World Feb 08 News Wrap: CBO report finds $15 minimum wage would reduce poverty, raise the deficit In our news wrap Monday, a Congressional Budget Office report found President Biden's plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 would reduce poverty but raise the federal deficit, Texas Rep. Ron Wright becomes first sitting member of Congress to…
Politics Feb 08 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's impeachment and his enduring influence NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how former President Trump's second impeachment trial will be different from the first, how partisanship plays in to the…
Nation Feb 08 NFL caps a season amid the pandemic with a Super Bowl like no other Veteran quarterback Tom Brady notched his seventh Super Bowl win on Sunday, this time at the helm of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And while millions tuned in for the annual event that has become an American tradition, there were reminders…
Episode Feb 07 February 7, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, February 7, with Trump’s impeachment trial looming, Biden focuses on the pandemic and his first 100-days agenda, a look at America’s longest war, 20 years since the start of the war in Afghanistan, and, the…
Politics Feb 07 Biden focuses on stimulus plan as Dems gear up for Trump's Senate trial Former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, with Democrats, who have 50 seats in addition to VP Harris’s vote, gearing up to convict him of inciting the Capitol insurrection. Meanwhile, President Biden is focusing on his $1.9 trillion…
Episode Feb 06 February 6, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, February 6, vaccination efforts ramp up as the U.S. reaches its one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 death, President Biden says former President Trump should not get intel briefings, the latest finding on one of…
Health Feb 06 Are vaccines reaching communities in need? We don't have enough data The Pentagon committed to sending around 1,000 active duty troops to help vaccinate people across the nation after the White House promised to open community vaccination centers, increasing availability to those in need. Dr. Julie Morita, Executive Vice President of…
Nation Feb 06 Before George Floyd, Officer Derek Chauvin had a history of using excessive force Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is awaiting trial for the murder of George Floyd. But even before the killing that sparked nationwide protests last summer, Chauvin had a history of using excessive force. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Jamiles Lartey…
Episode Feb 05 February 5, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the economy faces an uneven recovery as daily coronavirus deaths top 5,000 for the first time, and Congress begins to move closer to passing a relief package. Also, six months after a massive explosion in Beirut…
Economy Feb 05 Who is bearing the brunt of the pandemic's economic pain? President Biden's nearly $2 trillion stimulus package on Friday cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate, as a tepid jobs report confirmed the economy is still sputtering from the pandemic. Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank…