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April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

  • 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.

  • 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.

Extras and Features

  • Aid worker describes ‘dire need’ of children in Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Aid worker describes ‘dire need’ of children in Gaza

    S2025 E26 - 6m 40s

    The delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is allowing food and supplies to flow into Gaza, for now. But after 15 months of war, the need is great and the situation remains dire for Palestinians, especially children. UNICEF’s Rosalia Bollen speaks to Ali Rogin from inside Gaza, where her organization has been helping families since the war began, about the current situation on the ground.

  • Study finds gender-affirming care for minors is very rare: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Study finds gender-affirming care for minors is very rare

    S2025 E26 - 4m 59s

    Trump and Republican candidates made rolling back federal protections for transgender people a big issue, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on TV ads, much of it focused on gender-affirming care for minors. Despite the attention, a new study finds that gender-affirming medications are very rarely prescribed to adolescents. John Yang speaks with KFF’s Lindsey Dawson to learn more.

  • Why some disabled workers are paid less than minimum wage: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why some disabled workers are paid less than minimum wage

    S2025 E26 - 5m 45s

    The national minimum wage today is just over $7 an hour. But a provision in a landmark labor law from nearly 90 years ago allows employers to pay certain workers with disabilities less than that. Ali Rogin speaks with Maria Town, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities, for our series “Disability Reframed.”

  • Sail-powered cargo ships chart a course to sustainability: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sail-powered cargo ships chart a course to sustainability

    S2025 E26 - 3m 44s

    Eighty percent of all global trade travels by sea, and the ships carrying those goods account for 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now, some shipping companies are taking a new tack as they try to navigate the industry to sustainability on the high seas. John Yang reports.

  • AI transcription tool ‘hallucinates’ medical interactions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    AI transcription tool ‘hallucinates’ medical interactions

    S2025 E25 - 5m 53s

    Many medical centers use an AI-powered tool called Whisper to transcribe patients’ interactions with their doctors. But researchers have found that it sometimes invents text, a phenomenon known in the industry as hallucinations, raising the possibility of errors like misdiagnosis. John Yang speaks with Associated Press global investigative reporter Garance Burke to learn more.

  • Uncertainty looms over Israel’s fragile truce in Lebanon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Uncertainty looms over Israel’s fragile truce in Lebanon

    S2025 E25 - 8m 19s

    There was jubilation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday as hostages and Palestinian prisoners were freed in the latest advance for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Meanwhile, Israel’s fragile truce in Lebanon appears to be in doubt as this weekend’s deadline to withdraw Israeli troops from the country looms. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports.

  • The effect of removing medical debt from credit scores: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The effect of removing medical debt from credit scores

    S2025 E25 - 7m 4s

    More than 100 million Americans are burdened with medical bills they can’t pay. In the final weeks of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new rules banning credit agencies from including medical debt on credit reports, starting in March. KFF Health News senior correspondent Noam Levey joins Ali Rogin to discuss what this means for people carrying medical debt.

  • Lumbee Tribe gets Trump endorsement for federal recognition: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lumbee Tribe gets Trump endorsement for federal recognition

    S2025 E24 - 5m 16s

    The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina got a major boost in its decades-long fight to become federally recognized. President Trump signed a memo directing the Interior Secretary to submit a plan for full federal recognition of the tribe. That status would unleash hundreds of millions of dollars in support for the 60,000 member Lumbee. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Lumbee chairman John Lowery.

  • Women's 3x3 basketball league builds on WNBA's surge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Women's 3x3 basketball league builds on WNBA's surge

    S2025 E24 - 5m 22s

    Women's basketball has seen an overdue surge in popularity in recent years. With 3.3 million viewers, last year's WNBA championship was the most-watched finals game in the league's 25-year history. Now, a new three-on-three league called Unrivaled is building on that success. Amna Nawaz discussed more with WNBA all-star and Unrivaled co-founder Napheesa Collier.

  • Brooks and Capehart on the busy first week for Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on the busy first week for Trump

    S2025 E24 - 10m 53s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the busy first week for the Trump administration, what President Trump has prioritized since reentering the White House and his pardon of Jan. 6 rioters.

  • Trump considers major changes to federal disaster response: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump considers major changes to federal disaster response

    S2025 E24 - 8m 54s

    President Donald Trump jetted off for the first trip of his second administration to tour one sprawling disaster zone after the other. The president is in California where he'll survey damage from the wildfires that are ravaging the Los Angeles area. But first, he stopped in North Carolina, four months after Hurricane Helene, and threatened the future of FEMA. Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • State Department suspends foreign aid for 3 months: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    State Department suspends foreign aid for 3 months

    S2025 E24 - 2m 42s

    The State Department suspended all foreign assistance around the world for at least three months. That affects tens of billions of dollars on programs that run from military assistance to Ukraine to supporting police in Mexico who interdict fentanyl coming into the U.S. Nick Schifrin reports.

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    Apr 12

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    Saturday
    Apr 12

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Saturday
    Apr 12

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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

    1 Hour

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

    1 Hour

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

    1 Hour

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

    1 Hour

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

    1 Hour

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

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Apr 15

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Apr 15

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Apr 15

    1 Hour

    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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    Wednesday
    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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    Wednesday
    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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    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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    Wednesday
    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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