Nation Jul 28 Watch 9:57 Simone Biles embodies both the aspirations and struggles of Black America When U.S. gymnast Simone Biles pulled out from an Olympic competition over concern for her own mental well being, the news sparked larger conversations around mental health, athletics and race. Yamiche Alcindor discusses those issues with Kavitha Davidson, sports writer…
Politics Jul 13 Watch 6:44 Dems in Congress lack ‘sense of urgency’ on voting rights, NAACP president says Texas Democrats fighting against a restrictive voting bill took their case to Washington Tuesday as President Joe Biden made his push for strengthening voting rights laws nationwide. Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, met with Biden along… By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee
Politics Jan 14 Watch 7:06 Investigations intensify in the wake of the Capitol riot as inauguration approaches The timing of a Senate impeachment trial for President Trump remains up in the air, as authorities investigate potential threats during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, who is planning a nearly $2 trillion economic package to combat COVID-19 and… By Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins
Politics Dec 15 WATCH: Yamiche Alcindor moderates panel on 2020 voting and goals for reform The Bipartisan Policy Center will host a panel discussion moderated by PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor examining challenges with this year's election and future goals for reform. By Courtney Vinopal
Jul 16 WATCH: Rep. Bass, Minnesota Attorney General Ellison discuss police reforms, racial justice movement By Courtney Vinopal PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor will moderate a forum July 17 alongside Democratic politicians addressing the racial injustice movement and calls for police reform. Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: ‘I didn’t do it,’ Trump says of disbanding pandemics office By Erica R. Hendry When President Donald Trump was asked by the PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor this afternoon about whether he took responsibility for the decision, the president called it a nasty question, saying it wasn't him and gesturing to other members of his… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 11:02 Democrats warn White House that time is up to produce documents Top House Democrats sent a warning to the White House on Wednesday: Stonewalling the impeachment inquiry will be treated as grounds for impeachment itself. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged for the first time that he was on a… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 6:54 Questions over possible abuse of power overshadow Trump’s agenda at UN After President Trump acknowledged that he spoke to Ukraine's president about investigating possible 2020 rival Joe Biden, he spent the day at the U.N. fending off questions about the potential abuse of power. Meanwhile, the administration's refusal to share a… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 6:53 Amid whistleblower reports, what’s the state of U.S.-Ukraine relations? Reports of a whistleblower complaint that might involve President Trump, potentially related to his conversations with the president of Ukraine, have raised myriad questions. Yamiche Alcindor has the latest details, and for a look at the geopolitical angle of the… Continue watching