Mar 27 NewsHour Weekend update: The torch passes on By PBS NewsHour Weekend Next weekend you’re likely to see some changes- the NewsHour Weekend program heads to D.C. and will be anchored by Geoff Bennet. Since 2013 the program has been produced by WNET, the public television station in New York, and now… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 10:09 Communities are embracing ‘controlled burns’ to protect themselves By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber The past few years have led to record wildfires across the U.S. Decades of suppressing fires has led to overgrown forests, and a warming climate has increased their intensity and frequency. Christopher Booker reports from California on community-led efforts to… Continue watching
Mar 26 Black women feel sting of ‘traumatizing’ Jackson hearings By Lisa Mascaro, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press The federal judge had to endure hours of public scrutiny from skeptics, namely the Republican senators who are erecting a wall of opposition to her landmark nomination, the first in the court’s 233-year history, and may vote en bloc against her confirmation. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picks up Sen. Joe Manchin’s support In our news wrap Friday, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picked up the crucial support of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was released from a Washington hospital, Minneapolis teachers reached a tentative deal to… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 6:09 Ginni Thomas pushed White House to fight 2020 election results. What are the implications? By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori The House Select Committee is looking at thousands of text messages given by former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows. At issue are 29 texts between Meadows and Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in which she… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 12:56 Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s handling of the war in Ukraine, Supreme Court hearings New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden’s trip to Europe, his handling of war in Ukraine, the contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 4:34 With deep roots in Ukraine, candlemaker realigns business to raise money for emergency aid By Marisa Wojcik, Wisconsin Public Television Since Russia invaded Ukraine one month ago, people around the world have been seeking innovative ways to support Ukrainians facing the horrors of war. PBS Wisconsin's Marisa Wojcik reports on how one artisan candlemaker's fundraising effort has garnered much more… Continue watching
Mar 25 U.S. House leaders call on Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry to resign after found guilty of lying to the FBI By Grant Schulte, Brian Melley, Associated Press Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is facing growing pressure to resign from congressional leaders and Nebraska's GOP governor after a California jury found him guilty of lying to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 campaign donation from a Nigerian billionaire. Continue reading
Mar 25 Dropkick Murphys file cease and desist order to stop neo-Nazis from using their music By Associated Press The Dropkick Murphys are hitting back against a neo-Nazi group that used one of the band's songs in a video posted on social media. Continue reading
Mar 25 Rudy Giuliani associate pleads guilty to conspiracy charge By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An associate of Rudy Giuliani has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge alleging that he defrauded investors in a company supposedly created to prevent people from being defrauded. Continue reading