Episode Oct 16 October 16, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump and Joe Biden campaign in swing states after their dueling TV town halls. Plus: Early voting begins in Texas amid suppression fears, the possible spread of Russian disinformation by a Trump ally, coronavirus cases…
World Oct 16 News Wrap: Despite emergency ban, protests continue in Thailand In our news wrap Friday, the prime minister of Thailand refused to resign despite a second day of demonstrations in Bangkok. Waves of protesters, mostly young, are demanding democratic reforms of the country’s monarchy. Also, firefighters in Colorado are battling…
Politics Oct 16 Shields and Brooks on the Barrett hearing, dueling town halls Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including what stood out from President Trump’s and Joe Biden’s TV town halls, how the two candidates are polling and…
Nation Oct 16 Remembering Americans lost to COVID-19 As another week concludes, we again take a moment to remember a few of the individuals who have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic.
Politics Oct 16 WATCH: Pence attends 'Make America Great Again' event in Selma, North Carolina Pence is expected to speak at 2:30 P.M. ET.
Episode Oct 15 October 15, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump and Joe Biden prepare for conflicting televised town halls in lieu of the scheduled second debate. Plus: Did investors profit off early information on the pandemic, the campaign battleground of Iowa, media coverage of…
Politics Oct 15 As Democrats raise record cash, which voters are favoring Biden? President Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden are holding televised town hall events Thursday night, on different networks, in lieu of the originally scheduled debate. With only 19 days until the election, Democrats are pulling in record amounts of cash,…
Politics Oct 15 News Wrap: Senate Judiciary Committee schedules Barrett vote In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote in one week on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. The panel’s Republican majority set the schedule after a discussion that split along party lines. Also, the president of…
Economy Oct 15 The moral questions about how traders may have profited off the pandemic In late February, when the pandemic was beginning to take hold in the U.S., President Trump and his team downplayed the risk to the American public. But a new report finds that key advisers to the president were conveying a…
Politics Oct 15 Why the media is still struggling with how to cover Trump With President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden set to participate Thursday night in separate televised town halls on different broadcast networks, we take a look at how the media is covering the candidates during this highly unusual presidential…