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April 12, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

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April 12, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Episodes

  • March 31, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • March 26, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • March 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • March 24, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • March 21, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 21, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E80 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the News Hour, a federal judge scolds the Trump administration for withholding information about deportations and potentially defying his order. Law firms and universities face pressure from President Trump, raising questions about if and how to push back. Plus, inside a town hall where constituents shared fear and frustration over what they see as a lack of action from Democrats.

Extras and Features

  • News Wrap: Israeli military cuts off Rafah in southern Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israeli military cuts off Rafah in southern Gaza

    S2025 E102 - 2m 49s

    In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli forces said they have completely encircled Rafah in southern Gaza, the Trump administration is excluding smartphones, laptops and other electronics from tariffs, Trump said he’s in good shape after his annual physical, and the CDC says there are now more than 700 confirmed cases of measles in 25 states.

  • Why patients are paying surprise fees at the doctor's office: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why patients are paying surprise fees at the doctor's office

    S2025 E102 - 7m 59s

    In recent years, hospital systems have been buying up medical practices at a rapid pace. Now, patients getting routine medical care are being hit with high costs and unexpected hospital fees — even if they never visited a hospital. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports.

  • What to know about the start of U.S.-Iran negotiations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to know about the start of U.S.-Iran negotiations

    S2025 E102 - 6m 14s

    In Oman on Saturday, the United States and Iran appeared to take the first steps that could lead to a new agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear activities and lift U.S. economic sanctions. The White House described the talks as “very positive and constructive.” Iran’s foreign minister said the two sides will meet again in a week. John Yang speaks with policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour for more.

  • New book gives parenting lessons from the disabled community: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New book gives parenting lessons from the disabled community

    S2025 E102 - 6m 33s

    Last year, the surgeon general warned that parents in the United States are overwhelmed and burnt out. One group of parents is often overlooked: the 1 in 15 with disabilities. Author Jessica Slice, who became disabled years before becoming a mother, says the experience prepared her for parenthood. Ali Rogin speaks with Slice about her new book for our series, “Disabilities Reframed.”

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s tariffs and market reaction: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s tariffs and market reaction

    S2025 E101 - 11m 2s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's tariffs and reaction from the markets, whether claims of insider trading should be investigated, Trump using executive power to go after critics and the legal battle over the administration's immigration policies.

  • China raises tariffs on U.S. imports in trade war escalation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    China raises tariffs on U.S. imports in trade war escalation

    S2025 E101 - 2m 58s

    The U.S. trade war with China continues to escalate with no apparent end in sight. On Friday, Beijing announced it would raise rates on American goods in retaliation to President Trump’s sharp increase in tariffs on the world’s second-largest economy. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • How Trump's trade war is impacting U.S. and global economies: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Trump's trade war is impacting U.S. and global economies

    S2025 E101 - 7m 2s

    For a closer look at how President Trump's tariffs are already impacting the U.S. and global economies, Amna Nawaz spoke with Mary Lovely, a senior fellow who studies tariffs at the nonpartisan Peterson Institute for International Economics.

  • Former Navy SEAL on 'Warfare' and its depiction of combat: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Former Navy SEAL on 'Warfare' and its depiction of combat

    S2025 E101 - 6m 9s

    Ray Mendoza is a former Navy SEAL and wrote and co-directed the new film, "Warfare." It tells the true story of a mission Mendoza participated in when he and his team were ambushed while conducting a surveillance operation gone awry in Iraq. It's based entirely on the memory of those who lived through it. Geoff Bennett sat down with Mendoza for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • News Wrap: Tourist helicopter crashes in Hudson River: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Tourist helicopter crashes in Hudson River

    S2025 E101 - 5m 24s

    In our news wrap Friday, investigators are working to determine why a tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will not seek reelection for a third term in 2026, the Senate confirmed Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Pentagon fired the commander of the Greenland space base that Vice President Vance visited last month.

  • Patriotism takes hold in Taiwan amid threat from China: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Patriotism takes hold in Taiwan amid threat from China

    S2025 E101 - 6m 29s

    Taiwan is strengthening its military and society to fend off aggression from mainland China. In recent years, the people in Taiwan have increasingly identified themselves as Taiwanese, not Chinese, in everything from food to sports. Nick Schifrin reports for our series Taiwan: Risk and Resistance.

  • Judge rules Trump administration can deport Khalil: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Judge rules Trump administration can deport Khalil

    S2025 E101 - 11m 39s

    A Louisiana immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia grad student detained last month for his role in campus protests against the war in Gaza. Khalil has not been charged with a crime and the administration is trying to remove him through a Cold War immigration law. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with immigration attorney David Leopold.

  • Trump directs DOJ to investigate ex-administration officials: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump directs DOJ to investigate ex-administration officials

    S2025 E100 - 5m 26s

    President Trump signed executive orders Wednesday targeting two former aides who criticized him. Escalating his retribution campaign, the president directed the Justice Department to investigate Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security official, and Christopher Krebs, a top cybersecurity official. Both were appointees in Trump’s first term. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

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