Nation Jul 22 What's at stake with political and pandemic challenges for 2020 census On Tuesday, President Trump signed a memo aiming to bar undocumented immigrants from being included in the census count that determines how many members of Congress are allocated to each state. The census is conducted once in a decade, but…
Arts Jul 22 'I Still Can't Breathe,' a youth choir's message on police violence, has fresh relevance Four years ago, the Chester Children’s Chorus, a Pennsylvania group based near Philadelphia, recorded an original song called “I Still Can’t Breathe.” It was their response to the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and other Black Americans. Now teenagers…
Episode Jul 21 July 21, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, congressional deliberations over an economic rescue package intensify, but Senate Republicans appear deeply divided over the right approach. Plus: American financial struggles, coronavirus worsens the global food crisis, colleges grapple with whether to return to campus,…
Politics Jul 21 Congress resumes pandemic relief deliberations, but Republicans remain divided Coronavirus infections and deaths are still climbing in much of the nation, and Florida has become the new national epicenter. With Congress back in session after recess, continuing COVID-19 increases are fueling urgent negotiations on an economic rescue package. But…
Economy Jul 21 What these Americans say they need from congressional pandemic aid With Congress back in session, lawmakers are considering another round of coronavirus relief. Two of the major sticking points are prolonging increased unemployment benefits and protecting against coronavirus-related lawsuits. What do Americans think about these two issues, as they grapple…
Politics Jul 21 Sen. Perdue on GOP proposals for pandemic relief, reopening schools Senate Republicans are considering legislation to sustain a country struggling with the pandemic’s economic fallout. The House passed its own proposal in May, but there is still dissent within the GOP about how much new money to allocate to the…
Nation Jul 21 News Wrap: DOJ says hackers targeting U.S. vaccine research In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice charged that hackers working with China have targeted U.S. firms researching a vaccine for COVID-19. Two Chinese nationals were indicted as part of a broader scheme that also involved stealing…
World Jul 21 How the pandemic is making a global food crisis worse As the coronavirus pandemic tears across the globe, the toll exacted in lives lost and ruined grows by the day. But for those already in need, especially the hungry and the starving, COVID-19 is accelerating their nightmares. David Beasley, executive…
Politics Jul 21 Trump returns to briefing podium with 'mixed messaging' on pandemic President Trump returned to the podium Tuesday afternoon to resume briefings about the coronavirus pandemic. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Trump’s “mixed messages” about the extent of the national COVID-19 crisis, plus what the Department of Homeland Security…
Episode Jul 20 July 20, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, the novel coronavirus continues to surge across regions of the United States, and Congress considers new legislative action in response. Plus: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s perspective on the coronavirus crisis, the use of federal agents in…