Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/december-9-2022-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday on the News Hour... Friday on the NewsHour, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves the Democratic Party and registers as an independent. Then, Dr. Anthony Fauci reflects on his decades-long career combating infectious disease as he prepares to step down. Plus, David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on the latest congressional shakeup and the political reaction to basketball star Brittney Griner's release. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode News Wrap: Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. amid discussions about more prisoner swaps 6 min What Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s defection means for Democrats and Arizona politics 7 min Dr. Fauci reflects on his decades-long career as he prepares to step down 12 min Space historian examines parallels of NASA’s last moon landing and the Artemis mission 7 min Brooks and Capehart on Senate shakeups and Brittney Griner’s release 13 min Author and Nobel Prize Laureate Annie Ernaux discusses her genre-bending work 7 min