World Feb 05 News Wrap: Pentagon to mobilize more than 1,100 troops to expedite vaccinations In our news wrap Friday, the Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 active duty troops to help with coronavirus vaccinations, the U.S. trade deficit surged to a 12-year-high in 2020 due to the pandemic, hundreds of people in Myanmar protested…
Arts Feb 05 A look back at actor Christopher Plummer's most iconic roles Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer died Friday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 91. During his nearly 70-year career he became known for a wide variety of roles that won him an Oscar, two Emmys and a pair…
Politics Feb 05 Brooks and Capehart on the Republican Party's identity crisis New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including tensions in the Republican Party, Democrats and bipartisanship, President Biden's economic relief plan and former President Trump's impeachment…
Nation Feb 05 Paying homage to 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to COVID-19 After a week reaching yet another tragic milestone in the COVID-19 death toll, we remember five remarkable individuals in the United States who have lost their lives to the pandemic.
Nation Feb 05 A historian's Brief But Spectacular take on understanding the past to live a better future In recognition of Black History Month, this Brief But Spectacular comes from historian Daina Ramey Berry, who chairs the history department at the University of Texas at Austin. She is dedicated to rethinking the way we teach American history to…
Episode Feb 04 February 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, despite calls for unity the two parties are staking out different positions on COVID relief as Republicans battle openly over one of their own. Also, a disconnect between supply and demand leads to confusion for the…
Politics Feb 04 Sen. Bill Cassidy on Rep. Greene: 'She's part of the conspiracy cabal' Sen. Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana, is one of 10 Republicans to meet this week with President Biden about the administration's COVID relief bill, and one of only a handful of medical doctors serving in Congress. He joins Judy Woodruff to…
Nation Feb 04 News Wrap: Smartmatic files suit against Fox News, Trump's lawyers over election claims In our news wrap Thursday, the voting technology company Smartmatic USA filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News and two of former President Trump's attorneys over election fraud claims, the pandemic is still throwing large numbers of Americans out…
Nation Feb 04 How Americans can coexist after the deadly insurrection In the aftermath of the attack at the Capitol many Americans continue to be distrustful of the election results despite it being free and fair, raising the question of where the U.S. goes from here as a country. Anne Applebaum,…
Episode Feb 03 February 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, even as lawmakers paid respects to a fallen Capitol Hill police officer Republicans face a defining moment for the party's future, the U.S. and Russia agree to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty, and…