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.
Episode Mar 04 March 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, we talk to key lawmakers about the battle in the Senate over President's Biden's COVID aid bill, new legislation prompts protests from Georgia Democrats as Republicans push to limit access to voting, and a surge in…
World Mar 04 News Wrap: Capitol Police ask the National Guard to remain deployed for two more months In our news wrap Thursday, Capitol Police asked for National Guard troops to remain deployed there for two more months, U.S. Senate begins debate on President Biden's COVID relief package, the U.S is now vaccinating more than 2 million people…