Nation Jul 12 What are the legal implications of Trump's Stone commutation? A day after President Trump commuted Roger Stone’s sentence, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller defended his prosecution and conviction of the president’s longtime friend and ally. Stone was found guilty of seven felonies including obstructing a Congressional investigation and witness…
Episode Jul 12 July 12, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, July 12, COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the country, more on Roger Stone’s commuted sentence, one city’s attempt to aggressively cut food waste and emissions, and we speak to one of the trailblazing women…
World Jul 12 This year's Tour de France is a virtual ride The pandemic has delayed Tour de France, the world’s most watched bike race, to last August this year. Until then, there is a heavily watched virtual race every weekend with world class bikers and teams racing against each other from…
Episode Jul 11 July 11, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, July 11, a presidential pardon for Roger Stone, U.S. breaks another coronavirus case record, and revisiting ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ 60 years later. And with racial hate crimes on the rise globally, a look at…
Arts Jul 11 Reevaluating 'To Kill a Mockingbird' 60 years later In the 60 years since “To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of the most widely read books in middle school, was published, the lens through which it frames race and its Black characters has come under scrutiny. NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari…
Episode Jul 10 July 10, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the U.S. continues to set records of new coronavirus cases almost daily -- with no end in sight. Plus: The Supreme Court’s decision on Oklahoma Native lands, Lebanon in crisis, battling surging COVID-19 in Texas, political…
World Jul 10 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Fay drenches parts of the East Coast In our news wrap Friday, Tropical Storm Fay is racing up the Eastern Seaboard. It made landfall earlier near Atlantic City, New Jersey, with winds of 60 miles per hour, touching off flash floods and forcing beaches to close. Also,…
Nation Jul 10 The Supreme Court's 'landmark decision' on tribal sovereignty On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed Native American rights to millions of acres of land in eastern Oklahoma. The 5-4 opinion granted jurisdictional control to the Muscogee Nation and extends to four neighboring tribal nations, which together make up…
Health Jul 10 'You've got to help us out': Houston nurse begs residents to wear face masks Many states are seeing surging coronavirus cases, but Texas is breaking records. As single-day deaths rise to unprecedented levels, Gov. Greg Abbott warns the worst is yet to come. Amna Nawaz talks to Belinda Metts, nurse manager of a COVID-19…
Politics Jul 10 David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on Trump's school pressure, Biden's economic plan New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how the surging coronavirus is affecting President Trump’s public support, the significance of the Supreme Court’s recent rulings…