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,…
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…