long-time Republican Senator John Warner of Virginia died of heart failure Tuesday night at his Alexandria home. Apart from serving in Congress for 30 years, Warner was a former navy secretary and veteran of both World War II and…