Health Dec 28

At key moments over the last year leaders around the globe made critical mistakes that worsened the pandemic and led to more deaths. That’s the argument put forth by the New Yorker’s Lawrence Wright in “The Plague Year,” an article…

World Dec 28

Politics Dec 28

Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Errin Haines of the 19th join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s unpredictable approach to passing the coronavirus relief bill, his continued refusal to accept the results…

Episode Dec 27

On this edition for Sunday, December 27, millions of Americans face uncertainty as unemployment benefits run out and a government shutdown looms, more vaccinations roll out across the nation and in Europe while officials urge caution for the New Year.

Health Dec 27

NewsHour Weekend’s Connie Kargbo joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss some of her most impactful work from 2020: necessary ‘elective’ surgeries being suspended during the pandemic due to hospital overflow; vaccine hesitancy; and how aging caregivers, at risk for COVID, ask…

Politics Dec 27

NewsHour Weekend producer Sam Weber joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this year’s "Roads to Election 2020" coverage: taking a whole show on the road during the pandemic, keeping climate change front and center and finding and telling election stories that…

Nation Dec 27

Millions of Americans faced economic, housing and food uncertainty even before the pandemic. Two years ago, the mayor of Stockton, California piloted a universal basic income program in an effort to ease the pain of his constituents, sending monthly assistance…

Episode Dec 26

On this edition for Saturday, December 26, a stimulus standoff between the White House and Congress as pandemic relief benefits for millions of Americans are set to expire, sweeping outages continue after an explosion in downtown Nashville, and in a…

Nation Dec 26

NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss some of her biggest stories in 2020: criminal justice and COVID-19 concerns in prisons and jails, how technology was helping artists connect with each other, and activists who were organizing over…

Episode Dec 25

Friday on the NewsHour, police investigate an explosion in Nashville they believe to be intentional, what’s behind a surge of COVID-19 in California, and a Christmas tribute to a few of the more than 330,000 people who have died this…