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.
Nation Dec 04 Honoring 5 people who have died from the coronavirus As another week of this devastating pandemic comes to an end, NewsHour is taking a moment to honor some of those we've lost to COVID-19.
Health Dec 04 Indigenous 'helpers' train to combat high maternal mortality rates Women in the U.S. are more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than anywhere else in the developed world, according to the Commonwealth Fund. Native American women face some of the highest rates of death, and in Arizona, those disparities…
Episode Dec 03 December 3, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, COVID-19 kills more in the U.S. in a single day than ever before, the history-making moment of Kamala Harris's election as vice president, pressure on the incoming Biden White House to choose a diverse staff, and…
Nation Dec 03 U.S. hits bleak milestones with record numbers of hospitalizations, deaths The U.S. hit new milestones with the coronavirus Wednesday with record numbers of hospitalization, deaths and a medical staffing system that's burning out. Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, chief clinical officer for the Providence Health System, which runs hospitals across the country,…
Politics Dec 03 Bipartisan support is growing for an economic relief bill With just weeks left in the year, bipartisan support is growing in Congress for a more than $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. If passed, it would extend aid for small businesses, unemployment benefits and provide extra funding for state and…
Politics Dec 03 Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is poised to break barriers on multiple fronts It was exactly one year ago Thursday that California Sen. Kamala Harris dropped out of the presidential race, citing a lack of funds. Now she is poised to break barriers as the first woman, first Black American and first South-Asian…
Politics Dec 03 How the Congressional Black Caucus views the diversity of Biden's appointments As President-elect Joe Biden continues to unroll selections for his Cabinet, some have questioned how diverse his choices have been thus far. Yamiche Alcindor spoke with California Rep. Karen Bass, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, to learn more.
Health Dec 03 A Brief But Spectacular take on raising a young daughter with a degenerative disease When Beth Papanastasiou's daughter Bella was born, she was diagnosed with a rare, degenerative genetic disorder and given 18 months to live. That was more than four years ago. Papanastasiou shares her Brief But Spectacular take on the important role…
Episode Dec 02 December 2, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Britain approves a COVID-19 vaccine bringing questions about a U.S. plan, a top Georgia official warns of the dangers of election fraud claims by Republicans, and a Renaissance master painter has her day centuries later.