Episode Feb 20 February 20, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange makes a last-ditch attempt to avoid extradition to the U.S. on spying charges. Then, Taiwan’s top diplomat in Washington discusses the island’s relations with the U.S. as both confront China. Plus, we…
Nation Feb 20 News Wrap: Biden to impose major sanctions on Russia in response to Navalny’s death In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden says the U.S. will impose major new sanctions on Russia after Alexei Navalny's death, the U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, two men are charged…
Episode Feb 19 February 19, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, Alexei Navalny's widow accuses the Kremlin of covering up her husband's death and vows to continue his fight for a free Russia. Then, Poland's foreign minister discusses the war in Ukraine and the impact Congress is…
Nation Feb 19 News Wrap: Russia cements substantial battlefield win in eastern Ukraine In our news wrap Monday, Moscow says its forces cleared Ukrainian defenders from a battered Donetsk city, 26 EU members called for an immediate humanitarian pause in Gaza as the death toll passes 29,000, the UN's top court kicked off…
Episode Feb 16 February 16, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death sparks global outcry. Also: The U.S. tries to reassure NATO allies, a judge hands down millions in penalties for Donald Trump in his civil fraud case, Secretary Buttigieg on one…
Nation Feb 16 News Wrap: Biden urges against major Israeli assault on Rafah In our news wrap Friday, President Biden again pushed for a cease-fire in Gaza, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back. Also, the U.N.’s International Court of Justice rejected South Africa’s call for urgent action to safeguard Rafah.
Episode Feb 15 February 15, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Kansas City reels after a deadly shooting at its Super Bowl celebration parade. A New York judge denies former President Trump's request to delay a criminal case that stems from hush money paid to an adult…
Nation Feb 15 News Wrap: Israeli forces raid main hospital in southern Gaza In our news wrap Thursday, Israeli forces raided the main hospital in southern Gaza a day after ordering thousands of refugees to leave the complex, Houthi rebels in Yemen fired on another British freighter in the Gulf of Aden, Russia…
Episode Feb 14 February 14, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, a top congressional intelligence leader issues an urgent warning about a national security threat. The political fallout from the historic impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Plus, in this consequential election year, Judy Woodruff visits a…
Nation Feb 14 News Wrap: 1 killed in shooting following Kansas City Super Bowl parade In our news wrap Wednesday, gunfire in Kansas City at a Super Bowl parade for the Chiefs left one dead, Ukraine's military announced it attacked and sank a Russian warship in the Black Sea using naval drones, family members of…