Episode Mar 11 March 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, one year after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic President Biden signs the historic economic stimulus bill, we get perspectives on the massive aid package from Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Sen.
Politics Mar 11 Sen. Mitch McConnell on COVID relief, election reform and the filibuster rule On a day that President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill into law, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Republican opposition to the COVID bill, as well as House legislation on election reforms, the…
Politics Mar 11 Sen. Chris Coons: Covid relief will 'lead to a strong recovery' For a perspective on President Biden's historic stimulus bill from a Democrat, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss American support for COVID relief, bipartisanship under Biden, and how the impact of the pandemic was "far worse than…
Politics Mar 11 News Wrap: House Democrats pass bills calling for background checks on all gun sales In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives opened a drive for the first major gun control measures in 20 years, activists in Myanmar say 12 more protesters were shot dead, China’s ceremonial legislature moved to tighten control…
Nation Mar 11 Teenagers reflect on how their worlds changed during the pandemic For teenagers, this year of quarantine and remote school forced an unprecedented experiment in learning and coping. We asked our network of student journalists to reflect on how their worlds changed and what they're looking forward to once the pandemic…
Episode Mar 10 March 10, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Biden gets his first legislative victory as the U.S. House passes his $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill without Republican support, questions arise as Denmark becomes the first European country to implement a system allowing vaccinated…
Politics Mar 10 News Wrap: U.S. to buy 100 million more Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses In our new wrap Wednesday, the federal government is buying another 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID vaccine, doubling its current order. Also, the federal budget deficit has hit an all-time high, Texas marked the end of…
Politics Mar 10 How the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill will bolster the Affordable Care Act A key part of the COVID aid bill creates the most significant changes to the Affordable Care Act since it was passed more than 10 years ago, including larger subsidies to buy insurance, reducing deductibles and more money for Medicaid…
Politics Mar 10 A Texas Democrat on the Lone Star State ending COVID restrictions As of Wednesday, Texans can work and gather without a statewide mandate for masks or social distancing, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order earlier this month that declared the state "100 percent open." Judge Lina Hidalgo, a Democrat…
Nation Mar 10 Derek Chauvin's murder trial raises questions about police accountability nationwide Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with the killing of George Floyd. One of the central questions: whether a police officer will be convicted on murder charges? Paul Butler,…