July 9, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

House Democrats met behind closed doors Tuesday as the party weighs whether to support President Biden’s reelection bid or call for him to step aside. Lisa Desjardins reports on the party’s internal struggle.

Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of Texas has defended President Biden amid concerns about his age and calls that he withdraw from the race. She joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the disagreements inside the Democratic Party.

The 32 members of NATO are meeting in Washington and the focus is largely on Ukraine. Members will announce they are sending new air defense systems a day after one of the worst attacks on Kyiv in years. Diplomats are also set to declare Ukraine’s path toward NATO membership. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski of Poland, one of Ukraine’s primary supporters.

Former President Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, the handbook for a new conservative government written by several right-wing think tanks. It comes as Democrats double down on messaging tying Trump directly to the playbook ahead of the November election. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

Ask many pre-teens what’s at the top of their wish list and there’s a good chance the answer will be skincare. Special correspondent and Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell reports on the growth and some of the concerns around this boom.

San Jose, in California’s Silicon Valley, has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2030. To do this, leaders are enlisting help from an unlikely source, the arts sector, in a first-of-a-kind program in the country. Jeffrey Brown traveled there to see how artists can help a city meet its climate goals. It’s part of our coverage on art and climate change for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.