April 12, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
April 12, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Episodes
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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.
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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.
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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.
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March 16, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E75 - 24m 9s
March 16, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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March 15, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E74 - 24m 9s
March 15, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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March 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E73 - 57m 46s
Friday on the News Hour, universities face uncertain futures as they become targets of the Trump administration. Ethics watchdogs raise the alarm about the president profiting from the office and using power to market products. Plus, we examine the impact of the Trump administration's dramatic slashing of the federal workforce.
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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.
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The 2nd Inauguration of Donald J. Trump | PBS News Special
5h 57m
The 2nd Inauguration of Donald J. Trump | PBS News Special
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Biden’s farewell address from the White House | PBS News Special Report
26m 44s
With only a few remaining days in office, U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation and looks back at his term as the country looks ahead to the administration of incoming President Donald Trump.
Extras and Features
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Capehart and Continetti on Trump's executive power
S2025 E38 - 10m 53s
Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Matthew Continetti from the American Enterprise Institute join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, President Trump and his allies making quick progress on their goal of "deconstructing the administrative state," Elon Musk gaining unprecedented access to information, Congress ceding power to the White House and the new DNC chair.
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A Brief But Spectacular take on making each day opening day
S2025 E38 - 3m 50s
Lawrence Chu is the heart and soul behind Chef Chu's, a beloved dining destination in the Bay Area for over five decades. Known for his culinary artistry and commitment to community, Lawrence reflects on the power food has to bring people together. Chef Chu shares his Brief But Spectacular take on treating each day like opening day.
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Displaced Gazans return to face uncertain future
S2025 E38 - 3m 32s
President Trump said he is in “no rush to do anything” in Gaza. Earlier this week, he talked about the need for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for the United States to take over the area and develop it. Also this week, Hamas accused Israel of delaying the entry of hundreds of trucks carrying food and other humanitarian supplies agreed to in the ceasefire deal. Stephanie Sy reports.
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Chicago Fed president on the new jobs report and economy
S2025 E38 - 6m 37s
The new jobs report shows the pace of hiring slowed slightly in January with the economy adding 143,000 jobs. The report also revised down jobs numbers between April 2023 and March of 2024 by nearly 600,000, the largest annual revision in more than 15 years. To help make sense of it all, Amna Nawaz spoke with Austan Goolsbee, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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Top UN humanitarian official on the situation in Gaza
S2025 E38 - 5m 12s
One of the key United Nations agencies overseeing the provision of aid into Gaza is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA. Its leader, Tom Fletcher, just visited Gaza and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss what he saw there.
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GOP Sen. Schmitt says 'FBI ripe for real reform'
S2025 E37 - 7m 8s
While many Trump nominees have been confirmed at a break-neck speed, FBI director nominee Kash Patel will have to wait. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee forced a delay over objections to Patel’s plans to further purge agents from the FBI who investigated Jan. 6 and President Trump’s handling of classified documents. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri.
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Democracy advocate examines Trump changes to government
S2025 E37 - 7m 22s
The first two weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government. Our new series, On Democracy, is taking a step back to look at big questions about the changing laws, institutions and norms. For our first interview, Amna Nawaz spoke with Barton Gellman, a longtime journalist and senior adviser at the Brennan Center for Justice.
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Trump working to dismantle efforts to fight climate change
S2025 E37 - 5m 53s
Among the many big moves taken by the Trump administration, boosting fossil fuel development has been a priority. In a series of actions, President Trump is following through on his promise not just to ramp up oil and gas production, but to sharply curtail any effort to deal with climate change. William Brangham reports.
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Engineers turn to beavers for insights into managing water
S2025 E37 - 7m 39s
Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that helps with water management and the climate. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien went to see the beavers at work during their busy season and has the story for our ongoing coverage of Tipping Points.
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Funding freeze impacts community health, Head Start programs
S2025 E37 - 6m 35s
A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some Community Health and Head Start programs have sporadically been blocked from funding, forcing some to shut down. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has been investigating what’s happening and reports.
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'Poet of Havana' uses music to address pain of politics
S2025 E37 - 9m 1s
As Cuba stands to become even more isolated, many Cubans continue to leave and those who stay remain cut off from family in the United States. Carlos Varela, a singer known as “The Poet of Havana,” has been addressing the pain politics causes. Jeffrey Brown reports from Havana for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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Deadline for federal workers to resign delayed by judge
S2025 E37 - 3m 32s
Multiple judges have temporarily blocked efforts by President Trump to dramatically gut the federal government, and more lawsuits are yet to come. Laura Barrón-López reports on the latest.
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PBS News Hour
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PBS News Hour
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PBS News Hour
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PBS News Hour
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