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April 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

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April 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

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  • Trump resumes family detention in immigration crackdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump resumes family detention in immigration crackdown

    S2025 E93 - 7m 2s

    One of the most contentious immigration policies in recent decades has been the detention of undocumented immigrant families. The Trump administration plans to detain thousands more in an effort to crack down on border crossings and legal pathways to asylum. John Yang discussed more with Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic.

  • Conservative lawyer on Trump's use of executive power: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Conservative lawyer on Trump's use of executive power

    S2025 E93 - 8m 25s

    President Trump has an expansive view of presidential authority and is claiming sweeping powers over the executive branch, including independent federal agencies. Amna Nawaz spoke with Joel Alicea, a professor of law and director of the Center for The Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at the Catholic University, for his take. It's part of our series, On Democracy.

  • West Philadelphia uses art to confront neighborhood problems: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • Cuts will grind HHS work to a halt, former secretary says: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • How private equity in health care is affecting patients: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • What Florida and Wisconsin elections tell us about voters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • How Trump's tariffs could shake up U.S. and global economies: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • Supreme Court hears Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding case: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • News Wrap: Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 3,000: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • The impact of private equity's expansion into health care: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • After quake, aid groups warn Myanmar has overwhelming need: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • How food aid made it hard for Haiti to produce its own: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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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