Dec 20 Watch 6:28 The significance of the prisoner swap between the U.S. and Venezuela By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrián Aranda In a historic prisoner swap, ten Americans are headed home after the U.S. freed a top ally of Venezuelan President Maduro. Six of the Americans were judged "wrongfully detained" by the State Department. The Maduro government also agreed to free… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 7:28 What to know about escalations in Venezuela and Guyana’s territorial dispute By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Tensions are rising in South America as Venezuela threatens to take over a large region of Guyana that’s rich in resources. Venezuela on Saturday signaled openness to “high-level” talks to resolve the standoff, but Guyana has yet to respond. Ali… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 2:35 News Wrap: Ukraine retakes city in area Putin illegally declared part of Russia In our news wrap Saturday, Russian forces are retreating from the city of Lyman in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the Biden administration secured a prisoner swap with Venezuela that freed seven Americans, Las Vegas marks the five-year anniversary… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: California goes into lockdown with sharp rise in COVID-19 cases In our news wrap Monday, COVID-19 numbers continue to rise sharply as much of California goes into lockdown, President-elect Joe Biden announces his selections to oversee the pandemic and health care, the top elections official in Georgia has re-certified the… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 8:59 Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis has only worsened under COVID-19 By Marcia Biggs In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has presided over an economic and societal collapse. The country’s health care system was already coming apart even before the coronavirus pandemic struck. Now, COVID-19 patients are filling ICUs that lack supplies, and doctors are… Continue watching
Jan 07 Venezuela opposition leader takes new oath amid standoff By Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press The man recognized by the U.S. and over 50 other nations as Venezuela’s rightful president took his seat at the National Assembly and led opposition lawmakers in boisterously singing the country’s anthem. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 2:44 In Venezuela, Maduro holds on to power as Guaido’s military support falters By William Brangham After Tuesday’s violent clashes, Wednesday dawned quiet in Caracas but eventually grew chaotic again. Police threw tear gas at Venezuelans demonstrating in support of opposition leader Juan Guaido. Meanwhile, it was unclear why Guaido’s earlier talks with military leaders about… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 5:55 How Venezuelan opposition envisions ousting Maduro from power Although anti-Maduro protests exploded on the streets of Caracas Tuesday, by nightfall it was unclear if the Venezuelan military had heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call to abandon President Maduro. William Brangham talks to Carlos Vecchio, U.S. representative of Venezuela’s… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 6:02 News Wrap: House Democrats authorize subpoenas over Mueller report In our news wrap Wednesday, congressional Democrats are turning up the heat over special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report. The House Judiciary Committee authorized subpoenas for the report and any related materials, while Republicans called the move reckless. Meanwhile, the… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 25:01 February 3, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 3, growing calls for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign, and with the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, China takes the lead. Also, the largest living organism on the planet is… Continue watching