
President Trump vetoes bipartisan Defense bill, Christmas week winter storm will bring snow, high winds and heavy rain, and Boston startup delivering holiday spirit during pandemic.

President Trump vetoes bipartisan Defense bill, Christmas week winter storm will bring snow, high winds and heavy rain, and Boston startup delivering holiday spirit during pandemic.

NPR News Now reports: President Trump pardons and rejects new Stimulus Bill, California Covid-19 cases surge, and other top news.

Congress passes Covid-19 relief, top Treasury Department officials were targeted by the massive cyberattack and the new role for dads during Covid quarantines.
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including what an economic relief bill may mean for President-elect Joe Biden and President Trump’s base and his unfounded election claims.

We’ve been talking about a second stimulus deal for months. Last night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced both sides have finally come to an agreement.
Guests: Axios’ Dan Primack, Joann Muller, and Mike Allen

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: reflecting on the plague year, ten years after the Arab spring (9:50), and what if CEOs’ memos were clear and honest? (15:30).

The weekend’s top news comes under scrutiny from Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Marcus Schögel and Chandra Kurt, with commentary from our editors in London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Plus: Christoph Amend of ‘ZEITmagazin’.
As online shopping sees its biggest holiday season ever, hackers are sending fake delivery notices impersonating Amazon, UPS and FedEx, with scams up 72% from last year and 440% from October to November. Clicking a fake shipping notification link can launch ransomware or launch a counterfeit branded site to trick users into entering credit card and personal information to “reroute” a package that never existed.

Georgina Godwin with the weekend’s biggest discussion topics.
From Milan: Salone highlights, interviews and a daily running guide.
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss politics as a noble profession, optimism as a defining American characteristic, and collective sacrifice for the common good. In his final regular appearance on the NewsHour, we celebrate Mark Shields and his storied career in journalism and politics.