May 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Friday on the News Hour, the jobs market again defies expectations despite fears that tariffs could soon spur an economic downturn. As President Trump signs an executive order to cut federal funding for PBS and NPR, a legal fight lies ahead. Plus, we speak with Yemen's vice foreign minister as the U.S. extends its military campaigns against Houthi rebels.
Episodes
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April 20, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E110 - 26m 45s
April 20, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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April 19, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E109 - 26m 44s
April 19, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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April 18, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E108 - 57m 46s
Friday on the News Hour, President Trump moves forward with plans to make it easier to fire thousands of federal workers if they disagree with his policies. A lawyer for the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador speaks out about the refusals to return him to the U.S. Plus, the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case that could eliminate free access to dozens of preventive health care treatments.
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April 17, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E107 - 57m 46s
April 17, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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April 16, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E106 - 57m 46s
April 16, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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April 15, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E105 - 57m 46s
Tuesday on the News Hour, a judge again presses the Trump administration for answers on why it hasn't tried to bring back a man wrongfully deported to El Salvador. The federal government freezes billions in grants to Harvard after it refuses to give in to President Trump's demands. Plus, China cuts off exports of rare earth minerals used in critical technology as the global trade war escalates.
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April 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E104 - 57m 46s
Monday on the News Hour, both President Trump and El Salvador's president indicate they have no intention of returning a man mistakenly deported. On-again, off-again tariffs on electronics imported to the U.S. from China add to the confusion for companies around the world. Plus, the scientific efforts to reduce methane emissions on cattle farms by changing the animals' diet.
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April 13, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E103 - 26m 44s
April 13, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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April 12, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E102 - 26m 45s
April 12, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E101 - 57m 46s
April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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April 10, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E100 - 57m 46s
April 10, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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April 9, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E99 - 57m 46s
Wednesday on the News Hour, as President Trump hits pause on many of his tariffs, we look at the global response and how the back and forth is affecting American business and consumers. How the trade wars could affect personal finances. Plus, Judy Woodruff goes underground to explore some of the little-known and sometimes life-saving work done by government employees who are now being fired.
Extras and Features
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California faces insurance crisis amid extreme weather
S2025 E41 - 9m 6s
Before thousands lost their homes in the recent Los Angeles wildfires, many had lost their insurance. Some residents found that their policies had been cancelled as companies said the rising cost of rebuilding, and the risk of extreme weather, was too great. In a world increasingly threatened by climate change, there’s no easy fix to the state’s insurance crisis. William Brangham reports.
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Ex-CFPB director discusses Trump's effort to shut agency
S2025 E41 - 5m
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been shut down by President Trump, at least for this week and possibly much longer. The agency, created by Congress after the 2008 financial crisis, has limited credit card fees, made mortgage loans easier to understand and returned billions of dollars to consumers. Geoff Bennett discussed more with former CFPB director Rohit Chopra.
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump approval polls
S2025 E41 - 8m 24s
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the first polling about how the American public views President Trump's second term so far, Elon Musk's cuts hurting Republican states and Trump saying he doesn't view Vice President Vance as his successor.
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How the courts may serve as a check on Trump's presidency
S2025 E41 - 8m 38s
The start of President Trump's second administration has brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government, including pushing the legal boundaries of executive authority. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Georgetown law professor Steven Vladeck for our series looking at big questions about the changing laws, institutions and norms, On Democracy.
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Trump escalates trade battle with steel, aluminum tariffs
S2025 E41 - 4m 54s
President Trump pledged new 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. Two key American allies, Canada and Mexico, would be significantly impacted, but so would American businesses and consumers. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Greg Ip of The Wall Street Journal.
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Concerns and anger mount as Israeli forces remain in Lebanon
S2025 E40 - 7m 29s
Israel pulled its forces from a key Gaza corridor Sunday as part of a fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas. Meanwhile, on Israel’s northern front inside Lebanon, concerns are mounting that its forces there may stay past a second deadline to withdraw by Feb. 18. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from the Lebanese border.
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Why endometriosis can take years to diagnose
S2025 E40 - 6m 16s
Worldwide, 1 in 10 women of reproductive age suffer from a condition known as endometriosis. It’s an illness where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows in places it’s not supposed to be, and can lead to infertility, debilitating pain and financial hardship. Ali Rogin spoke with gynecologic surgeon Dr. Laura Homewood for our ongoing series, “Unequal Treatment.”
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Why the red state of Utah is going green and embracing EVs
S2025 E40 - 7m 7s
This past week, President Trump suspended a program to expand the country’s network of electric vehicle chargers. It’s the latest in his series of efforts to undo Biden-era policies encouraging EV adoption. But in some parts of the country, EVs and other low-carbon technologies are becoming more popular not because of government policies, but because they make economic sense. Ali Rogin reports.
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‘The Power Pause’ aims to rebrand stay-at-home motherhood
S2025 E39 - 5m 27s
For some women, leaving the workforce to care for children or family is a choice. For others, it’s a necessity. But Neha Ruch, founder of Mother Untitled, doesn’t think a career pause means putting aside professional ambitions. Ali Rogin speaks with Ruch about what inspired her new book, “The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids — and Come Back Stronger Than Ever.”
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The history of diversity, equity and inclusion in America
S2025 E39 - 7m 15s
Since President Trump returned to the White House, he’s issued executive orders that target diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, dismantling decades of federal anti-discrimination policy. This Black History Month, John Yang explores the origins of DEI in America for our “Hidden Histories” series and Ali Rogin speaks with Shaun Harper of the USC Race and Equity Center for more.
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Fate of USAID in question as judge sets back Trump’s plans
S2025 E39 - 5m 39s
A federal judge has paused until next Friday the Trump administration’s plan to place more than 2,000 employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. It’s a setback in Trump’s efforts to dismantle the global humanitarian agency and shrink the federal workforce. Randy Chester of the American Foreign Service Association joins Ali Rogin to discuss.
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How a NASA mission may help us understand life’s origins
S2025 E39 - 2m 45s
The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ancient asteroid back to Earth has revealed that the building blocks of life may have been scattered throughout the solar system billions of years ago. Ali Rogin reports.
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