• WATCH: Democrats hold news briefing on two new statues honoring former Supreme Court Justices O'Connor and Ginsburg

    WATCH: Democrats hold news briefing on two new statues honoring former Supreme Court Justices O'Connor and Ginsburg

    May 12, 2022 06:52 PM EDT

    ... in the event in the live player above. The two statues were built after President Joe Biden signed legislation last month authorizing their installation. WATCH: Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman elevated to the Supreme Court "These statues will serve as inspiration to future generations of children from ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on midterm elections, aid to Ukraine, GOP apathy toward criticism

    Brooks and Capehart on midterm elections, aid to Ukraine, GOP apathy toward criticism

    Apr 29, 2022 10:25 PM EDT

    ... Lee Miringoff said, who knows what people will care about in October, but I bet -- maybe the president will get a bump up when Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson officially takes the oath of office to be the next justice in the Supreme Court. And, then to mimic David, there's ...

  • Debates over Supreme Court confirmation, COVID funding show intensifying partisanship

    Debates over Supreme Court confirmation, COVID funding show intensifying partisanship

    Apr 09, 2022 08:48 PM EDT

    ... near- and long-term paths point toward intensifying partisanship. THE SENATE’S SUPREME COURT BATTLE Democrats rejoiced Thursday when the Senate by 53-47 confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black female justice. They crowed about a bipartisan stamp of approval from the trio of Republicans who supported it ...

  • Kentucky governor vetoes proposed 15-week abortion ban

    Kentucky governor vetoes proposed 15-week abortion ban

    Apr 08, 2022 11:54 PM EDT

    ... put more restrictions and conditions on abortion since the GOP took complete control of the legislature after the 2016 election. WATCH: Brooks and Capehart on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation, restrictive new abortion laws The proposed 15-week ban is modeled after a Mississippi law under review by the U ...

  • April 8, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    April 8, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Apr 08, 2022 11:27 PM EDT

    ... civilians at a Ukrainian rail station as the country's president warns of more atrocities. Then, economists sound the alarm over cryptocurrency's volatility as the future of digital assets remains in question. Also, David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart consider Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation and restrictive new abortion laws.

  • News Wrap: Second Proud Boys member pleaded guilty to conspiracy in Capitol attack

    News Wrap: Second Proud Boys member pleaded guilty to conspiracy in Capitol attack

    Apr 08, 2022 10:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Friday, a second Proud Boys member pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attacks, the White House celebrated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation, Pakistan's prime minister accepts ruling blocking bid to dissolve parliament, France readies for presidential election, and SpaceX launched ...

  • April 7, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    April 7, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Apr 07, 2022 11:39 PM EDT

    Thursday on the NewsHour, Western nations pledge more military aid for Ukraine as investigators gather additional evidence of war crimes, including Russia's apparent use of civilians as human shields. Then, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman elevated to the Supreme Court. Also, the former Soviet state ...

  • WATCH: More Covid-funding needed to meet global needs, Becerra says

    WATCH: More Covid-funding needed to meet global needs, Becerra says

    Apr 07, 2022 06:16 PM EDT

    ... and top Democrats wanted Congress to approve this week. With Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., prioritizing the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson by week's end — quite possibly Thursday — the COVID-19 bill seemed sure to slip at least until Congress returns after a ...

  • WATCH: Jackson 'the justice we need now', says Sen. Patrick Leahy in Supreme Court confirmation vote

    WATCH: Jackson 'the justice we need now', says Sen. Patrick Leahy in Supreme Court confirmation vote

    Apr 07, 2022 05:29 PM EDT

    Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., spoke in support of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on April 7 during her Senate confirmation vote. Leahy cited her education and judicial experience, as well as the diversity she’d bring to the court, as the reasons for his support. Watch Leahy's ...

  • WATCH: Judge Jackson 'navigated the double jeopardy of racism and sexism' to 'stand in the glory of this moment' says Warnock

    WATCH: Judge Jackson 'navigated the double jeopardy of racism and sexism' to 'stand in the glory of this moment' says Warnock

    Apr 07, 2022 05:20 PM EDT

    Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., spoke in support of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate confirmation vote on April 7. He said he was “beyond thrilled” to vote for her confirmation. Watch Warnock's comments in the player above. “I know what it has taken for Judge ...