Episode Sep 19 September 19, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, September 19, remembering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died due to complications from Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer on Friday -- and the political battle her election-year vacancy brings. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
Nation Sep 19 Justice Ginsburg leaves a legacy of fighting for equal rights Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, a position she held for 27 years. Marcia Coyle, Chief Washington Correspondent for The National Law Journal and Amy Howe, Co-Founder of SCOTUSblog joins Hari Sreenivasan…
Nation Sep 19 'She really didn't give up': Remembering the life and career of RBG Nina Totenberg, NPR’s correspondent for legal affairs, first met Justice Ruth Bader Ginberg over the phone nearly 50 years ago, beginning a professional relationship, which eventually morphed into a close friendship. In a conversation with Hari Sreenivasan, Totenberg shares anecdotes…
Nation Sep 18 Remembering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, dead at 87 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who long stood for women’s rights issues and became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She died at the age of 87 of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Episode Sep 18 September 18, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump and Joe Biden make campaign stops in a new battleground state: Minnesota. Plus: Minnesota’s political evolution, the Trump administration’s fight against Chinese social media apps, the outlook for peace in Afghanistan, political analysis with…
Health Sep 18 News Wrap: CDC rescinds guidance about not testing asymptomatic people In our news wrap Friday, the CDC rescinded guidance that discouraged coronavirus testing for people who have no symptoms. The New York Times reported officials at the Department of Health and Human Services had posted the language on the CDC…
Politics Sep 18 What Trump administration ban means for users of TikTok and WeChat The Trump administration is going ahead with plans to ban two popular Chinese social media apps. Starting Sunday, Americans will no longer be able to download TikTok or WeChat from Apple or Google app stores, although current versions of TikTok…
Politics Sep 18 Shields and Brooks on politics in science, Biden's working-class outreach Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s vaccine rhetoric, the administration’s political manipulation of science, Joe Biden’s campaign message for working-class voters and Trump’s…
Nation Sep 18 Remembering 5 victims of the coronavirus pandemic This Friday represents the 23rd in which we have paid tribute to casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. As the U.S. approaches another sad threshold -- that of 200,000 deaths from COVID-19 -- we remember five more of those lost. Judy…
Episode Sep 17 September 17, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, election security and mail-in ballots are at the forefront on Capitol Hill. Plus: The aftermath of Hurricane Sally, the economics of a COVID-19 vaccine, Bob Woodward on President Trump, Venezuela’s fragile health care system is overrun…