Episode Feb 14 February 14, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, February 14, experts unpack Trump’s second impeachment trial and second acquittal: what does this mean for the Republican party, and the nation, moving forward? Plus, what concrete actions can the Biden administration take on gun…
Politics Feb 14 While the national conversation around gun safety is changing, many political hurdles loom The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglass high school in Parkland, Florida galvanized the student-led movement, “March For Our Lives" and a dialogue on gun-safety. But federal political efforts for reform stalled. Today, President Biden called on Congress to “enact…
World Feb 14 Myanmar generals were under sanctions. They launched a coup anyway Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters continued to take to the streets across Myanmar despite the military crackdown. Earlier this week, the Biden administration approved sanctions against the country’s top ranking military generals. Francis Wade, journalist and author of “Myanmar’s…
Politics Feb 14 What the Senate vote reveals about the pro-Trump base While seven Republicans in the Senate crossed party lines to convict former President Trump, the majority of the party, including Leader McConnell who delivered a scathing rebuke of the former President and his role in the insurrection, voted to acquit…
Episode Feb 13 February 13, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, February 13, the Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump, with seven Republicans crossing party lines to convict him on charges of inciting the January 6th insurrection. And in our signature segment, the debate…
Politics Feb 13 Trump acquitted by Senate, but 7 Republicans vote to convict The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on charges of inciting the January 6th insurrection on Saturday. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in voting to convict Trump but the 57-43 vote fell short of the two-third majority required to…
Nation Feb 13 Some cities made hazard pay for essential workers mandatory— what companies, and local governments, have to say about it When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation last March, many large food retailers increased their frontline workers’ pay by several dollars an hour. Dubbed ‘hero pay,' the programs have since ended, despite the remaining dangers for workers. Some cities have…
Episode Feb 12 February 12, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, former President Trump's defense makes its case for acquitting him saying he does not bear responsibility for provoking the Capitol assault, Sen. Patty Murray discusses for the first time hiding from the violent mob that was…
Politics Feb 12 Sen. Patty Murray recounts her narrow escape from a violent mob inside the U.S. Capitol The impeachment trial this week has revealed a number of new, chilling details of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. For the first time, Sen. Patty Murray from Washington state and the highest ranking female Democrat in the Senate, told…
World Feb 12 News Wrap: CDC says evidence shows in-person classes can be done safely In our news wrap Friday, the CDC says evidence shows in-person classes can be done safely during the pandemic with the proper measures in place, the Biden administration will permit 25,000 asylum-seekers stranded in Mexico to enter the U.S. during…