Economy Oct 13 How Biden plans to combat ‘longstanding weaknesses’ in American supply chain Combating the global supply chain delays that are negatively impacting the U.S. economy topped President Joe Biden's agenda Wednesday, as he promised new efforts to restore the supply chain and tame inflation. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports.
Politics Oct 11 Trump renews claims of ‘rigged’ election in Iowa as he endorses 2022 Republican candidates It was his first political rally in Iowa as a former president, but Donald Trump spent much of this weekend's visit spreading a dangerous message: Sowing doubt unjustifiably, once again, about last year's presidential election. Some of the state's most…
Politics Oct 08 White House blocks Donald Trump from withholding documents on Jan. 6 attack President Biden and White House officials on Friday formally blocked an attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents from the House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol attack.
World Oct 07 Deportation to turmoiled Haiti an act of ‘violence’ against migrants, advocate says Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants gathered at the border town of Del Rio, Texas in September hoping to gain asylum in the United States. While the migrants have been removed and the encampment cleared, the crisis is far from over.
Politics Oct 05 Why Biden pitched infrastructure bill in Michigan amid congressional stalemate President Joe Biden spoke in Michigan Tuesday on the need for his infrastructure and social spending plans, as negotiations over both bills are underway on Capitol Hill. Yamiche Alcindor talks to two leaders in the state about what Michiganders need…
World Sep 23 U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns, citing ‘inhumane’ deportation of Haitians “Our policy approach to Haïti remains deeply flawed, and my recommendations have been ignored and dismissed, when not edited to project a narrative different from my own.”…
World Sep 21 As Biden touts American democracy, here are the issues allies want U.S. to deliver on President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his first speech to the United Nations as part of its annual general assembly. Biden touted diplomacy and the endurance of democracy as he faces tensions with old allies, and global challenges, like COVID…
Politics Sep 14 Why Milley checked nuclear procedures, called China in final days of Trump presidency Explosive new details about former President Donald Trump's actions around last year's election and the January insurrection have been revealed in a yet-to-be-released book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa of the Washington Post. Judy Woodruff discusses them and the…
World Sep 07 What we know about the Taliban men who will form Afghanistan’s interim government The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan continues as the group announced leaders of a "caretaker" government Tuesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. secretaries of state and defense were in the Gulf region, in Qatar, where the American evacuation mission is headquartered, and the…
Nation Sep 06 A look at the impact of the federal increase in food stamps, child tax credit As the PBS NewsHour reported earlier, the federal government's weekly unemployment payments expired Monday for almost 9 million Americans. Yamiche Alcindor has a broader look at the administration's efforts to expand the nation's social safety net for those battling poverty…