Politics Dec 25 Brooks and Tumulty on a COVID relief bill in limbo New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a stalemate between Congress and the president over COVID relief, the latest pardons from President Donald Trump and…
Nation Dec 25 On Christmas, honoring some of those lost to the coronavirus As many Americans adjust to a drastically different Christmas holiday, we remember some of the more than 326,000 people who have died from the coronavirus this year.
Arts Dec 25 'Ma Rainey's' director on celebrating artists now gone Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, called the mother of blues, helped expand the universe of American music. Director George C. Wolfe talks to Jeffrey Brown about the new film about her life, based on the play by August Wilson, and how it…
Nation Dec 25 Not gathering this Christmas 'doesn't have to mean being alone' Many Americans are spending Christmas away from family for the first time because of COVID-19. But for immigrants, author Nadia Owusu says, being geographically distant from family “is a constant reality.” In this essay, she talks about the lessons immigrants…
Nation Dec 25 U.S. service members sing holiday cheer This Christmas, we end our broadcast with a NewsHour tradition we cherish. At this time of year, we work with the U.S. Department of Defense to have service members around the globe sing a holiday song. Here is a look…
Episode Dec 24 December 24, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump issues more controversial pardons while complicating congressional efforts to reach a new COVID relief bill, the United Kingdom and the European Union finalize a Brexit trade deal, what this crucial time for giving means…
Politics Dec 24 Trump continues flurry of pardons, while complicating new COVID relief This Christmas Eve has been anything but quiet in Washington after President Trump's surprise announcement that he doesn't support a new COVID relief bill. And last night, the president added 29 pardons and commutations, with many familiar names on the…
World Dec 24 Britain and E.U. form Brexit deal, averting a chaotic breakup Following nine months of tense negotiations, Britain and the European unions have at last hammered out a post-Brexit trade deal. The agreement averts a chaotic and costly breakup. Amna Nawaz spoke with Robin Niblett, director of the British think tank…
World Dec 24 News Wrap: California becomes first state to surpass 2 million COVID infections In our news wrap Thursday, the COVID-19 death toll topped 327,000 as California becomes the first state to surpass 2 million infections, a powerful winter storm barrels toward the East Coast, Ethiopian forces killed 42 armed men accused of massacring…
Nation Dec 24 Serving those in need and trying to survive during the pandemic The economic impact of the coronavirus has been felt far and wide across the country. But how has the pandemic impacted charitable giving and philanthropic donations throughout this year? And what are the challenges ahead for not-for-profits? Stacy Palmer, editor…