Dec 16 Watch 17:25 CIA Director Bill Burns on war in Ukraine, intelligence challenges posed by China By Judy Woodruff Bill Burns was a career diplomat and pillar of the State Department for decades, rising to Deputy Secretary in Barack Obama's second administration. He's been ambassador to Russia and was instrumental in setting up the Iran nuclear deal. For much… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:04 Twitter faces criticism after suspending accounts of journalists covering CEO Elon Musk By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Twitter is facing intense criticism after a series of moves by billionaire owner Elon Musk. Twitter suspended the accounts of at least eight journalists that had recently posted about Musk or his policy changes on content moderation. Some posted links… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:01 Secret Service under scrutiny ahead January 6 committee's final report By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan The House panel investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is preparing to release its final report. Questions remain over how much the committee will focus on the federal law enforcement response to the insurrection and if they… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 12:26 Brooks and Capehart on upcoming Jan. 6 committee vote on urging charges against Trump New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 committee prepares to vote on recommending criminal charges against Trump, Congress tries to avoid… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 1:35 U.S. armed forces members band together to celebrate Hanukkah through song By Dan Sagalyn Over the past few years the NewsHour has asked a little known Defense Department unit called the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, or DVIDS, to produce a holiday song in which service personnel from around the world sing. This year… Continue watching
Dec 16 Judge to halt provision making challenges to California gun laws costlier By Julie Watson, Adam Beam, Associated Press A federal judge says he will block part of a new California law that critics say was designed to make it nearly impossible to challenge the state's gun laws in court. Continue reading
Dec 16 Judge warned of gay bar attacker's shootout plans in 2021 By Jesse Bedayn, Matthew Brown, Associated Press A judge who dismissed a 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter warned last year the defendant was planning a shootout and needed mental health treatment or "it’s going to be so bad.”… Continue reading
Dec 16 Starbucks workers plan to strike for 3 days at 100 stores across country By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday. Continue reading
Dec 16 Major Southern California county considers seceding from state By Michael R. Blood, Jae Hong, Amy Taxin, Associated Press One of California's largest counties will consider whether to secede and establish a new state, a largely symbolic move driven by economic stress and frustration with state government. Continue reading
Dec 16 Brittney Griner says she intends to play basketball again next season By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. Continue reading