Episode Mar 31 March 31, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, we talk to a key cabinet member about President Joe Biden unveils a massive infrastructure package with a $2 trillion price tag. The Pentagon allows transgender troops to serve, and the Supreme Court hears opening arguments…
Politics Mar 31 Buttigieg says new infrastructure plan 'looking to the future,' helps long-term job growth The Biden administration on Wednesday set in motion its next big campaign in congress: A $2 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild roads, bridges, power grids and other projects. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the plan.
World Mar 31 News Wrap: Pfizer says its COVID vaccine highly effective in children as young as 12 In our news wrap Wednesday, Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine can be administered safely to children as young as 12. The CDC said COVID was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. last year, and the global death…
Nation Mar 31 Sen. Duckworth writes of resiliency, healing in her book that's a 'love letter' to America Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, made headlines recently when she threatened to block President Joe Biden's cabinet nominations until Asian Americans had more representation in the administration. She joins Judy Woodruff now to speak about the administration's response,…
Episode Mar 30 March 30, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, witnesses to the death of George Floyd offer emotional testimony against former police officer Derek Chauvin. Then, the University of Southern California is paying out over a billion dollars total to sexual abuse victims of a…
World Mar 30 News Wrap: U.S. scraps Trump-era human rights policies that sideline abortion, LGBT rights In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. State Department scrapped Trump-era human rights policies that promoted conservative causes like religious freedom and property rights, but sidelined abortion and LGBTQ rights. President Joe Biden announced new initiatives to address recent anti-Asian…
Nation Mar 30 Survivor details how USC 'empowered' campus doctor at center of sexual abuse scandal Last week, the University of Southern California announced it would pay over $850 million to hundreds of women who were allegedly preyed on by campus gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall over nearly three decades. It's the largest sexual abuse settlement ever…
Episode Mar 29 March 29, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, The CDC voices concern as COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise, plus we explore a report into its origins. Then, we cover opening arguments in the trial of the police officer charged in the death of…
Nation Mar 29 The CDC is warning of an 'impending doom' of COVID surges, deaths. Is it warranted? President Joe Biden urged state and local officials Monday to keep or reinstate mask mandates amid some of the most urgent warnings yet about new COVID-19 surges. Judy Woodruff talks to Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health…
World Mar 29 News Wrap: Three more men to face trial for Whitmer kidnapping plot In our news wrap Monday, a Michigan judge ordered three more men to stand trial for allegedly plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last October. The FBI says they were anti-government extremists angered by COVID restrictions. The U.S responded to…