Politics Mar 26 Brooks and Capehart on voting and gun violence legislation, Biden's first news conference New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including efforts to restrict voting, gun violence legislation and Biden’s first presidential news conference.
Nation Mar 26 Remembering five beautiful souls lost to COVID-19 This Friday, we continue our look at some beautiful souls that were lost to COVID-19, as remembered by their loved ones.
Episode Mar 25 March 25, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden held his first presidential news conference at The White House. He faced a series of questions on immigration, which our team continues to report on from the southern border. Then, how volunteers are…
World Mar 25 News Wrap: Boulder shooting suspect's case could take a year to try In our news wrap Thursday, the suspect in Monday's mass shooting in Colorado made his first court appearance. His lawyers requested a mental health assessment. Then, efforts to ship COVID-19 vaccines to needy nations face major delays and about 90…
Politics Mar 25 'First affected' and 'hit the hardest:' Minority-owned businesses struggle for PPP funds The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to extend the application period for the Paycheck Protection Program until the end of May. Since the program began, over $700 billion have been distributed to small businesses to help cover losses during the…
Episode Mar 24 March 24, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, our team is at the southern border as Congress and the Biden administration confront what is at stake with immigration reform. Then, two mass shootings expose the prevalence of firearm violence in the U.S. and the…
World Mar 24 News Wrap: Senators clash over Dem. elections bill Republicans deem partisan In our news wrap Wednesday, Senators clashed over an elections bill to expand ballot access and head off attempts to limit voting access at the state level, with Republicans saying it's partisan overreach. U.S. health officials pointed to progress in…
Politics Mar 24 Labor Secretary Walsh to prioritize American Rescue Plan, focus on 'building back better' President Biden regularly touts the promise of his COVID relief legislation, but there are significant problems in the job market that may not be easily solved as more than 9 million Americans remain out of work, and the unemployment numbers…
Nation Mar 24 Sen. Gillibrand: sexual assault in military an 'epidemic' that's getting worse Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joins Judy Woodruff to discuss solutions for what she believes is an "epidemic" in the military - sexual assault. Gillibrand says the best way to reduce sexual assault cases in the military, on top of training, is…
Nation Mar 24 A Brief But Spectacular take on the value of caregivers in America One thing the pandemic has made clear is our need for essential workers. The NewsHour has heard many of their voices during this last year. On this "Equal Pay Day," Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance gives…