• Leigh Ann Caldwell and Stephen Fowler on Ukraine aid, House leadership and the 2024 race

    Leigh Ann Caldwell and Stephen Fowler on Ukraine aid, House leadership and the 2024 race

    Apr 08, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    ... about the will of the people. Amna Nawaz: Leigh Ann, we also just heard, as Lisa reported, President Biden announcing more student loan forgiveness in Wisconsin. Why these messages from both these candidates right now? Leigh Ann Caldwell: Yes, it's a great question and great to compare the two ...

  • Primary protest votes hint at November challenges for Biden and Trump

    Primary protest votes hint at November challenges for Biden and Trump

    Apr 03, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    Tuesday, voters in Wisconsin, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island turned out for their states’ presidential primaries. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports on what the results mean for the upcoming election and discusses the latest NewsHour/Marist poll on voter attitudes to the frontrunners and election integrity. ... Geoff ...

  • News Wrap: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill

    News Wrap: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill

    Mar 23, 2024 09:40 PM EDT

    ... provided the illustrations of the elephant-king of Celesteville, it grew into a global franchise. De Brunhoff was 98 years old. Still to come on PBS News Weakened, the living and working conditions for migrant workers on dairy farms, and how a small Wisconsin town is dealing with the recent ...

  • How rural communities are tackling a suicide and depression crisis among farmers

    How rural communities are tackling a suicide and depression crisis among farmers

    Jan 14, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    ... their way, maybe it'll give them hope that there is help out there. You don't have to go it alone. Megan Thompson: For PBS News Weekend, I'm Megan Thompson in Logan Ville, Wisconsin. John Yang: If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. at COP28 commits to tripling renewable energy production by 2030

    News Wrap: U.S. at COP28 commits to tripling renewable energy production by 2030

    Dec 02, 2023 10:40 PM EDT

    ... out power to thousands installed travel across the region, grounding flights burying highways and forcing mass transit to close. Still to come on PBS News Weekend, a new pledge to reduce methane emissions around the world and how abortion restrictions are affecting the care doctors can give patients in Wisconsin.

  • Hmong chef Yia Vang brings a taste of home to Minnesota’s Twin Cities

    Hmong chef Yia Vang brings a taste of home to Minnesota’s Twin Cities

    Aug 06, 2023 09:30 PM EDT

    ... rolls ever since we were little kids. We would do egg roll sales. It came to a point where the health department at our little Wisconsin town came out and they're like what's going on? Megan Thompson: Vang's hoping to launch his first formal brick and mortar ...

  • How the rising cost of childcare hurts parents' job stability

    How the rising cost of childcare hurts parents' job stability

    Jun 30, 2023 02:47 PM EDT

    ... families,” often at the expense of spending time together, said Julie Kashen, senior fellow and director for women's economic justice at The Century Foundation. PBS NewsHour digital anchor Nicole Ellis spoke with Lisa Hamilton and Julie Kashen about how child care access impacts job stability for parents. Watch the ...

  • What Americans think about affirmative action in college admissions

    What Americans think about affirmative action in college admissions

    Jun 30, 2023 02:32 AM EDT

    A majority of Americans support affirmative action in higher education and in the workplace, according to a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll – an opinion that runs counter to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to prohibit the consideration of race in college admissions. In a poll conducted earlier this ...

  • Innovative clinic helps doctors avoid burnout and makes healthcare more affordable

    Innovative clinic helps doctors avoid burnout and makes healthcare more affordable

    Jun 29, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    ... Winther says she feels fortunate to be able to practice medicine, as it traditionally has been in America, in a small independent clinic. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Fred de Sam Lazaro in Birchwood, Wisconsin. Amna Nawaz: Fred's reporting is a partnership with the Under-Told Stories Project ...

  • News Wrap: Trump’s indictment reportedly includes at least 1 felony charge

    News Wrap: Trump’s indictment reportedly includes at least 1 felony charge

    Apr 01, 2023 09:40 PM EDT

    ... Palm Sunday service marking the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. Still to come on "PBS News Weekend," what the over-the-counter approval of an overdose reversal drug means for the fight against opioids. And why a shortage of lawyers in Wisconsin is raising questions about the legal system.