Politics Dec 05 Political ads, poker fundraisers: GA Senate race has raised millions of dollars With President Trump holding a rally in southern Georgia and celebrities hosting fundraisers and endorsing candidates, millions of dollars are being spent on the runoff election in Georgia, which will decide which party will control the Senate. Rickey Bevington, Senior…
World Dec 05 In Ethiopia, a growing humanitarian crisis threatens regional stability Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced as fighting continues between government forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in northern Ethiopia, threatening the stability of a volatile region. Cameron Hudson, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and…
Health Dec 05 COVID-19 latest: vaccines, holiday travel, new CDC guidelines Though new developments in a COVID-19 vaccine have been all over the news, a viable vaccine is still far off. What should Americans be doing to protect themselves and their loved ones, especially leading up to the holiday season? Dr.
Episode Dec 04 December 4, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, as COVID-19 cases spike the economic costs worsen for millions of U.S. families, Pfizer is making a vaccine in a Belgian town that they hope will change the world, a look at maternal mortality among Native…
Nation Dec 04 News Wrap: Congress inches closer to a possible stimulus deal In our news wrap Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have agreed that a bipartisan relief bill worth $900 billion is a starting point, the House of Representatives voted to decriminalize marijuana at…
Politics Dec 04 Biden's transition pushes ahead amid grim economic outlook The Biden White House transition continues though the president-elect is already facing what may be his greatest challenges, as the pandemic fills hospitals and jars the economy again. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign continues to lose its legal challenges in moving…
Economy Dec 04 Hiring slows in the U.S. as millions face losing unemployment benefits The latest jobs report released by the Department of Labor Friday estimates the economy has not yet replaced about 10 millions jobs lost last spring, with many Americans now close to losing their unemployment benefits. Wendy Edelberg, director of the…
Nation Dec 04 Tiny Belgian town is now at the center of a global vaccine race The first doses of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine are on their way to the United Kingdom, the earliest western country to grant emergency authorization. The vaccine is manufactured by the U.S pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, but most of the 1.3 billion…
Politics Dec 04 Why one Republican lost his re-election bid to a more conservative rival While House Democrats lost races in some Republican-leaning districts, one Republican was ousted by a challenger from his own party on the right. Lisa Desjardins spoke with Rep. Denver Riggleman, a first-term Virginia Republican, about why he lost the race.
Politics Dec 04 Shields and Brooks on the damage done by Trump's claims of election fraud Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Biden team’s transition to the White House and the impact of Trump’s election fraud claims.