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June 27, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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June 27, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Episodes

  • June 2, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 2, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E155 - 24m 9s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, why car thefts throughout America have skyrocketed over the last four years. Then, the effect of racial disparities in financial literacy on America’s widening wealth gap. Plus, the PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs takes a look inside a D.C. community helping foster Black-owned businesses.

  • June 1, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 1, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E154 - 24m 9s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, what’s at stake in Mexico’s largest election ever, against a backdrop of increasing gang and cartel violence. Then, how people with disabilities are navigating relaxed COVID precautions. Plus, what’s keeping rents high and what could be done to help those struggling to find affordable housing.

  • May 31, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 31, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E153 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the NewsHour, fresh reaction and analysis of the historic guilty verdict in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial as the former president rails against his conviction. President Biden calls on Hamas to accept Israel's latest cease-fire proposal. Plus, a preview of Mexico's election as a violent and polarized campaign season comes to a close.

  • May 30, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 30, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E152 - 55m 27s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, former President Trump is found guilty on all counts in his criminal hush money trial. President Biden gives Ukraine permission to fire U.S. weapons into Russia. Plus, a former senior State Department official on why she resigned in protest of U.S. policy in Gaza.

Extras and Features

  • Biden pardons veterans convicted under military gay sex ban: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Biden pardons veterans convicted under military gay sex ban

    S2024 E179 - 5m 43s

    President Biden announced pardons for former U.S. service members who were convicted under a military law, repealed in 2013, that banned gay sex. The move would potentially cover thousands of veterans who were forced out of the military because of their sexual orientation. Geoff Bennett discussed the decision with Lindsay Church, executive director of Minority Veterans of America.

  • News Wrap: President says Bolivia facing coup attempt: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: President says Bolivia facing coup attempt

    S2024 E179 - 5m 34s

    In our news wrap Wednesday, Bolivia's president says the country is facing a military coup attempt, Israel's defense minister says there is progress in addressing the issue of U.S. weapons supplies, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in his home country of Australia and the Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration over its ability to communicate with social media platforms.

  • New HIV shows promise in preventing infections in trials: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New HIV shows promise in preventing infections in trials

    S2024 E179 - 6m 24s

    The long fight against HIV/AIDS may get a potent new weapon. A new drug, taken by injection twice a year, shows great promise in preventing new HIV infections and would ease the treatment process since patients currently have to take daily medication. It could have far-reaching impacts, especially in lower-income countries that are facing rising new infection rates. William Brangham reports.

  • UNICEF chief on the hunger crisis afflicting children: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    UNICEF chief on the hunger crisis afflicting children

    S2024 E178 - 5m 32s

    A high risk of famine persists across the Gaza Strip with 96 percent of people there facing high levels of acute food insecurity. In Sudan, there is growing evidence that the civil war, now in its second year, is creating the world’s largest hunger crisis with an estimated 24 million children left especially vulnerable. Geoff Bennett discussed more with UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.

  • Why fewer young men are choosing to pursue college degrees: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why fewer young men are choosing to pursue college degrees

    S2024 E178 - 7m 13s

    College enrollment among young Americans has been declining over the past decade. That decrease is mostly driven by fewer young men pursuing degrees. A Pew Research study finds about one million fewer young men now enrolled in college compared to 2011. Geoff Bennett took a closer look at why for our series, Rethinking College.

  • A look at how the PBS News/NPR/Marist Poll is conducted: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at how the PBS News/NPR/Marist Poll is conducted

    S2024 E178 - 8m 29s

    The presidential campaign has kicked into high gear as President Biden and Donald Trump prepare to meet for their first 2024 debate on Thursday. The two men have been locked in a tight race for months and no other candidates reached the required polling threshold to be on the stage. Lisa Desjardins takes a closer look at how polls work with our partners at the Marist Poll.

  • Assange pleads guilty in U.S. case in deal to gain freedom: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Assange pleads guilty in U.S. case in deal to gain freedom

    S2024 E178 - 11m 5s

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a brave whistleblower to his allies and a national security threat to his critics, is on the verge of being a free man. Assange is pleading guilty and will be sentenced to time served, allowing him to return to his native Australia. Nick Schifrin reports and has two views on the plea deal from Jamil Jaffer and Trevor Timm.

  • Surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis

    S2024 E178 - 5m 42s

    An advisory from the U.S. surgeon general says gun violence is an urgent public health crisis. Citing rising deaths of young people and mental health impacts, the report argues for an approach to stem gun violence similar to tobacco-related and motor vehicle deaths. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Dr. Emmy Betz, an emergency room physician and director of the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative.

  • News Wrap: Israel court says ultra-Orthodox can be drafted: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israel court says ultra-Orthodox can be drafted

    S2024 E178 - 7m

    In our news wrap Tuesday, Israel's Supreme Court ruled the military must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish men for mandatory service, Kenya's president vowed to maintain calm after protesters stormed the nation's parliament, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for two Russian officials and a New York judge partially lifted the gag order on Donald Trump from his hush money trial.

  • Judges block Biden's latest attempt to reduce student debt: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Judges block Biden's latest attempt to reduce student debt

    S2024 E178 - 6m 24s

    Decisions by two federal judges put key parts of President Biden’s plans for easing student loan payments on hold and in doubt. The program offers a way to lower monthly payments and get some debt forgiveness. More than 8 million are enrolled but these rulings put those key features on pause. William Brangham discussed more with Danielle Douglas-Gabriel. It's for our series, Rethinking College.

  • N.Y. primary reflects Democratic divide over Israel support: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    N.Y. primary reflects Democratic divide over Israel support

    S2024 E177 - 2m 49s

    As voters head to the polls in three states Tuesday, the Israel-Hamas war has become a key issue in one New York congressional primary. It’s a race that reflects the divide in the Democratic Party over U.S. support for Israel. Geoff Bennett reports.

  • Amy Walter and Francesca Chambers on debate expectations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Amy Walter and Francesca Chambers on debate expectations

    S2024 E177 - 8m 8s

    Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Francesca Chambers of USA Today join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including a look ahead to this week's presidential debate between President Biden and Donald Trump, a preview of Democratic primaries races in New York and the political stakes of what has happened in the two years since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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