Health Nov 14

A state appeals court ruled in favor of a group of local restaurants in El Paso, Texas, and halted the shutdown of nonessential businesses that was scheduled to last until December 1. The decision came as El Paso recorded 1,488…

Nation Nov 14

The transition from a Trump administration to a Biden administration is likely to bring changes at the Pentagon, Department of Defense, and could impact defense strategies both at home and abroad. Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic…

Episode Nov 13

Friday on the NewsHour, the coronavirus reaches crisis level in a rising number of states. Plus: Dr. Vivek Murthy on President-elect Biden’s plans to combat the pandemic, President Trump’s first public remarks since Biden’s win, Pakistan’s child health crisis, political…

Health Nov 13

The coronavirus set all kinds of records in the United States this week -- none of them good. More than 67,000 people are hospitalized, and the country has averaged close to 1,000 deaths per day for the past week. In…

Nation Nov 13

This week, President-elect Biden announced a COVID-19 task force to prepare specific plans for the months ahead -- and assess what can be done differently as coronavirus rages across the country. Dr. Vivek Murthy, a former U.S. surgeon general, is…

Politics Nov 13

On Friday, President Trump made his first public statement since Joe Biden became the president-elect nearly one week ago. But in a Rose Garden news conference, Trump made no direct comments about the election results. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor…

World Nov 13

In our news wrap Friday, the United Nations is warning of war crimes amid conflict between Ethiopia’s central government and regional rebel leaders. Hundreds of civilians have been killed in what Amnesty International has called a “massacre.” Also, Kim Ng…

Politics Nov 13

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including election results, congressional power balances, President Trump’s refusal to concede and how President-elect Biden’s administration is taking shape.

Nation Nov 13

As COVID-19 continues to ravage American communities, we take a moment to honor just a few of the many who have lost their lives to the deadly virus.

Arts Nov 13

This has been a year of huge events and milestones, from the coronavirus pandemic to the election of the first woman vice president. How will 2020 be remembered and analyzed in the years to come? Biographer and historian Janice Nimura…