Politics Mar 08 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the American Rescue Plan NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the American Rescue Plan, what passage of the massive aid package will mean for President Biden, the risks for…
Episode Mar 07 March 7, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, March 7, COVID-19 economic relief for millions of Americans inches closer to the finish line, President Biden’s executive orders and next legislative priorities, and, in our signature segment, the effort to permanently protect sacred Native…
Politics Mar 07 COVID-19 relief bill passage hinged on compromise President Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan passed in the Senate with a vote along party lines. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the significance of the bill and what this means for the president’s legislative agenda and the…
Episode Mar 06 March 6, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, March 6, the Senate passes the $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan after an overnight session and marathon series of votes. Also, Pope Francis delivers a message of unity on his visit to Iraq, and the…
World Mar 06 Thousands flee war-torn Ethiopia as Tigray crisis escalates More than 60,000 Ethiopians from the northern war-torn Tigray region have fled to Sudan and several thousands are struggling to access basic needs like electricity, water and medical help as the military conflict between the government and Tigray People’s Liberation…
Episode Mar 05 March 5, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the Senate debate intensifies ahead of critical votes on President Biden's COVID economic relief bill, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reveals what she says is the real unemployment rate and why she supports going big on economic…
World Mar 05 News Wrap: Rep. Swalwell files lawsuit against Trump and his allies over Capitol attack In our news wrap Friday, House impeachment manager and California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell filed a lawsuit against former President Trump and several of his allies for inciting the Capitol insurrection, a new CDC study sheds light on how mask…
Economy Mar 05 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the need to go big with COVID relief As the debate over an economic relief bill continues in the Senate, the surge in hiring in February suggests that the prospects of a better spring ahead for the U.S. economy. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joins Judy Woodruff to discuss…
Politics Mar 05 Brooks and Capehart on the COVID relief debate and the political divide on voting rights New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the battle over voting rights, the lifting of pandemic restrictions in some states, and wrangling over the $1.9…
Nation Mar 05 Honoring 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to the coronavirus Even as hope for an end to the pandemic grows, more than 520,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. We take a moment to remember five remarkable individuals lost to this disease.