Nation Jan 18 Biden plans executive actions to reverse signature Trump policies President-elect Biden plans for a number of executive actions once in office, including issuing a federal mask mandate, extending a pause on federal student loan payments and interest, rejoining the Paris climate agreement and rescinding the travel ban on some…
Politics Jan 14 Investigations intensify in the wake of the Capitol riot as inauguration approaches The timing of a Senate impeachment trial for President Trump remains up in the air, as authorities investigate potential threats during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, who is planning a nearly $2 trillion economic package to combat COVID-19 and…
Politics Jan 13 How President Trump is reacting to his impeachment President Trump on Wednesday became the first president in America history to be impeached twice. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the president reacted to his impeachment and how he may deal with a Senate trial should it…
Politics Jan 13 After impeachment vote, Trump condemns violence in video release Just after President Trump was impeached on Wednesday he released a video condemning violence, while also pushing back on what he called unfair censorship. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.
Nation Jan 08 What we saw the day the Capitol was attacked On Jan. 6, for the first time in more than two centuries, Congress was attacked and overrun, this time by its own citizens. The PBS NewsHour's anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff talks to correspondents Lisa Desjardins, Amna Nawaz and…
Politics Dec 30 Biden team announces new staff picks, highlighting effort to ‘build an administration that looks like America’ President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team plans to announce Wednesday a new slate of staffers for their incoming administration and to celebrate hitting their goal of 100 diverse appointments by the end of 2020.
Politics Dec 15 Immigrants hear echoes from the past in Trump’s election claims More than a month after the 2020 election, President Donald Trump continues to falsely insist the results are fraudulent and the election was stolen from him. And for some immigrants, hearing those claims reminds them of the political turmoil they…
Politics Nov 16 Trump repeats false election claims as his supporters gather in D.C. President Trump still refuses to concede the presidential election, more than one week after the Associated Press called the race for President-elect Joe Biden. Trump spent the past weekend on the golf course and on Twitter, repeating his angry and…
Politics Oct 30 Trump, Biden turn to the Midwest, as virus explodes in Wisconsin As the final weekend before Election Day dawns, the candidates are packing in rallies and other campaign events to try to win voter support in critical states. The focus was on the Midwest on Friday, with President Trump and Joe…
Politics Oct 29 Trump, Biden campaign in Florida, which has backed winning candidate for decades With Election Day in less than a week, the Trump and Biden campaigns are increasingly holding events in the same battleground states, on the same days. At a Thursday rally in Tampa, Florida, President Trump continued to downplay the national…