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April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

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  • Nurse reflects on working the frontlines during COVID: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nurse reflects on working the frontlines during COVID

    S2025 E80 - 4m 8s

    As we mark five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're speaking with a small handful of the countless people whose lives were turned upside down by the virus. Our latest reflection is from a nurse who worked on the frontlines in New York.

  • Funding threats harm institutions, Princeton president says: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Funding threats harm institutions, Princeton president says

    S2025 E80 - 7m 54s

    Columbia University agreed to comply with a series of demands from the Trump administration about how it will handle protests, antisemitism and academic departments. The university faced a deadline to either comply or risk losing $400 million in federal funding. Jeffrey Brown discussed the broader crackdown on higher education with Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber.

  • Federal judge questions Trump's authority to deport migrants: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Federal judge questions Trump's authority to deport migrants

    S2025 E80 - 5m 15s

    In a D.C. courtroom, a federal judge questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s authority to deport hundreds of migrants without due process and its refusal to answer his questions. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • Brooks and Capehart on voter reaction to federal cuts: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on voter reaction to federal cuts

    S2025 E80 - 10m 26s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the mood on the ground from voters at town hall meetings, Elon Musk's prominence in the Trump administration and a prominent law firm and Columbia University comply with White House demands.

  • Associates ask big law firms to defy pressure from Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Associates ask big law firms to defy pressure from Trump

    S2025 E80 - 6m 44s

    President Trump rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent law firm after it agreed to drop DEI policies and provide $40 million in pro bono work for Trump-aligned causes. It’s the latest in a series of actions Trump has taken targeting firms that either were connected to criminal cases brought against him or firms that represented Democrats. John Yang discussed more with Rachel Cohen.

  • Musicians push back on dwindling payments from streaming: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Musicians push back on dwindling payments from streaming

    S2025 E80 - 7m 27s

    Nearly every song ever recorded is available for about $12 a month, or free if you don’t mind the ads. But while the streaming giant Spotify has conquered the music industry, many of the artists responsible for the music on the platform say they are getting a raw deal. Geoff Bennett reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Inside a town hall where a GOP lawmaker faced backlash: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Inside a town hall where a GOP lawmaker faced backlash

    S2025 E79 - 5m 38s

    While Republicans currently control both chambers of Congress, they’ve been losing control of their events back home. Lisa Desjardins attended one of the only town halls held by a Republican member during this congressional recess, catching up with him and the constituents seeking to give him an earful.

  • Restaurant owner reflects on the lasting impact of COVID: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Restaurant owner reflects on the lasting impact of COVID

    S2025 E79 - 4m

    We continue our look back at the COVID-19 pandemic, five years after the virus began spreading in the United States. Our latest reflection is from someone who spent much of his life working at his family's restaurant, only to have to shut it down when COVID hit.

  • Trump standoff with court over deportation order continues: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump standoff with court over deportation order continues

    S2025 E79 - 5m 24s

    The Trump administration’s standoff with the judiciary continues as some of the president's top allies and advisers are ramping up their criticism of federal judges. The Justice Department again refused to provide a federal judge detailed information about deportation flights carrying hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • A look at the real reasons behind soaring egg prices: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at the real reasons behind soaring egg prices

    S2025 E79 - 7m 2s

    Egg prices have soared to new records over the last couple of months. The wholesale price for a dozen white eggs climbed to over $8 in February. Since then, that price has dropped but the prices consumers pay at the grocery store are still high. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at what has been going on.

  • Artist transforms everyday objects into surreal sculptures: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Artist transforms everyday objects into surreal sculptures

    S2025 E79 - 5m 11s

    Artist Hugh Hayden transforms everyday objects, from schoolhouse desks to basketball hoops to cast-iron cookware, into something surreal. An exhibition at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University challenges our perception of the American dream through Hayden’s uncanny yet familiar work. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • What's next for Education Department after Trump's order: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's next for Education Department after Trump's order

    S2025 E79 - 3m 39s

    President Trump made good on a pledge by signing an order to dismantle the Department of Education. The department has been a target since it was created more than four decades ago. But President Trump and other Republicans want to go all the way this time, calling the department wasteful and arguing it fails too many students. Geoff Bennett reports.

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