May 12 WATCH: Biden urges world leaders to continue COVID fight as U.S. nears 'tragic milestone' of 1 million deaths By Zeke Miller, Maria Cheng, Associated Press President Joe Biden has appealed to world leaders for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he leads the U.S. in marking the approaching "tragic milestone" of 1 million deaths at home from the virus. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Sharp rise in inflation may have hit a peak, but remains near 40-year highs In our news wrap Wednesday, the Labor Department's April consumer price report shows a slight drop in inflation increases amid 40-year highs, Hong Kong police arrested a Catholic cardinal for endangering China's national security, the Great Barrier Reef suffered its… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:19 U.S. senators go on the record with their stance on abortion Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked efforts on Wednesday to enshrine abortion rights into federal law. Democrats fell well short of the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster on codifying abortion access, with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin joining all… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 8:51 How misinformation and the partisan divide drove a surge in U.S. COVID deaths By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Ian Couzens As the death toll from the coronavirus nears 1 million Americans, we’ve been exploring why the u.S. Suffered such a terrible loss, especially when compared to other nations similar to us. While there are many reasons for this, one of… Continue watching
May 11 Senate Democrats fell short on enshrining abortion access as federal law By Associated Press President Joe Biden called on the Congress controlled by Democrats to pass legislation to protect abortion services for millions of Americans. But his party's slim majority proved unable to overcome the filibuster led by Republicans, who have been working for… Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Judy Woodruff on journalism ethics in a time of crisis | UVA's Jim Lehrer Lecture By News Desk Woodruff will discuss Lehrer's journalistic legacy and how she has led the NewsHour, as anchor and managing editor, through challenging times ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to the devastating war in… Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Biden sees bigger role for U.S. farms to ease food prices amid Ukraine war By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden is vowing to help American farmers try to ease a global spike in food prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Customs & Border Patrol head testifies on budget amid debate over Title 42 By News Desk and Associated Press Customs & Border Patrol Commissioner Chris Magnus testifies before Congress on budget amid debate over Title 42. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Report finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths in 'terrible system,' Haaland says By Felicia Fonseca A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions so far. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin, General Milley testify on defense budget in House committee hearing By News Desk and Associated Press Top U.S. defense officials defend the department's budget before congress Wednesday, telling lawmakers the most urgent goal is sending the Ukrainians the capabilities they need along with an investment in capabilities that are "absolutely relevant to the competition with China."… Continue reading