Nation Dec 01 Health care workers, nursing homes should get COVID-19 vaccine earlier, CDC panel says The recommendations made on Tuesday by the CDC advisory committee about who should get the earliest doses of a COVID vaccine kick off a series of crucial decision points for the coming weeks, including how states make their own decisions…
Politics Dec 01 Biden's economic team faces unprecedented crises in shift from Trump President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced his economic team, which is planning on making a sharp shift from the Trump years and his economic policies. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
Politics Dec 01 Why some down-ballot Democrats struggled to hold their seats While President-elect Joe Biden won a decisive victory in the 2020 election, down-ballot candidates from across the country struggled to hold the seats they won in 2018. Rep. Donna Shalala, a Florida Democrat who lost her race against Maria Elvira…
Economy Dec 01 Why the pandemic is forcing millennials to move back home with their parents The pandemic has accelerated a change in housing in the U.S. that began well before the spread of COVID-19. Millennials, adults between the ages of 24 and 39, continue to move back home with their parents in significant numbers. For…
World Dec 01 In Germany, countering the growing influence of anti-immigrant policies For the past five years, the European Union has been strengthening its defenses against asylum-seekers who have flooded into the region fleeing war and poverty. But in some parts of Germany, there is a push against the growing influence of…
Arts Dec 01 Author Elizabeth Acevedo on writing a coming-of-age novel Our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This," is "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo. She spoke to Jeffrey Brown about finding her voice through poetry and why she wrote a novel in verse.
Episode Nov 30 November 30, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, the U.S. faces another spike in COVID-infections following the Thanksgiving holiday, the transition of power continues as President-elect Biden names top economic advisers, and Armenia hands over control of two regions under Russia-brokered armistice.
Politics Nov 30 News Wrap: Ethiopia's leader denies rebels' claims of atrocities In our news wrap Monday, the rebel leader in Ethiopia's Tigray region is insisting that fighting goes on even after losing his capital, and funeral services were held for the founder of Iran's military nuclear program who was killed last…
Nation Nov 30 COVID-19 infections spike again as restrictions are reimposed Even as hopes grow about the distribution of vaccines in the coming months, COVID-19's impact continues to ripple across the U.S. with enormous consequences. Twenty-six states set records for COVID-related hospitalizations during Thanksgiving week. William Brangham spoke with Dr. Céline…
Politics Nov 30 What Biden's choices for his economic team say about his priorities President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named a diverse group to lead his economic team, including Janet Yellen, the former head of the Federal Reserve, as his choice for treasury secretary. Jim Tankersley, who covers economics for The New York Times…