December 14, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Attorney General Bill Barr will resign his position as the nation's chief law enforcement officer, President Trump tweeted on Monday. Barr will leave his position next week, when Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will become acting attorney general. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

As we mark 300,000 deaths from COVID, a deal to provide economic relief still eludes lawmakers. Time is running out, with benefits from CARES Act set to expire the day after Christmas. A bipartisan group offered two proposals Monday afternoon to try and break the gridlock. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is one of the key architects of the effort. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

The U.S. passed 300,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Monday just hours after vaccine doses rolled out to Americans for the first time. William Brangham reports on a day that has brought landmark moments in the pandemic.

In our news wrap Monday, early voting began in Georgia's two U.S. Senate run-offs to determine which party controls the chamber, the U.S. formally blamed Iran for the abduction and presumed death of a former FBI agent, Major League Baseball's Cleveland indians are changing their name after next season, and master of cold war espionage thrillers, John le Carre, is mourned.

Between March and May this year, hackers broke into several U.S. federal agencies, including the one designed to fend off cyberattacks against the country, officials said Sunday. The significant breaches were only discovered recently with Russia considered the likely culprit. Nick Schifin spoke with Dmitri Alperovitch, a cybersecurity expert and chair of Silverado Policy Accelerator, to discuss.

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including Joe Biden's next move after the Electoral College cemented his presidential victory Monday, President Trump's unlikely concession and how Republicans will react.

President-elect Joe Biden will be taking a bit of a victory lap in a planned address to the nation Monday evening, just hours after he won a majority of votes from the Electoral College. Meanwhile, President Trump continued to lash out. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.