Politics Sep 22 The Senate's tight timeline to confirm Trump's SCOTUS nominee President Trump has said he will announce his choice to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court this Saturday. And although it appears the Republican-led Senate will have enough votes to move forward with confirmation hearings for…
Politics Sep 22 Barrasso: Why this Supreme Court battle is different from that of 2016 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death has left an opening on the Supreme Court only weeks before Election Day. President Trump and the Senate GOP say they plan to fill the vacancy before the country votes. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the…
Health Sep 22 Research shows coronavirus spreads primarily through air. Here's how to reduce risk A growing body of evidence indicates that airborne transmission is the main way people are becoming infected with the novel coronavirus. Given that understanding, how should we change our behavior to reduce our risk of infection? William Brangham talks to…
Episode Sep 21 September 21, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death creates an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court just weeks before the election. Plus: The political response to Ginsburg’s death, can President Trump and the Senate GOP rush a nomination, 200,000…
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…