Politics Sep 21 What's next in the fight over Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat? The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has already launched a high-stakes political battle over whether President Trump and Senate Republicans can push through a nomination and fill her seat before the November election. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join…
Politics Sep 21 Sen. Hassan: GOP 'changed the rules' about SCOTUS hearings in 2016 With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death leaving an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court mere weeks from the presidential election, a political battle is escalating over whether President Trump and Senate Republicans should push through a nominee before the country…
Nation Sep 21 News Wrap: Dozens of wildfires still burning on West Coast In our news wrap Monday, dozens of wildfires are still burning on the West Coast. Southern California’s Bobcat Fire has doubled in size over the past week, fanned by high winds. Flames have scorched 165 square miles of Los Angeles…
Health Sep 21 The U.S. has lost 200,000 people to COVID-19. How did this happen? Over the past six months, we have tried to capture and convey the heartbreaking loss of American life due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the country passes a somber threshold, with 200,000 people killed by COVID-19, Amna Nawaz talks to…
Politics Sep 21 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Supreme Court vacancy's political significance NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, how it affects the presidential race and the power dynamics at play…
Episode Sep 20 September 20, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, September 20, tributes pour in for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as President Trump pushes to fill her seat before the election, the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. is set to pass 200,000, and we…
Health Sep 20 As the U.S. COVID-19 death toll borders 200K, what have we learned? The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. is nearing the 200,000 mark, according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Research Center. Even though the death rate is lower than it was in the spring, 850 people on average are dying every…
Politics Sep 20 Battle for Iowa heats up over rural issues Iowa, a competitive purple state which has leaned blue, voted for President Trump in 2016 by a big margin. This election, the Biden campaign has managed to narrow that lead, making the state a toss-up. Iowa PBS Senior Producer and…
Politics Sep 20 For Illinois voters, COVID-19 and recession are top of mind This November, Illinois will be going to the polls for the presidential, Senate and other local races, resulting in several competing ideologies on both sides of the political divide. At the national level, urban voters, especially in Chicago support Biden…
Politics Sep 20 After RBG's death, a partisan battle over SCOTUS seat President Trump announced he intends to nominate a woman for Justice Ginsburg’s seat and several Republican Senators, who in 2016 opposed filling a SCOTUS seat in an election year, are supporting a vote. The contentious issue of the SCOTUS seat,…