April 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Wednesday on the News Hour, President Trump announces sweeping new tariffs that could shake up the U.S. and global economies. As Republicans hold two key seats in the House and Democrats best Elon Musk's chosen candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a look at what the elections say about voter sentiment. Plus, how private equity's increasing role in health care is affecting patients.
Episodes
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April 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E92 - 57m 46s
Wednesday on the News Hour, President Trump announces sweeping new tariffs that could shake up the U.S. and global economies. As Republicans hold two key seats in the House and Democrats best Elon Musk's chosen candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a look at what the elections say about voter sentiment. Plus, how private equity's increasing role in health care is affecting patients.
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April 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E91 - 57m 46s
Tuesday on the News Hour, mass firings begin at government health agencies, including people in key leadership positions. As the window narrows to find survivors of the Myanmar quake, aid groups warn of the overwhelming need for food, water and health care. Plus, how an effort to provide cheap rice to Haiti has made it difficult for the nation to produce its own.
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March 31, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E90 - 57m 46s
Monday on the News Hour, days after a deadly earthquake hit Myanmar, USAID's absence leaves a vacuum that China is quickly filling. The Trump administration sends more alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court orders. Plus, with another round of tariffs on major trading partners set to take effect, we examine whether they could revitalize American industries.
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March 30, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E89 - 26m 45s
March 30, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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March 29, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E88 - 26m 45s
March 29, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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March 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E87 - 57m 46s
March 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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March 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E86 - 56m 45s
March 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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March 26, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E85 - 57m 46s
Wednesday on the News Hour, U.S. intelligence officials are questioned about newly revealed details from their group chat discussing military strikes. The Supreme Court upholds a Biden administration regulation that aims to make ghost guns easier to trace. Five years on, Judy Woodruff sits down with two people with very different views of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E84 - 57m 46s
Tuesday on the News Hour, Democrats push Trump administration intelligence officials for answers on why they used a commercial messaging app to discuss war plans. The Wall Street veteran nominated to lead the Social Security Administration is questioned about potential cuts at the agency. Plus, we speak with Finland's president about efforts to end the war Russia started in Ukraine.
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March 24, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E83 - 57m 46s
Monday on the News Hour, the balance of power comes into focus as President Trump calls for a federal judge to be disbarred. Top Trump officials appear to accidentally share war plans via a commercial messaging app with Atlantic editor and Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg. Plus, farmers across the country feel the impact of federal funding cuts.
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March 23, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E82 - 26m 45s
March 23, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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March 22, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E81 - 26m 45s
March 22, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Extras and Features
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News Wrap: Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 3,000
S2025 E92 - 6m 45s
In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll from the earthquake in Myanmar surpassed 3,000 as relief efforts are hampered by the country's civil war, Israel says it will establish a new security corridor across Gaza, Denmark's prime minister spoke out against President Trump's ambition to take control of Greenland and a federal judge dismissed corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
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West Philadelphia uses art to confront neighborhood problems
S2025 E92 - 7m 4s
Local arts organizations have the power to tackle everything from community challenges to threats against national democracy by expanding access to art. That mission drives one of the country’s most vibrant and diverse artistic hubs in West Philadelphia. Jeffrey Brown reports for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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Cuts will grind HHS work to a halt, former secretary says
S2025 E92 - 8m 35s
There’s growing concern over massive cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services as Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. works to reduce the agency workforce by 25 percent. Geoff Bennett discussed the Trump administration's cuts with Kathleen Sebelius, the HHS secretary during the Obama administration.
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How private equity in health care is affecting patients
S2025 E92 - 8m 20s
Economics correspondent Paul Solman is exploring the impact on communities in Massachusetts after a private equity firm bought struggling hospitals. In his second report, he looks at how private equity's increasing role in health care is affecting patients.
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What Florida and Wisconsin elections tell us about voters
S2025 E92 - 8m 33s
A trio of off-cycle election results show the president and his party losing political ground, even as they won two of the three races. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has a look at the message sent by voters in Wisconsin and Florida.
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How Trump's tariffs could shake up U.S. and global economies
S2025 E92 - 6m 46s
President Trump escalated trade wars with a new set of sweeping tariffs for about 60 countries. During a speech in the Rose Garden, the president declared a national economic emergency as the legal justification for the new tariffs. Trump says tariffs will revitalize manufacturing in the U.S. Amna Nawaz discussed the move with Roben Farzad, economic analyst and host of Full Disclosure.
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Supreme Court hears Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding case
S2025 E92 - 5m 39s
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could dramatically change how Medicaid recipients can choose their own medical providers. The case went before the court after South Carolina attempted to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from the state’s Medicaid program since it also provides abortions. Geoff Bennett discussed more with special correspondent Sarah Varney.
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Businesses brace for Trump’s tariffs as Democrats push back
S2025 E91 - 2m 44s
The American public and U.S. trading partners are waiting for President Trump’s new set of tariffs, a plan he says is finalized and will be revealed on Wednesday. Trump's first two months back in office have seen him implement tariffs on countries like Canada and Mexico, only to reverse course days later. It’s not yet clear which countries will be taxed hardest. Geoff Bennett reports.
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The impact of private equity's expansion into health care
S2025 E91 - 7m 3s
Steward Health Care was once the largest private hospital system in the country. When the private equity-backed network filed for bankruptcy last year, it devastated providers and patients. In Massachusetts, five of the eight Steward-owned hospitals were salvaged by the state and two were shuttered. Economics correspondent Paul Solman went there to see what happened and how.
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After quake, aid groups warn Myanmar has overwhelming need
S2025 E91 - 3m 44s
Recovery efforts from the earthquake in Myanmar are slow-moving. The country is grappling with the natural disaster plus an ongoing humanitarian crisis amid the civil war since 2021. The death toll has now risen past 2,700, with more than 4,500 people injured and at least 440 still missing. Stephanie Sy reports.
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Mass firings begin at government health agencies
S2025 E91 - 4m 13s
The Trump Administration began terminating thousands of staff and purging some of the top leaders at the Department of Health and Human Services. It included several key agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Matthew Herper of STAT News.
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How food aid made it hard for Haiti to produce its own
S2025 E91 - 10m 42s
As the U.S. sees new tariffs, we look at how they can make or break an economy. In Haiti, U.S. policies forced the government to bring down tariffs on foreign goods, allowing American farmers to export crops cheaply. That made it expensive for Haitians to eat food grown domestically, leading to dependence on foreign aid. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor report.
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