Hannah Grabenstein

In a post-Roe U.S., what’s next for the anti-abortion movement?

For nearly 50 years, anti-abortion protesters have congregated in Washington every January to walk to the steps of the Supreme Court in opposition of Roe v. Wade, the Jan. 1973 decision that affirmed the national, constitutional right to an abortion.…

From student debt to Bono, here are 6 updates on 2022 NewsHour stories

For most journalists, your connection to any one story is likely fleeting. You get a tip or a hunch, start to research and report, make sure you have it all right through editing and fact-checking, and when that story is just about perfect (and your…

Read the Jan. 6 committee’s summary of its final report

The House committee investigating Jan. 6 on Monday recommended criminal charges for former President Donald Trump for his role in the Capitol insurrection and released the initial summary of its final report. The full report is expected to be…

Pence recounts his tense conversation with Trump after the Capitol insurrection

While former Vice President Mike Pence has affirmed his belief in the legitimacy of the 2020 election results, he stopped short on Thursday of saying he had a responsibility to publicly tamp down false claims of election fraud in the days and weeks…

‘When districts can’t find teachers, students suffer.’ Here’s why teacher shortages are disproportionately hurting low-income schools

Shana Bolden’s day begins at 4 a.m. As a teacher in the West Bolivar Consolidated School District in the Mississippi Delta, she teaches 11th and 12th grade AP biology. And chemistry, and human anatomy and physiology. She not only shuttles between…

Why you should care about your secretary of state

A once under-the-radar governmental role with significant control over elections is getting a lot more attention this year. In 38 states, the secretary of state is the chief election official, a role required by federal law, often in charge of…

WATCH: Biden talks infrastructure in Pennsylvania as midterms loom

Politics WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democrats fight to keep control of the Senate, President Joe Biden has been practically absent from midterm election campaigning in pivotal states such as Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. Watch the event in the player above.…

What you need to know about the new Social Security benefit increase

For the 70 million Americans who receive Social Security, experts say the significant increase in benefits slated for 2023 is much-anticipated and much-welcomed. Social Security recipients, most of whom are over age 65, have seen their payments…

Why a third of American workers changed jobs during the Great Resignation

About one in three working Americans switched jobs over the past two years, and better pay was the most common reason, according to a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Even if they didn’t change their employer, the poll found, six out of 10 people…

Most Americans say they cut back on recent spending as prices rose

While a majority of Americans say their personal finances are about the same or better than they were a year ago, most in the U.S. feel they have had to cut back on spending in at least one way over the last six months, according to a new PBS…

How to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

Queen Elizabeth II died Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne. The queen, whose reign spanned 15 prime ministers, nine popes and more than a dozen U.S. presidents, is Britain’s longest-serving monarch. The Royal Family announced the 96-year-old’s…

King Charles III will succeed Queen Elizabeth II. Who is next in line to take the throne?

Queen Elizabeth, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96. READ MORE: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96 Elizabeth was queen for 70 years, seven years longer than the next…

‘I can breathe a little bit more.’ How student debt relief will affect 8 borrowers, in their words

For some of the more than 45 million people across the United States who have student loans, President Joe Biden’s plan for the federal government to forgive billions of dollars of student loan debt could be life-altering. For others, it could be…

‘I thought I was going to die there.’ What it’s like to live with rising temperatures in prison

One hot August day in 2011, Marci Marie Simmons watched an egg slowly fry on the concrete floor of her unairconditioned unit at Lucile Plane State Jail in Dayton, Texas. That same summer, Dale was incarcerated at the H. H. Coffield Unit in Tennessee…

WATCH: Capitol statue of Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, unveiled

Nation Jul 27, 2022 10:14 AM EDT A statue of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Wednesday morning. Watch the event in the player above. WATCH: Capitol statue of…

Who is Sarah Matthews and why is she testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

Politics Updated on Jul 22, 2022 11:15 AM EDT — Published on Jul 20, 2022 2:40 PM EDT Sarah Matthews, a former deputy press secretary for President Donald Trump, said the president’s “refusal to condemn the violence [on Jan. 6] was indefensible,” and…

Inside a Memphis clinic during its final days of abortion care

Nation Jul 19, 2022 5:47 PM EDT In a small room at CHOICES Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, a tiny green light flashed on Adina’s phone. “Thank you for calling CHOICES. How can I help you?” The caller, like so many others who light up the…

Who is Stephen Ayres and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

A man who pleaded guilty to entering the Capitol on Jan. 6 is expected to testify Tuesday before the House committee investigating the insurrection. The seventh public hearing will focus on the role of violent extremist groups during the Capitol…

Who is Jason Van Tatenhove and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

Jason Van Tatenhove, a former spokesperson for the far-right paramilitary group the Oath Keepers, whose members were involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection, testified at the Jan. 6 committee’s seventh public hearing on July 12 where he called the attack…

WATCH: Former Trump COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx appears before House committee

Former COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx appeared before a House oversight committee Thursday morning to testify on former President Donald Trump’s response to the pandemic. Watch the full event in the player above. WATCH: Missouri becomes latest…