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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

  • German voters shift firmly to the right in landmark election: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    German voters shift firmly to the right in landmark election

    S2025 E54 - 3m 10s

    In Germany, voters went to the polls on Sunday in a national election that saw a surge in support for the far-right AfD party and a rejection of the left-leaning coalition that had governed the country for the past four years. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Berlin.

  • What Trump’s executive order on IVF means for Americans: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Trump’s executive order on IVF means for Americans

    S2025 E54 - 5m 29s

    One of the executive orders Trump signed this past week seeks policy recommendations to expand access to in vitro fertilization. According to a 2024 survey, 1 in 10 women of reproductive age say they received fertility assistance, including IVF, but insurance coverage for the procedure is limited. Ali Rogin speaks with Barbara Collura about how the order stacks up to Trump’s campaign pledge.

  • Thousands attend funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Thousands attend funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

    S2025 E54 - 3m 41s

    In Lebanon on Sunday, thousands turned out for the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the former longtime leader of Hezbollah who was killed nearly five months ago in the war with Israel. The funeral came just days after Israel failed to meet a second deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon as part of a fragile ceasefire deal. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from Beirut.

  • New film shows fear in Europe of Putin’s aims beyond Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New film shows fear in Europe of Putin’s aims beyond Ukraine

    S2025 E54 - 7m 34s

    The shift in U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, which enters its fourth year on Monday, has raised alarms in Kyiv and in capitals across Europe. A new documentary finds that those anxieties are especially high in some of Russia’s neighbors on the Baltic Sea. John Yang speaks with NBC News producer Joel Seidman and correspondent Kevin Tibbles for more about their film.

  • The Project 2025 policies Trump is already implementing: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Project 2025 policies Trump is already implementing

    S2025 E53 - 6m 52s

    In the first month of his second term, President Trump has reshaped the government with a flurry of executive orders. A recent analysis by Politico found that many of those actions have closely aligned with Project 2025, a conservative policy blueprint he once disavowed. William Brangham speaks with Politico White House reporter Megan Messerly for more.

  • Psychologist discusses how generational trauma affects Black women: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Psychologist discusses how generational trauma affects Black women

    S2025 E53 - 6m 41s

    Most people experience a traumatic event some time during their lives — losing a loved one, being the victim of violence or surviving a natural disaster. But what happens when the impact of trauma is the indirect result of the experiences of family and caretakers? As part of our series, Race Matters, Ali Rogin speaks with Inger Burnett-Zeigler about the effects of generational trauma.

  • The potential consequences of Trump’s Pentagon shakeup: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The potential consequences of Trump’s Pentagon shakeup

    S2025 E53 - 5m 34s

    Trump’s shakeup of Washington reached the Pentagon on Friday as he fired several top military leaders, including Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump selected retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine to be the new Joint Chiefs chairman, a job that requires Senate confirmation. John Yang speaks with Eric Edelman for more.

  • German election dominated by concerns about immigration: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    German election dominated by concerns about immigration

    S2025 E52 - 7m 50s

    German voters go to the polls this weekend in an election dominated by concerns about immigration. The country is expected to reject the incumbent left-leaning Chancellor Olaf Scholz in favor of a center-right candidate, followed closely by an anti-immigrant party that has the backing of the Trump administration. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Berlin.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Republicans facing backlash over cuts: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Republicans facing backlash over cuts

    S2025 E52 - 11m 9s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fresh tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, town hall backlash to major cuts to the federal workforce and how inflation could sink Republicans.

  • The potential impact of a Trump takeover of USPS: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The potential impact of a Trump takeover of USPS

    S2025 E52 - 7m 18s

    President Trump reportedly plans to fire the board of the U.S. Postal Service and place the independent agency under the control of the Commerce Department, a move that could be the first step in privatizing the service. The White House denied that an executive order to make the change is in the works. Jacob Bogage of The Washington Post reported on the issue and discussed more with Geoff Bennett.

  • Syrian minorities concerned new leaders won't protect them: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Syrian minorities concerned new leaders won't protect them

    S2025 E52 - 7m 43s

    When Sunni rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last December, they vowed to form an inclusive Syrian government by March. Sunnis comprise around 75 percent of Syria with the remaining 25 percent made up of minorities like Alawites, Christians, Shiite Muslims, Kurds and Druze. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn met with members of some of these communities and reports from Damascus.

  • Ex-ranger on how Trump's firings affect national parks: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ex-ranger on how Trump's firings affect national parks

    S2025 E52 - 4m 21s

    At the direction of the president, Elon Musk and his team are firing federal workers at a breakneck pace. This week, some 6,000 employees are expecting termination notices at the IRS along with more than 5,000 across agencies at Health and Human Services. White House correspondent Laura BarrĂ³n-LĂ³pez spoke with a former federal worker who recently found herself out of a job and career.

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