Sep 14 Watch 7:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on climate change and pandemic politics NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the differences between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on climate change and what the Trump campaign’s… Continue watching
Sep 13 Asia Today: India cases climb to 4.75M as recovery improves By Associated Press India has registered a single-day spike of 94,372 new coronavirus cases, driving the country’s overall tally to 4.75 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 1,114 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities up to 78,586. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Bahrain becomes 4th Arab country to normalize relations with Israel In our news wrap Friday, Bahrain became the fourth Arab country to normalize ties with Israel. President Trump made the announcement only weeks after the United Arab Emirates took the same step. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the move… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 11:49 Shields and Brooks on virus aid impasse, Woodward’s Trump revelations Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the congressional stalemate over pandemic relief legislation, revelations from Bob Woodward’s interviews with President Trump and the political impact… Continue watching
Sep 11 U.S. marks 9/11 anniversary at tributes shadowed by virus By Karen Matthews, Michael Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Americans are commemorating 9/11 as a new national crisis in the form of the coronavirus pandemic reconfigures and divides anniversary ceremonies and a presidential campaign carves a path through the observances. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 10:21 Residents face harrowing escape from ‘unprecedented’ western wildfires Wildfires are sweeping across more of the West Coast, with no relief in sight. Dozens of fires have wiped out small towns and destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon, Washington state and Northern California. At least eight people have been… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Fire erupts at Beirut port a month after blast In our news wrap Thursday, a huge fire erupted at the port in Beirut, Lebanon, a month after a catastrophic explosion there that killed 190 people and injured 6,500. Black smoke billowed over the port’s ruins. The military said the… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 4:46 Why congressional stalemate over pandemic relief won’t end anytime soon Congressional efforts to pass a new pandemic relief bill remain stalled, and a slimmed-down proposal from Senate Republicans failed to clear procedural vote Thursday. Democratic and Republican leaders both blamed the other side for the gridlock. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 8:02 Ed Yong: On pandemic, Trump reinforced Americans’ worst impulses While the political fallout from President Trump’s coronavirus comments to Bob Woodward continues, what about the public health repercussions? Would America have fared better if Trump had treated the virus more seriously from the beginning? Ed Yong of The Atlantic,… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 2:52 Trump, Biden respond to report the president knowingly misled the public on pandemic By John Yang A new political firestorm has engulfed the White House -- this time over what President Trump knew about the pandemic vs. what he said publicly on the topic. The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward reports Trump privately acknowledged the seriousness of… Continue watching