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…
Nation Sep 17 News Wrap: New York City delays in-person schooling again In our news wrap Thursday, New York City has again postponed in-person schooling for more than 1 million students. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement, saying schools need more time to implement the “gold standard” in COVID-19 protocols. Also,…
Politics Sep 17 What Trump is saying about 1619 Project, teaching U.S. history Speaking at the White House Conference on American History on Thursday, President Trump announced he would be signing an executive order to create the “1776 Commission” to promote a “patriotic education.” Trump also blasted efforts to reexamine American history with…
Episode Sep 16 September 16, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, a weakened Hurricane Sally dumps rain on parts of the Gulf Coast, leaving homes and roads flooded. Plus: A blistering report on Boeing’s 737 Max jets, a bipartisan House effort to pass pandemic relief legislation, voting…
Nation Sep 16 News Wrap: Wildfires still burning across California, Pacific Northwest In our news wrap Wednesday, dozens of wildfires are still burning across the Pacific Northwest and California. President Trump declared a federal disaster in Oregon, where several small towns have been razed. But improved weather is helping fire crews, some…
Nation Sep 16 A House panel says Boeing and the FAA failed on 737 Max safety. What needs to change? The fatal crashes of two Boeing 737 Max jets that left 346 people dead resulted from multiple failures throughout the aircraft’s production and approval process. Now, a new and blistering report from Democrats on the House Transportation Committee reveals just…
Politics Sep 16 A bipartisan group in the House is still trying to deliver a virus aid deal How do you break a stalemate? Congress and the White House remain at odds over providing relief for economic casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. But a group of House members from both parties is trying to spark progress by unveiling…