Health Oct 27 Lightfoot: Chicago's rising infections and falling revenues are of 'great concern' Chicago was hit hard by coronavirus earlier this year and is now suffering through a second surge. In addition, state and local budgets have fallen significantly due to the pandemic. With federal stimulus talks stalled, mayors like Lori Lightfoot are…
Episode Oct 26 October 26, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden keep up the campaign appearances in the race's final week. Plus: What Amy Coney Barrett could mean for the Supreme Court, Sen. Dick Durbin on the Barrett nomination,…
Nation Oct 26 News Wrap: Crowds strike against Lukashenko in Belarus In our news wrap Monday, factory workers, students and businesses in Belarus staged a one-day national strike as President Alexander Lukashenko again defied calls to resign. Crowds filled the streets of Minsk in solidarity against Lukashenko and thousands of protester…
Politics Oct 26 Durbin: Senate should be delivering pandemic aid, not SCOTUS confirmation Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin is the Senate's second highest-ranking Democrat and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which supported the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. Durbin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why he has found the judicial…
Politics Oct 26 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's pandemic message, House outlook 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 and Joe Biden’s campaign strategies in battleground states, Vice President Mike Pence’s decision not to quarantine despite…
Episode Oct 25 October 25, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, October 25, early voters come out in record numbers as the presidential candidates ramp up their campaigning, COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the U.S., and as part of our ongoing series “Roads to Election…
Politics Oct 25 The 2020 race heats up in Texas as votes pour in Nearly 7 million Texans have already cast their 2020 ballots—that’s around 70 percent of overall voter turnout in 2016. With races heating up at both the state and national level, KERA reporter Bret Jaspers joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the…
Episode Oct 24 October 24, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, October 24, the presidential candidates ramp up their campaigning as states open for early voting, and the U.S. hits a new record for daily COVID-19 cases. We continue our “Roads to Election 2020” series with…
Politics Oct 24 For Wisconsin voters, COVID-19, economy are top of mind Over a million absentee ballots have already been cast in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 and a reeling tourism economy are major issues for voters. PBS Wisconsin political reporter Zac Schultz speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the changing political landscape in this…
Episode Oct 23 October 23, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, after their final debate, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden return to the campaign trail for the race’s final sprint. Plus: On the ground in Florida for early voting, political analysis with Mark Shields…