World Jan 23 Navalny's popularity spreading in Russia amid massive protests over his arrest Tens of thousands of people in over a dozen Russian cities defied heavy police presence Saturday to protest the arrest of Alexei Navalny, a leading political opposition figure to Putin. Navalny’s poisoning, recovery, return to Russia, and his organization’s viral…
Health Jan 23 As Biden gears up to bolster vaccination, logistical challenges remain President Biden has set a goal to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days even as federal and state officials grapple with logistical challenges and the absence of a national inoculation plan. ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen joins Hari…
Episode Jan 22 January 22, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the new president continues a flurry of executive orders with actions aimed at counteracting the economic damage wrought by COVID-19 and former President Trump leaves office with mounting debt, devalued assets and a scarcity of lenders.
World Jan 22 News Wrap: Biden invokes Defense Production Act to ramp up supply of COVID-19 vaccines In our news wrap Friday, President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to ramp up the U.S. supply of COVID-19 vaccines, National Guardsmen are back at the Capitol amid outrage over reports they were ordered out on Thursday, Russia welcomed…
Politics Jan 22 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's agenda and Trump's impeachment trial New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the historic inauguration, the Biden administration's early actions and a looming impeachment trial.
Nation Jan 22 Remembering 5 extraordinary lives lost to COVID-19 As we passed the grim milestone this week of more than 400,000 Americans killed by COVID-19, we take a moment to remember another five of the extraordinary lives lost.
Episode Jan 21 January 21, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, a new presidency begins with a flurry of executive orders that overturn many of former President Trump's policies, we discuss the new administration and the Democrats taking control of the U.S. Senate with voting rights activist…
Nation Jan 21 Biden calls for a wartime approach to the pandemic. What needs to be done? President Biden is calling for a full-scale wartime approach to the pandemic and its impact. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, joins William Brangham to discuss…
Politics Jan 21 New White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Biden's first 100 days On the first full day for the new Biden administration, there's no shortage of crises or challenges. Jen Psaki is the new White House press secretary. She joins Judy woodruff to discuss President Biden's plans to address the pandemic and…
World Jan 21 News Wrap: Two suicide bombings kill at least 32 people in Iraq In our news wrap Thursday, at least 32 people were killed in a pair of suicide bombings in central Baghdad, new Labor Department numbers continue to highlight the pandemic’s economic toll, President Biden proposes a five-year extension of a longstanding…