Politics Jan 05 Georgia voters head to the polls to decide control of the U.S. Senate All eyes are on Georgia, where voters went to the polls on Tuesday to decide the fate of the U.S. Senate. Stephen Fowler, a political reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting and host of the Battleground: Ballot Box podcast, joins Judy…
World Jan 05 News Wrap: White Wisconsin officer avoids criminal charges in Jacob Blake shooting In our news wrap Tuesday, the white police officer who shot and paralyzed a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin last summer will not be charged, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 tops 356,000, the nation’s top national security agencies acknowledge…
World Jan 05 In Los Angeles County, 'the virus is virtually everywhere' The United Kingdom is in the midst of a lockdown, as the U.S. faces a surge in hospitalizations from COVID-19. The coronavirus has been particularly bad in Los Angeles County, California, where the daily death toll is nearing 400 and…
Politics Jan 05 Former defense secretary urges top brass to resign or resist questionable Trump orders All 10 living former secretaries of defense signed a column published in The Washington Post on Sunday that urged the Trump administration to allow a peaceful transition of power and to keep the Pentagon out of it. One of the…
Episode Jan 04 January 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump asking Georgia officials to find votes raises serious questions and condemnation from both side of the political aisle, the coronavirus vaccine rollout remain sluggish across the country, Iraqi militias grow hostile toward the U.S.
Politics Jan 04 Trump's call to Georgia election officials draws condemnation President Trump faces new cries of foul on Monday, after his most blatant attempt yet to manufacture an election win for himself. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
World Jan 04 News Wrap: UK imposes new lockdown amid coronavirus surge In our news wrap Monday, the United Kingdom imposed a new lockdown as the coronavirus variant spreads, Washington, D.C. activates National Guard ahead of expected protests against certifying President-elect Biden's win, a British judge refuses to send WikiLeaks founder Julian…
Politics Jan 04 Trump's attempt to 'manufacture votes' in Georgia raises legal questions President Trump's hour-long phone call with Georgia's secretary of state over the weekend and his requests to change the vote count have raised a number of legal questions. Rick Hasen, an election law professor at the University of California, Irvine,…
Politics Jan 04 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Georgia's U.S. Senate runoffs NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the U.S. Senate races in Georgia, Trump's call to the Georgia secretary of state, and how some Republicans are…
Episode Jan 03 January 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, January 3, Senate and House members are sworn in as the 117th Congress formally begins with a slimmer Democratic majority in the House and a toss-up in the Senate as the two Georgia seats head…