PBS News Hour

As we wind our way to Election Day, some key states are still debating and battling over new election rule changes. In some prominent cases, these are Republican-led and pushed by former President Trump himself. In the past few weeks, the Georgia Election Board passed changes that could affect this year’s results. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with Jessica Huseman of Votebeat.

Diversity, equity and inclusion programs are under attack by conservative lawmakers and activists. From college campuses to corporate America, the fear of legal liability and political backlash is leading some to backtrack or rebrand their DEI initiatives. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Simone Foxman of Bloomberg News.

The fallout from the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity continues. Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment against former President Trump in federal court. The charges against the Republican nominee remain the same: four counts related to alleged actions he took to stay in power after the 2020 election. Geoff Bennett broke down the new indictment with Carrie Johnson of NPR.

A prisoner swap with Russia brought three Americans home earlier this month. Among them was Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who was sentenced to six and a half years after the Russian government accused her of "spreading falsehoods" about the army. Kurmasheva and her husband, Pavel Butorin, joined Geoff Bennett to discuss her experience and how she's adjusting to life back home.

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked a Biden administration program that could offer legal status to undocumented immigrants married to U.S. Citizens. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

After 326 days in captivity, a hostage was found in the Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza and brought to safety by the Israeli military. Qaid Farhan Alkadi is the eighth hostage to be rescued from Gaza, but dozens more wait to be freed in a potential cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. Stephanie Sy reports.

Millions of Americans are priced out of homes and apartments. For people with disabilities, finding an accessible place they can afford can be even more challenging. Judy Woodruff reports on the affordable housing shortage for our series, Disability Reframed.

The punishing heat hitting much of the U.S. this week, and the downpour that Hawaii is enduring, are just the latest in what has been a relentless drumbeat of extreme weather this summer. We spoke with people in different parts of the country about the impacts of these events and how they’re thinking about the future.

NASA's initial launch with the Boeing Starliner capsule has not worked out well. The space agency announced this weekend it has finally decided the two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station will come back on a SpaceX Dragon capsule next year. The pair were initially sent on an eight-day mission in early June. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with science correspondent Miles O’Brien.

With both party conventions in the rear-view mirror, the 2024 presidential campaign enters its final stage. Donald Trump turned his attention to national security and Kamala Harris’ record and there are new questions about if the candidates will debate. Lisa Desjardins reports.

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the post-convention bump for Kamala Harris, the Trump campaign's response to the Harris surge and how Robert Kennedy Jr.'s endorsement of Trump could impact the race.

In total, 11 million Sudanese have been forced from their homes because of the country's bitter civil war between the army and a rogue militia. Up to 150,000 are feared dead and millions more face unimaginable trauma. In her third report from the front lines and with support from the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen followed some families searching for sanctuary.