Jan 03 Watch 4:00 2020 in review: “The story is right outside.” By PBS NewsHour We’ve been looking back at some of the stories from 2020 with our team of producers here at NewsHour Weekend. Segment producer Mori Rothman joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how producing changed in 2020: reporting on stories, like the George… Continue watching
Jan 03 Congress opens new session as virus, Biden’s win dominate By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus surges. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:22 2020 in review: Summing up an unimaginable year By PBS NewsHour Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Christopher Booker about some of the most memorable stories he covered in what turned out to be an out-of-the-ordinary year: New York state’s first mobile COVID-19 testing site, the George Floyd protests in New York City,… Continue watching
Jan 03 Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult 2021 By Alan Fram, Associated Press Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as President-elect Joe Biden sets a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy and address other party priorities. Continue reading
Jan 03 Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to ‘find’ Trump votes By Jeff Amy, Darlene Superville, Kate Brumback, Associated Press The renewed intervention and the persistent and unfounded claims of fraud by the first president to lose reelection in almost 30 years come nearly two weeks before Trump leaves office and two days before twin runoffs in Georgia that will… Continue reading
Jan 03 Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races By Bill Barrow, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is going all-in to help Democrats win two Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine party control in the critical early years of his administration, a widespread effort that not long ago would have been unthinkable in… Continue reading
Jan 02 McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails By Travis Loller, Associated Press Vandals lashed out at the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti and in one case a pig’s head as Congress failed to approve an increase in the amount of money… Continue reading
Jan 02 Cruz leads 11 GOP senators challenging Biden win over Trump By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s extraordinary refusal to accept his election defeat and the effort to subvert the will of the voters has become a defining moment for Republicans and is tearing the party apart. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has urged… Continue reading
Jan 02 Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment ‘as soon as possible’ By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran said Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility “as soon as possible,” pushing its program a technical step away from weapons-grade levels as it increases pressure on the West over the… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: Congress overrides Trump’s veto of defense bill In our news wrap Friday, Congress overrides a veto by President Trump for the first time, the U.S officially passes 20 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, the pandemic mutes New Year's celebrations, Senators wrangle over increasing pandemic relief checks, and… Continue watching