PBS News Hour - Politics

COVID-19 has disrupted a centuries-old political mainstay -- national political presidential nominating conventions. As Republicans and Democrats scale back their in-person conventions this summer, Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield reports on how these multimillion dollar events were losing their sheen even before the pandemic. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The killing of Michael Brown, a young unarmed Black man, by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, six years ago, sparked protests which changed the civil rights movement in the nation. Brittany Ferrell, an activist and organizer for the political advocacy group Black Futures Lab speaks with Ivette Feliciano about the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and her experience in Ferguson. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The White House and congressional Democrats have again failed to agree on a new pandemic relief package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, but they were unable to find a middle ground. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A top U.S. intelligence official released a statement Friday that details the intelligence community's current assessment of possible interference in the November elections. William Evanina raised concerns "about the ongoing and potential activity by China, Russia and Iran." Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss the political reaction to the warning. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Although the economy has regained some ground since the pandemic sent it reeling, millions of Americans are still jobless and struggling. Meanwhile, the coronavirus continues to spread across the country. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who recently tested positive on one test and then negative on a second, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss unemployment aid, virus testing and long-term lessons for the U.S. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Voters in Belarus will head to the polls this Sunday in the country's most contested election in decades. Alexander Lukashenko has been called Europe's last dictator, leading a regime accused of human rights abuses, stifling dissent and running sham elections. But this year, Lukashenko faces an unprecedented challenge in an opposition effort driven by women. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including a legislative stalemate over a new coronavirus relief package, the politics of the pandemic economy for President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the value of party conventions and how they are coping with our national crisis. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A deal on a new coronavirus relief package seems distant and elusive, as congressional Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse on key issues. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss where negotiations stand and how far apart the two sides are both in terms of dollar figures and philosophy of funding distribution. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

As another 1.2 million Americans file for unemployment amid the pandemic's economic wreckage, Congress and the White House are still stalled on a deal for a new coronavirus relief package. President Trump's top economic adviser, Lawrence Kudlow, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss where negotiations stand as the two sides seek "compromises" and potential executive action Trump is prepared to take. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The planned summer conventions of both parties have been reduced and reimagined due to the coronavirus pandemic, rendering this election year different from any other. And of course millions of American lives have been upended due to COVID-19 and the recession. The Washington Post's Gary Abernathy and freelance journalist Sarah Smarsh join Judy Woodruff to discuss what U.S. voters are thinking. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders