Episode Sep 03

Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump and Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden take to the campaign trail. Plus: Concerns about coronavirus vaccine development, airlines in financial trouble, Trump’s relationship with Fox News, lessons from Australia’s hybrid health care system, a…

Nation Sep 03

In our news wrap Thursday, the mayor of Rochester, New York, has suspended police involved in the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man, last March. Officers said he was spitting; they put a hood on him and pressed him…

Health Sep 03

Some of the federal government’s top health officials are suggesting a vaccine for COVID-19 could be released in less than two months. The move would be made through a special emergency authorization of the Food and Drug Administration. But the…

Politics Sep 03

As the presidential election approaches, questions are raised daily about not only the candidates themselves, but also how they are covered by the news media. In President Trump’s case, the attention focuses on his relationship with Fox News. Judy Woodruff…

World Sep 03

The pandemic has created immense challenges for people around the world. In Malawi, an extremely poor country in southern Africa, the situation is complicated by the fact that many residents don’t have access to services and supplies that Americans tend…

Episode Sep 02

Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration takes unprecedented action to temporarily ban evictions for some renters who have lost work during the pandemic. Plus: Iowa has become a coronavirus hot spot, how the U.S. electorate has changed since 2016,…

Nation Sep 02

In our news wrap Wednesday, Germany says it has confirmed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was indeed poisoned. He fell into a coma last month in Siberia and is now in a Berlin hospital. German Prime Minister Angela Merkel said he…

Economy Sep 02

The Trump administration has announced a temporary national moratorium on evictions for tens of millions of renters who have lost work. The action comes via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says evictions pose a health hazard during…

Nation Sep 02

Iowa is dealing with a surge of coronavirus cases that has turned the state into a hot spot for the disease. The increase has been driven in part by the return to school, with virus clusters developing around the state’s…

Politics Sep 02

Election season is in full swing, and President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are both on the campaign trail. How have shifting demographics and an increasingly diverse voter base altered the electoral landscape since 2016? NPR’s Domenico Montanaro…