Politics Dec 06 WATCH: Lisa Desjardins hosts the Bipartisan Policy Center’s 2022 Elections Summit Event description: "Never before in modern history have election leaders faced so many simultaneous crises, from national figures propagating conspiracy theories to divisive new laws and court rulings to cyber threats from foreign adversaries."…
Nation Aug 18 WATCH: ‘Culture Wars in Black & White’ – The 2022 Hutchins Forum Join Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Washington Week moderator Yamiche Alcindor as they host the 2022 Hutchins Forum, 'Culture Wars in Black and White'.
Politics Jun 21 Mark Shields, a voice of political civility across decades, dies at 85 For 30 years, PBS viewers tuned into the NewsHour on Friday nights to hear what Shields had to say about the most pressing political issues of the week. Mark brought a lifetime of Washington experience to the conversation, drawing upon…
Health Jul 31 Read Fauci, Redfield and Giroir’s full witness testimony as submitted to the House In prepared witness testimony, leaders of the nation's three top agencies battling the coronavirus outbreak describe their months-long efforts to develop testing, treatments and possible vaccines to control the pandemic. The statements come as the U.S. has recorded nearly 4.5…
Segment Oct 18 October 18, 2019 – PBS NewsHour West full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the battleground in northeastern Syria appears to be quieting, as a Turkish operation there pauses to allow Kurdish fighters to leave. Also: Violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, more questions about Boeing’s handling of the…
Politics Feb 27 Read Michael Cohen’s full prepared testimony on Trump’s Russia plans, WikiLeaks email dump Michael Cohen plans to tell lawmakers that Donald Trump often asked during the 2016 campaign about negotiations with Russia over a planned Moscow Tower project and what the then presidential candidate knew about the WikiLeaks email dump that targeted the…
Science Oct 10 The Plastic Problem By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans. PBS NewsHour takes a closer look at this now ubiquitous material, how it’s impacting the world and ways we can break our plastic addiction.
World Jun 12 Read the document signed by Trump and Kim after the summit Early Tuesday morning in Washington, the White House released the text of the document signed by President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un after their summit in Singapore.