October 25, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Recent polls show Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by double digits among voters under the age of 30. But underneath that data lies important signals about the gender divide and the issues that matter to young Americans. Laura Barrón-López reports from the critical swing state of North Carolina.

For the first time in 36 years, The Washington Post will not endorse a presidential candidate. Publisher and CEO William Lewis explained, "We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates.” It comes after The Los Angeles Times publisher blocked a planned endorsement of Vice President Harris. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Sewell Chan of Columbia Journalism Review.

President Biden apologized for a U.S. policy that forcibly separated generations of Indigenous children from their families and sent them to boarding schools for forced assimilation into white society. An investigation uncovered abuse at the schools and the deaths of at least 973 Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Dana Hedgpeth.

With just 11 days to go, both Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump veered away from battleground territory and into the deep-red state of Texas. A lineup of presidents and pop stars are joining Harris on the trail as Trump has escalated his rhetoric in the final stretch of the race. Laura Barrón-López reports.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Los Angeles Times opinion columnist LZ Granderson join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including why the presidential race is deadlocked, Harris' strategy of calling Trump a fascist and newspapers presidential endorsements.

There are reports of explosions in Iran's capital believed to be an Israeli strike in response to Iran's ballistic missile attack earlier this month. Israeli and U.S. officials have indicated that Israel was expected to strike Iranian intelligence and military targets, and not Iranian nuclear and energy facilities, following a U.S. request. Nick Schifrin reports.

St. Louis teacher Rodney Wilson founded LGBTQ History Month 30 years ago. He recently spoke to communities correspondent Gabrielle Hays about coming out to his students in 1994 and his hope for a more understanding society.