Politics Oct 10 How Maine's unique voting system may play out this election Maine is the only state, apart from Nebraska, that divides its four electoral votes. In 2016, President Trump lost the state but got one electoral college vote, as he won one of the state’s two congressional districts. Maine Public Radio’s…
Nation Oct 10 Hurricane Delta: Another blow to storm-battered Gulf Coast Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power after Hurricane Delta slammed the Gulf Coast just six weeks after the region was devastated by Hurricane Laura. The hurricane, which weakened to a tropical storm when it made landfall on…
Episode Oct 09 October 9, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Delta, a Category 2 storm, approaches the southwest Louisiana coast. Plus: The World Food Program receives the Nobel Peace Prize, Mark Salter on the legacy of John McCain, Saudi Arabia two years after Jamal Khashoggi’s…
Nation Oct 09 Hurricane Delta could bring 'inundation' to Louisiana coast Hurricane Delta, now a Category 2 storm, is expected to make landfall in southwest Louisiana Friday evening. Its outer bands have already brought substantial rain and wind to the area. Delta is the second hurricane to hit this region in…
Nation Oct 09 News Wrap: Russia calls meeting over fighting between Armenia, Azerbaijan In our news wrap Friday, Russia called the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to Moscow in an attempt to halt nearly two weeks of fighting. The flare-up over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region is the worst in 25 years. Also,…
Nation Oct 09 The code and character of John McCain, as explained by longtime aide Mark Salter More than two years have passed since the death of Arizona Sen. John McCain, but his legacy and influence are being felt during this election year. McCain’s widow, Cindy, recently endorsed Joe Biden for president. Mark Salter was a longtime…
Politics Oct 09 Shields and Brooks on pandemic partisanship, VP debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how the pandemic is influencing voters in battleground Wisconsin, President Trump’s response to his own coronavirus diagnosis, the vice…
Episode Oct 08 October 8, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, it’s unclear when President Trump and Joe Biden will face off again after Trump declines a virtual debate. Plus: The debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris, Dr. Anthony Fauci on COVID-19 in…
Politics Oct 08 After VP debate, Trump and Biden disagree over future face-offs A day after Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris faced off in their only debate, the schedule for the remaining presidential debates was thrown into disarray. In light of President Trump’s COVID-19 infection, the Commission on Presidential Debates…
Health Oct 08 Why Fauci says pandemic 'didn't have to be this bad' Cases of COVID-19 are continuing to climb in many parts of the country -- including in Washington, D.C., where President Trump’s infection and those of numerous White House insiders have been a source of serious concern recently. Dr. Anthony Fauci,…