Dec 06 WATCH: What the Georgia runoff election results mean The PBS NewsHour's Nicole Ellis discussed the results with White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Watch the conversation here. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: State Department holds briefing following alleged Ukraine drone strikes inside Russia By News Desk and Associated Press State Department spokesman Ned Price will hold a news briefing Tuesday afternoon, after alleged Ukrainian drones struck Russian territory in the second day of attacks. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: Jan. 6 Capitol defenders honored with Congressional Gold Medal By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Top House and Senate leaders have bestowed Congress' highest honor on law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: Lisa Desjardins hosts the Bipartisan Policy Center's 2022 Elections Summit Event description: "Never before in modern history have election leaders faced so many simultaneous crises, from national figures propagating conspiracy theories to divisive new laws and court rulings to cyber threats from foreign adversaries."… Continue reading
Dec 05 Investors pressure railroads to add sick time for workers By Josh Funk, Associated Press The major freight railroads now face pressure from investors to add sick days after Congress declined to require them as part of the contracts they imposed last week to avert a potentially devastating nationwide rail strike. Continue reading
Dec 05 Women go without hijabs as confusion grows over Iran's dress code enforcement By Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press The mixed messages have raised speculation that Iran's clerical leadership is considering concessions in an attempt to defuse widespread anti-government protests that are entering the third month. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Flu hospitalizations skyrocket in the U.S. In our news wrap Monday, the CDC reported that U.S. hospitalizations for the flu are the highest they've been in a decade this early in the season, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize its updated COVID booster for children 6… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 7:32 Supreme Court hears case pitting gay rights against religious freedom By John Yang The rights of same-sex couples are once again before the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices on Monday heard arguments in a case that wrestles with the blurred lines separating free speech, religious beliefs and discrimination. John Yang looks at the history… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 7:54 Candidates make final push in Georgia with critical Senate seat on the line By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori Georgians on Tuesday will decide the final uncalled race of the 2022 midterm elections. The runoff contest between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker comes after neither received a majority of the vote in November. Unlike last year,… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 9:38 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Georgia's Senate race, Trump's comments on the Constitution NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the Georgia runoff election for U.S. Senate, Republicans’ reactions to former President Trump's comments about suspending… Continue watching