Nation Oct 13 News Wrap: Cut cable disrupts Virginia's online voter registration system In our news wrap Tuesday, Virginia online voter registration was disrupted on its final day of availability. State officials blamed an accidental cut in a fiber optic cable for the outage, which could prevent thousands from registering to vote. Also,…
World Oct 13 How populism, political will and public fatigue are undermining global COVID-19 fight The world is struggling to slow a new surge in the number of COVID-19 infections. The problem is especially pronounced in Europe, where France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom account for a large share of new cases. But the…
Episode Oct 12 October 12, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, the Senate Judiciary Committee begins confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s latest nominee to the Supreme Court. Plus: An update from the presidential campaigns, global protests by Indigenous peoples, Rick Gates on President…
Politics Oct 12 Politics and the pandemic permeate Day 1 of Amy Coney Barrett hearings Senate confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett opened Monday under highly unusual circumstances, only weeks before Election Day and during a pandemic. The political stakes for Barrett’s nomination are high, as the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider the Affordable…
Nation Oct 12 News Wrap: Remnants of Hurricane Delta soak mid-Atlantic In our news wrap Monday, remnants of Hurricane Delta blew out to sea after soaking the mid-Atlantic. The storm made landfall in Louisiana Friday night, killing at least two people and causing widespread flooding and power outages; thousands of residents…
Politics Oct 12 Rick Gates on the Mueller probe and why current 'polls are wrong' With Election Day less than a month away, a former top official with the 2016 Trump campaign has written a new book about his experiences with Donald Trump the candidate and Donald Trump the president. William Brangham talks to Rick…
Politics Oct 12 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's return to rallies, Senate races in play NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s return to large, in-person rallies after his COVID-19 diagnosis, the Trump campaign’s strategy for appealing to voters…
Episode Oct 11 October 11, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, October 11, President Trump says he is clear to hit the campaign trail, confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin, and how a mobile truck is helping social…
Politics Oct 11 SCOTUS nomination hearings begin tomorrow. What can we expect? Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett will begin on Monday. And despite opposition from Democrats and some Republicans to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat before the election, Barrett has the votes needed for her confirmation. Amy Howe,…
Episode Oct 10 October 10, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, October 10, President Trump holds his first large in-person public event since his COVID-19 diagnosis even though it's unclear if he is still contagious and in “Roads to Election 2020,” Maine’s unique voting system and…