Episode Oct 29 October 29, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump and Joe Biden make campaign stops in the critical battleground state of Florida. Plus: Analyzing the latest economic data, a record-breaking western wildfire season, foreign disinformation campaigns and how to challenge them, state and…
Economy Oct 29 How the pandemic has shifted U.S. labor from services to goods The last major economic report before Election Day indicates a 7.4 percent growth rate in economic output during the year’s third quarter. It’s a sharp rebound from the record plunge of the previous quarter, and the fastest pace since World…
World Oct 29 News Wrap: Zeta leaves widespread damage, power outages across South In our news wrap Thursday, remnants of Hurricane Zeta raced across the southern U.S., leaving widespread damage, power outages and at least six people dead. The governor of Louisiana, where the storm made landfall Wednesday, urged caution as cleanup efforts…
Politics Oct 29 What state ballot measures Americans are considering this year Although most national attention is focused on the races for president and Congress, policies and agendas at the state and local levels are on the ballot as well. Voters across the country are considering ballot measures about racism and election…
Politics Oct 29 What Supreme Court decision means for counting Pennsylvania ballots The Supreme Court is playing a key role in the 2020 election in these final days of the campaign. Just this week, it handed down rulings on absentee ballot deadlines in three crucial battleground states: North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Nation Oct 29 How some election officials are trying to verify the vote more easily How are state and local governments verifying the accuracy of the vote in this critical election year? One approach designed to simplify a major challenge for election officials as the ballots arrive is the risk-limiting audit, which enables double-checking only…
Episode Oct 28 October 28, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Americans continue to vote early, despite coronavirus and court cases. Plus: Social media companies on Capitol Hill, the extent of online misinformation, a U.S. security expert on the information war, a civil servant’s protest against one…
Nation Oct 28 News Wrap: Mass protests in Poland against restrictive abortion ruling In our news wrap Wednesday, demonstrators in Poland gathered for a seventh straight day over a court ruling that banned abortions of fetuses, even ones with severe abnormalities. The nationwide strike is a rare show of opposition in a country…
Politics Oct 28 On the ground in swing states Florida, Michigan and Texas With Election Day in less than a week, how is the final campaign sprint playing out across the country -- especially in key battleground states? Judy Woodruff talks to Tom Hudson of WLRN Public Radio in Florida, Alex Samuels of…
Episode Oct 27 October 27, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump and Joe Biden make a flurry of campaign appearances as Election Day approaches. Plus: Why record numbers of Americans are voting early, police kill a Black man in Philadelphia, Trump’s domestic policy agenda, Chicago…