July 12, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

President Biden is facing more calls from Democratic lawmakers to step aside as the party’s nominee. Since his Thursday night press conference several House Democrats have issued statements asking for the president to leave the race. They join other congressional Democrats who made similar calls earlier this week. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

Despite Democratic concerns about President Biden’s candidacy, new polling shows that the state of the race has not drastically changed since the debate. Amna Nawaz discussed the numbers with Domenico Montanaro of NPR.

A new report in The Atlantic offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Donald Trump's reelection effort. Staff writer Tim Alberta embedded with the campaign this past spring and spoke with Trump campaign co-managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita for an article titled, "Trump is planning for a landslide win." Alberta joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the story.

In our news wrap Friday, more than a million in Texas still don’t have power after Hurricane Beryl and that's left many hot and frustrated during a blistering heat wave, Israeli forces pulled back from Gaza City leaving behind scenes of destruction and AT&T said a security breach in 2022 affected nearly all of its cellular customers and many users of its landline and wireless networks.

A symphony orchestra at the Library of Congress commemorated NATO’s 75th anniversary with an evening of music from its member countries. The songs symbolize hope and solidarity in trying times. Geoff Bennett has a look and a listen for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Police referred felony murder charges in the case of a Black man who died after being held down by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel. Video shows four individuals restraining D’Vontaye Mitchell while he was on the concrete and shouting for help. Mitchell was unresponsive when police arrived and was later pronounced dead. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Nayisha Mitchell, D’Vontaye’s sister.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's struggles within the Democratic Party and who Trump may announce as his running mate at the Republican National Convention.