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April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

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April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

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  • Trump issues more orders targeting immigration and DEI: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump issues more orders targeting immigration and DEI

    S2025 E22 - 3m 25s

    President Donald Trump's second term in the White House began with a flurry of unilateral actions and he's showing no signs of slowing down. Day by day, the president's hardline immigration policy is taking shape. A new executive order targeting migrants at the southern border comes as the U.S. military is poised to beef up its presence there. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on art bringing people together: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Brief But Spectacular take on art bringing people together

    S2025 E22 - 3m 15s

    During the pandemic, a project called “Artists and Elders” was formed to connect artists to isolated older adults in their community. The founders share their Brief But Spectacular take on the art of bringing people together.

  • Gazans begin clearing rubble as tenuous ceasefire holds: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gazans begin clearing rubble as tenuous ceasefire holds

    S2025 E22 - 5m 20s

    President Trump’s Middle East envoy said he would soon travel there and be part of a team of “outside observers” to ensure safety during the days-old ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Nick Schifrin reports on the relative quiet in Gaza and what people are finding as they return home.

  • Trump administration ends government diversity programs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump administration ends government diversity programs

    S2025 E22 - 4m 34s

    The Trump administration ordered all federal employees who work in diversity, equity and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave. Agency supervisors were also asked to submit a written plan by the end of the month for dismissing the employees. It’s part one of the administration’s efforts to upend DEI efforts nationwide. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Jeff Green of Bloomberg News.

  • Honoring the lives lost in the Los Angeles wildfires: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Honoring the lives lost in the Los Angeles wildfires

    S2025 E22 - 3m 6s

    At least 28 are now confirmed dead from the Los Angeles area wildfires. At least two of the victims’ families have filed lawsuits against Southern California Edison alleging negligence and that the utility’s equipment may have sparked a fire. As we learn more about the victims, we are taking a moment to focus on the legacies they leave behind.

  • Trump begins push for more oil and gas production: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump begins push for more oil and gas production

    S2025 E22 - 7m 12s

    Within hours of taking office, President Trump declared a national energy emergency as part of his plan to push for more oil and gas drilling and to heavily boost fossil fuels. He also started a process to reverse much of what the Biden administration did on greener energy. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Scott Waldman of Politico's E&E News.

  • Pentagon to send troops to border for Trump's crackdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pentagon to send troops to border for Trump's crackdown

    S2025 E22 - 6m 7s

    For perspective on President Trump’s order sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the Mexican border, Amna Nawaz spoke with retired Rear Admiral James McPherson. He served as undersecretary of the Army and as the Army's general counsel during the first Trump administration.

  • Remembering the victims of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Remembering the victims of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires

    S2025 E21 - 3m 2s

    It's been two weeks since the wildfires began ravaging parts of Southern California. Firefighters are making progress, but the biggest fires are not yet fully contained. At least 27 people have lost their lives and officials say the full death toll is not yet known. As we learn more about the victims, we remember some of those who were lost and the legacies they leave behind.

  • Riggleman weighs in on Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 rioters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Riggleman weighs in on Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 rioters

    S2025 E21 - 7m 7s

    President Donald Trump made good on his promise to pardon or commute the sentences of Jan. 6 rioters. Geoff Bennett discussed what this means for the years-long investigations into the insurrection with former congressman and advisor to the Jan. 6 Select Committee, Denver Riggleman.

  • The immigration policies that led to today's complex system: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The immigration policies that led to today's complex system

    S2025 E21 -

    President Trump has signed several executive orders making sweeping changes to the immigration system. Immigration was one of voters’ top issues in the election, with many supporting Trump’s message that the current system is broken. But how did we get here? Laura Barrón-López takes a deep dive into the history of immigration policies and laws that led to the complex system we have today.

  • 'Just a Dream' offers glimpse of tragedy and triumph of life: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    'Just a Dream' offers glimpse of tragedy and triumph of life

    S2025 E21 - 7m 8s

    The exhibition, "Just a Dream,” presents 25 years of work from Vincent Valdez in a series of chapters that look at both personal and collective histories. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown met with Valdez for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Trump administration setting stage for mass deportations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump administration setting stage for mass deportations

    S2025 E21 - 6m 18s

    President Trump signed executive orders to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented parents and declare cartels terrorist organizations. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports on the latest.

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