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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

  • April 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E91 - 56m 15s

    Tuesday on the News Hour, mass firings begin at government health agencies, including people in key leadership positions. As the window narrows to find survivors of the Myanmar quake, aid groups warn of the overwhelming need for food, water and health care. Plus, how an effort to provide cheap rice to Haiti has made it difficult for the nation to produce its own.

  • 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

  • Doc exposes horrifying abuse of Native children in Canada: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Doc exposes horrifying abuse of Native children in Canada

    S2025 E48 - 7m

    An investigation at an Indian residential school in Canada is the focus of the documentary, “Sugarcane," named after a Native reservation in British Columbia. The film is up for an Academy Award, and has already made history: it's the first time an Indigenous director from North America has been nominated for an Oscar. Jeffrey Brown spoke to the filmmakers for our series, "CANVAS."

  • Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon uncertain as deadline looms: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon uncertain as deadline looms

    S2025 E47 - 5m 40s

    After Israel missed a previous deadline at the end of January, this Tuesday is the new deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israel has indicated that its troops will remain in some strategic areas along the border, raising fears of a prolonged occupation. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from southern Lebanon, where she embedded with U.N. forces.

  • Former U.S. envoy on why Trump is engaging with Russia: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Former U.S. envoy on why Trump is engaging with Russia

    S2025 E47 - 5m 13s

    American officials are preparing for talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine, set to begin Monday in Saudi Arabia, with no clear indication yet that Kyiv will be involved. Meanwhile, European leaders are convening an emergency meeting in Paris in response to being shut out of early negotiations. Ali Rogin speaks with Kurt Volker, former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, for more.

  • What’s behind online romance scams and who is most at risk: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What’s behind online romance scams and who is most at risk

    S2025 E47 - 5m 18s

    It’s Valentine’s Day weekend and love is in the air. More and more these days, that first spark begins with connections made on digital devices — but not all online romances are real. Scammers use texts and fake profiles to win trust and fleece billions of dollars per year from Americans. Ali Rogin speaks with investigative reporter Cezary Podkul about how these scams work and who they target.

  • Canada will ‘never’ be a U.S. state, foreign minister says: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Canada will ‘never’ be a U.S. state, foreign minister says

    S2025 E47 - 4m 49s

    The future of Ukraine took center stage at Munich’s security summit over the last few days. Before the U.S. announced it would meet with Russian officials, Nick Schifrin sat down in Germany with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss Ukraine’s future, Trump’s economic threats against Canada, and tensions between the U.S. and its closest allies.

  • How work life has changed as more workers return to offices: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How work life has changed as more workers return to offices

    S2025 E46 - 4m 40s

    The era of the remote worker is winding down. Before a mandate for federal workers to return to the office made national headlines, dozens of major private sector companies across the U.S. implemented hybrid policies. Ali Rogin speaks with Pamela Eyring, president of The Protocol School of Washington, about why back to the office may not immediately mean back to normal.

  • Zelenskyy’s chief of staff on ‘new reality’ for security: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Zelenskyy’s chief of staff on ‘new reality’ for security

    S2025 E46 - 5m 53s

    The Trump administration’s lead Ukraine envoy said Saturday that there are no plans for Europeans to be included in any talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Earlier, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy suggested at the Munich Security Conference that the days of the U.S. defending Europe may be over. Nick Schifrin speaks with Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak for more.

  • The benefits and risks of swimming outdoors in the winter: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The benefits and risks of swimming outdoors in the winter

    S2025 E46 - 4m 12s

    It’s the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and while it might not feel like the season for jumping in the water, more and more people are finding an icy plunge invigorating. William Brangham takes a look at the world of winter swimming and both its potential benefits and risks.

  • Explorer Tara Roberts on her memoir ‘Written in the Waters’: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Explorer Tara Roberts on her memoir ‘Written in the Waters’

    S2025 E46 - 5m 47s

    Between the 16th and 19th centuries, as many as a thousand slave ships carrying captive Africans sank while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. National Geographic explorer and writer Tara Roberts has been traveling the world documenting these wrecks, and tells these untold stories in her new memoir, “Written in the Waters.” Ali Rogin speaks with Roberts for our series, Race Matters.

  • EU official on future of Ukraine amid shifting U.S. support: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    EU official on future of Ukraine amid shifting U.S. support

    S2025 E45 - 6m 12s

    Europeans have been receiving mixed messages on Ukraine from the Trump administration all week. Ukraine’s defenders say Russia is not serious about peace, pointing to a Russian drone that hit a radiation shield protecting the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Friday. Nick Schifrin speaks with Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, for more.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s challenge to the judiciary: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s challenge to the judiciary

    S2025 E45 - 9m 33s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the ongoing challenge to constitutional guardrails and the position of the United States on the global stage.

  • Mass firings sweep federal agencies amid court challenges: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mass firings sweep federal agencies amid court challenges

    S2025 E45 - 2m 59s

    Courtrooms across the country are hearing challenges to President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to shrink the federal government. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest as the administration defends itself in five separate cases.

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