May 16, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Thursday on the NewsHour, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand in the former president's hush money trial. The top humanitarian official for the United Nations looks at current crises and his career helping manage global calamities. Plus, a three-year-old with a rare medical disorder stuck in Gaza and the American families working to evacuate her for treatment.
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April 22, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E114 - 57m 46s
April 22, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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April 21, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E113 - 26m 44s
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, we ask NATO’s Secretary General if the delayed U.S. aid to Ukraine is too late to make a difference. Then, how a Supreme Court case on laws limiting homeless encampments could reshape policy across the country. Plus, a look at the tensions in one Montana city over people experiencing homelessness camping in vehicles.
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April 20, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E112 - 26m 44s
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Volkswagen workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize in a big win for the labor movement. Then, as polls open in the world’s largest election, we look at what’s at stake for India and its allies. Plus, what can be done to protect the lives of journalists reporting from the front lines of the Israel-Hamas war.
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April 19, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E111 - 57m 46s
Friday on the NewsHour, Israel allegedly strikes back at Iran, retaliating for last weekend's drone and missile attack. The House advances spending bills on foreign aid by bipartisan votes, but Speaker Johnson's cooperation with Democrats could cost him his job. Plus, how people in addiction recovery are helping a small town in Kentucky bounce back from economic decline and the opioid epidemic.
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President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address
2h 14m
Seeking reelection, President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union address to tout his first three years in office. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett host PBS NewsHour's special coverage of the speech with our panel of experts, including Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart.
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Super Tuesday 2024 - PBS NewsHour special coverage
26m 45s
Super Tuesday, the biggest primary election day of the 2024 cycle, has arrived and voters in 16 states and one U.S. territory are casting their ballots. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennet host PBS NewsHour's special coverage with our panel of analysts.
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News Wrap: Deep South braces for strong storms
S2024 E131 - 4m 6s
In our news wrap Thursday, the Deep South faced a new wave of severe storms and possible tornadoes, Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard amid unrelenting rain and flooding, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warned his country faces a difficult task in the east as Russian forces gain ground and 25 Republican attorneys general sued the EPA over carbon emissions.
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How a middle school is keeping students off their phones
S2024 E131 - 5m 25s
As schools grapple with how to keep students off their cell phones, one Connecticut school took a blunt approach. In Manchester, Illing Middle School requires students to lock phones in a pouch until the end of the day. It comes as lawmakers in at least half a dozen states are pushing their schools to curb phone use. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Illing assistant principal Raymond Dolphin.
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Experts on if U.S. weapons pause will change Israeli tactics
S2024 E131 - 8m 52s
Will the Biden administration's holding up sending bombs to pressure Israel from launching a large-scale assault on Rafah have the desired effect? Nick Schifrin has views from Dennis Ross, who played leading roles in the Middle East peace process for more than 12 years, and Tom Malinowski, former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights during the Obama administration.
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Stormy Daniels clashes with Trump attorneys during testimony
S2024 E131 - 5m 55s
The adult film actress at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial finished her testimony after more than seven hours in total on the stand. Stormy Daniels was questioned by the former president's defense attorney in a tense cross-examination that tried to paint her as an opportunist. William Brangham reports from New York.
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Battery-powered aircraft could lead to greener flight
S2024 E131 - 8m
Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration approved the first training program in the country for electric aviation. The program is just one part of a small but burgeoning effort to develop greener battery-powered aircraft for more routine use over time. Aviation correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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Netanyahu vows Israel will continue Rafah operation
S2024 E131 - 4m 18s
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said his country would “stand alone if necessary," in response to President Biden’s move to pause deliveries of some bombs to Israel. That decision has created a possible turning point in the U.S.-Israel relationship and the war in Gaza. Israel is poised to expand its operation in Rafah, a step the U.S. is warning Netanyahu not to take. Nick Schifrin reports.
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Asylum proposal would quickly deport ineligible migrants
S2024 E131 - 5m 18s
The Biden administration proposed new changes to the asylum system that would expedite the removal of certain migrants. The new rules would apply to migrants with criminal histories or deemed as national security risks and would be unlikely to receive asylum. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
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New book looks at the women who shaped Theodore Roosevelt
S2024 E131 - 8m 35s
A new book offers a new way to understand one of America's most important presidents. Jeffrey Brown sat down with author Edward O'Keefe to discuss, "The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President." It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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News Wrap: MTG's attempt to oust House Speaker Johnson fails
S2024 E130 - 5m 12s
In our news wrap Wednesday, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene failed in her attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, parts of the Midwest surveyed damage after a night of extreme weather that spawned tornadoes, Russia unleashed a barrage of more than 50 missiles and drones on Ukraine and Live Nation settled nearly all of the wrongful death lawsuits involving the Astroworld festival in Houston.
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Where Trump's classified documents case stands after delay
S2024 E130 - 6m 34s
The classified documents case against former President Trump has been officially, and indefinitely, delayed by Judge Aileen Cannon. To many legal observers, this was considered the strongest, clearest-cut case against Trump. But now, a trial that was supposed to start in two weeks will almost certainly not begin before the election. William Brangham discussed where things stand with Mary McCord.
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Democratic, GOP lawmakers react to hold on weapons to Israel
S2024 E130 - 11m 19s
As the Biden administration puts a hold on sending thousands of bombs to Israel, we have perspectives from two members of Congress. Geoff Bennett spoke with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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College students on divisions over Israel and free speech
S2024 E130 - 12m 19s
The debate around how colleges are handling protests played out in Washington D.C. Wednesday as police cleared out encampments at George Washington University. This week, we visited that encampment and others to hear why students are protesting and explore a long-standing divide over the rhetoric and language used to describe the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Stephanie Sy reports.
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