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we begin this hour with these incredible images from all around our country. today, thousands of protesters took to streets at more than 450 rallies, from washington, the sea to parkland, florida, austin, texas, new york city, all to push congress to take action on gun violence. one party, and only one party has heard the calls for those actions. this week, the house oversight committee held a hearing on gun violence, where members heard from survivors of recent mass shuttings, includi...

all to push congress to take action on gun violence. one party, and only one party has heard the calls for those actions. this week, the house oversight committee held a hearing on gun violence, where members heard from survivors of recent mass shuttings, including maya cerrillo, a fourth grader at robb elementary in uvalde, texas. >> he shot my friend, and i thought that he would come back to the room, so i covered myself in blood and put it on me. >> maya, who is just 11 years old, s...

Moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan an arctic cold wave still dominates the nations weather tonight. Its blamed for several deaths, a...

Moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan an arctic cold wave still dominates the nations weather tonight. Its blamed for several deaths, a...

Just for me, but for our state, im hopeful now for our nation that people will recognize we shouldnt be discriminating and have laws on the book that discriminate against our friends, our neighbors and fellow citizens. What you did yesterday in minnesota is something i have never seen. It wasnt just a public apology, but you did it in the body you used to work. What was it like to go back in there in that role and tell them what you had to tell them . It was very freeing. The emotion came becaus...

2,000 years. Vice President Biden will lead the u. S. Delegation to the vatican for the formal ceremony making the popes installation. Pope francis is the first pope from the americas. Hes the first to take his papal name from st. Francis. The friar who more than 800 years ago took a vow of poverty and devoted his life to helping the poor and the sick. In fact, pope francis is known as a humble man of simple habits. The ap says he often rode the public bus to work, cooked his own meals, and ofte...

OPINION: While racists have weaponized the term, it’s time we recognize the white people who pioneered the position of “diversity hires.”

History has conspired to give Mitt Romney a better first line to his obituary than “failed presidential candidate.” Should our corporate media continue its tradition of fetishizing the “moderate conservative,” which has become something of a political cryptid, the Utah senator will now be remembered for being the sole Republican to vote “guilty” in Trump’s impeachment trial, thus vaulting high above the very low bar set by his colleagues for polit...

Mitt Romney’s decision not to run for another Senate term has a distant echo of his father’s departure from politics five decades ago. Both the Utah senator and his father,

Mitt Romney’s decision not to run for another Senate term has a distant echo of his father’s departure from politics five decades ago. Both the Utah senator and his father, former Michigan Gov. George Romney, were top Republican contenders for the presidency but fell short of the White House. Both ended their careers in elected office with a sense that their party had lost its bearings. And both called for a more humane party, one that prioritizes civility and principle over resentme...