World Dec 14 News Wrap: Early voting begins in Georgia's Senate runoffs In our news wrap Monday, early voting began in Georgia's two U.S. Senate run-offs to determine which party controls the chamber, the U.S. formally blamed Iran for the abduction and presumed death of a former FBI agent, Major League Baseball's…
Politics Dec 14 Attorney General William Barr to step down, Trump tweets Attorney General Bill Barr will resign his position as the nation's chief law enforcement officer, President Trump tweeted on Monday. Barr will leave his position next week, when Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will become acting attorney general. Yamiche Alcindor…
Politics Dec 14 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden's leadership after Trump NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including Joe Biden's next move after the Electoral College cemented his presidential victory Monday, President Trump's unlikely concession and how…
Politics Dec 14 Biden pivots from campaigning to governing after Electoral College vote President-elect Joe Biden will be taking a bit of a victory lap in a planned address to the nation Monday evening, just hours after he won a majority of votes from the Electoral College. Meanwhile, President Trump continued to lash…
Politics Dec 14 Biden speaks after Electoral College certification results President-elect Joe Biden addressed a fractured nation on Monday evening, just hours after the Electoral College certified his election victory six weeks after voters went to the polls. In a PBS NewsHour special, we analyze Biden's comments and the political…
Episode Dec 13 December 13, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, December 13, a watershed moment in fighting the pandemic as the first COVID-19 vaccines shipments are rolled out, President Trump’s baseless attacks on the election continue as the Electoral College prepares to meet, and the…
Politics Dec 13 As the Electoral College prepares to meet, Trump remains defiant Members of the Electoral College will gather in their respective states on Monday to cast their official votes for president, a process that is usually a straightforward formality. But this year could be different. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari…
Episode Dec 12 December 12, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, December 12, distribution of nearly three million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to begin this weekend, inside an effort to encourage communities of color overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and a thawing Arctic becomes the frontier of a…
Episode Dec 11 December 11, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Congress remains deadlocked over a bipartisan relief bill, the challenges of distributing a vaccine in the U.S., Los Angeles County goes into lockdown as the pandemic surges, and Shields and Brooks break down the week in…
Politics Dec 11 Supreme Court denies Texas attempt to overturn election results In a closely watched decision the U.S. Supreme Court late Friday denied an attempt by the state of Texas, supported by a large number of Republicans, to overturn the election results and President-elect Joe Biden's victory in four states. Judy…