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April 13, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

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April 13, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Episodes

  • March 19, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 19, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E78 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, Ukraine and Russia agree to a pause in attacks on energy infrastructure in the years-long conflict. The Trump administration ramps up attacks on the federal judiciary despite a rebuke from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Plus, as Congressional Democrats clash over how to oppose the president's agenda, we speak to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.

  • March 18, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 18, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E77 - 56m 44s

    Tuesday on the News Hour, President Trump and Russian President Putin agree to a limited ceasefire in Ukraine. After delays in negotiations, Israel renews attacks on Gaza, killing hundreds and shattering the ceasefire with Hamas. Plus, how the Trump administration's pushback on judges challenges the system of checks and balances.

  • March 17, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 17, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E76 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News Hour, the Trump administration invokes wartime powers to deport hundreds of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang. The President dismantles Voice of America and the news and information it provided to people in autocratic countries. Plus, despite an increase in autism diagnoses, law enforcement often lacks training to respond effectively to people with developmental disabilities.

  • President Donald Trump's 2025 address to Congress: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    President Donald Trump's 2025 address to Congress

    2h 26m

    President Donald Trump on March 4, 2025, will address a joint session of Congress, laying out his vision for the country and his administration. PBS News will have special coverage of the address beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

Extras and Features

  • More women face sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    More women face sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws

    S2025 E58 - 6m 9s

    In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among women who lost their pregnancies in the second trimester. That’s according to a new investigation by ProPublica. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Lizzie Presser, a health reporter at ProPublica.

  • Trump meets with British PM amid tensions with Europe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump meets with British PM amid tensions with Europe

    S2025 E58 - 4m 20s

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer continued a week of Oval Office diplomacy, arriving at the White House for meetings with President Trump and his team. Starmer is the second of three critical European allies to meet with the president this week. On the agenda is the brutal war in Ukraine and Trump's efforts to make a deal with the invader, Russia's Vladimir Putin. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • Panama official on his country's role in U.S. deportations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Panama official on his country's role in U.S. deportations

    S2025 E57 - 8m 44s

    Panama is serving as a stopover for unauthorized migrants being removed from the U.S. by the Trump administration. To discuss the country's role in receiving hundreds of migrants, Amna Nawaz spoke with Carlos Ruiz-Hernández, Panama’s vice minister for foreign affairs.

  • Arrington defends plan that slashes spending, cuts taxes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Arrington defends plan that slashes spending, cuts taxes

    S2025 E57 - 8m 36s

    When the House passed the Republican budget Tuesday night, it was an important step towards funding President Trump’s agenda. Their bill includes tax cuts totaling $4.5 trillion, spending cuts amounting to $1.5 to $2 trillion and about $3 trillion added to the deficit over the next ten years. Rep. Jodey Arrington is chair of the House Budget Committee and joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the plan.

  • Trump and Musk preview more cuts to federal workforce: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump and Musk preview more cuts to federal workforce

    S2025 E57 - 3m 58s

    At the White House Wednesday morning, President Trump convened the very first Cabinet meeting of his second administration. In an hour-plus question and answer with reporters, Trump did most of the talking. But there was one figure there who didn’t have a seat at the table whose influence was undeniable. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • U.S. deporting migrants to Central American stopovers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S. deporting migrants to Central American stopovers

    S2025 E57 - 5m 25s

    President Trump made carrying out the “largest mass deportation” in U.S. history a cornerstone of his 2024 campaign. But there are reports he's unhappy with the pace of that effort so far. William Brangham reports on a new, controversial tactic to carry out the administration's crackdown on unlawful migration.

  • Black men's fashion in the spotlight at upcoming Met Gala: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Black men's fashion in the spotlight at upcoming Met Gala

    S2025 E57 - 7m 21s

    This spring, the Met Gala in New York, one of the bigger fashion events of the year, will highlight the indelible style of Black men. The Met’s 2025 exhibition, titled “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” opens in May and explores the emergence and significance of the Black dandy. Geoff Bennett looked into the complicated historical style and its relevance today for our series, Race Matters.

  • Advocacy groups respond to Trump's ban on refugees: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Advocacy groups respond to Trump's ban on refugees

    S2025 E57 - 5m 54s

    A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order halting the admission of refugees into the United States. The judge said the administration had likely exceeded its authority by freezing the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, which was established by Congress in 1980. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Mark Hetfield of HIAS, the country’s oldest refugee resettlement agency.

  • A look at the errors on DOGE's 'wall of receipts': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at the errors on DOGE's 'wall of receipts'

    S2025 E57 - 5m 50s

    Elon Musk claims his campaign to fire tens of thousands of federal workers and cancel government contracts is in the name of rooting out “fraud” and “waste.” A website claims they’ve saved billions by cutting certain federal contracts, but reports and government documents prove that these so-called savings are either misleading or incorrect. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • How education cuts could impact students with disabilities: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How education cuts could impact students with disabilities

    S2025 E56 - 10m 3s

    As the Trump administration continues to downsize and dismantle many government agencies, the Department of Education could be next on the chopping block. At stake are resources and support for more than seven million students with disabilities who depend on the agency to ensure access to a free public education. Judy Woodruff reports for our series, Disability Reframed.

  • Gazans try to rebuild destroyed lives as ceasefire holds: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gazans try to rebuild destroyed lives as ceasefire holds

    S2025 E56 - 5m 7s

    The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is supposed to end on Saturday and negotiations to extend it to a second phase are now at a standstill. During the pause in fighting, some 600,000 Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza. News Hour videographer Shams Odeh documented some of their stories as they seek to pry normality from destruction.

  • White House 'will decide' which organizations cover Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    White House 'will decide' which organizations cover Trump

    S2025 E56 - 6m 41s

    The White House is changing the process of how reporters cover the president. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the Trump administration will choose which media outlets will be part of a pool of reporters that cover events and travel with the president. Previously the pool was organized by the White House Correspondents Association. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Brian Stelter of CNN.

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    Monday
    Apr 14

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Monday
    Apr 14

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Apr 14

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Apr 16

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Apr 16

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Apr 16

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    Apr 17

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    Apr 17

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