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April 21, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

56m 44s

Monday on the News Hour, Pope Francis passes away at age 88, leaving behind a legacy of change and a reshaped Catholic Church. The defense secretary faces mounting calls to resign after new reports of his sending attack details on a commercial messaging app. Plus, the Supreme Court hears a challenge to the Affordable Care Act's requirement that private insurers cover preventive care.

Episodes

  • April 21, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 21, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E111 - 56m 44s

    Monday on the News Hour, Pope Francis passes away at age 88, leaving behind a legacy of change and a reshaped Catholic Church. The defense secretary faces mounting calls to resign after new reports of his sending attack details on a commercial messaging app. Plus, the Supreme Court hears a challenge to the Affordable Care Act's requirement that private insurers cover preventive care.

  • April 18, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • April 15, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • April 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • April 9, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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

  • News Wrap: Israeli military cuts off Rafah in southern Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israeli military cuts off Rafah in southern Gaza

    S2025 E102 - 2m 49s

    In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli forces said they have completely encircled Rafah in southern Gaza, the Trump administration is excluding smartphones, laptops and other electronics from tariffs, Trump said he’s in good shape after his annual physical, and the CDC says there are now more than 700 confirmed cases of measles in 25 states.

  • Why patients are paying surprise fees at the doctor's office: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why patients are paying surprise fees at the doctor's office

    S2025 E102 - 7m 59s

    In recent years, hospital systems have been buying up medical practices at a rapid pace. Now, patients getting routine medical care are being hit with high costs and unexpected hospital fees — even if they never visited a hospital. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports.

  • Patriotism takes hold in Taiwan amid threat from China: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Patriotism takes hold in Taiwan amid threat from China

    S2025 E101 - 6m 29s

    Taiwan is strengthening its military and society to fend off aggression from mainland China. In recent years, the people in Taiwan have increasingly identified themselves as Taiwanese, not Chinese, in everything from food to sports. Nick Schifrin reports for our series Taiwan: Risk and Resistance.

  • Judge rules Trump administration can deport Khalil: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Judge rules Trump administration can deport Khalil

    S2025 E101 - 11m 39s

    A Louisiana immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia grad student detained last month for his role in campus protests against the war in Gaza. Khalil has not been charged with a crime and the administration is trying to remove him through a Cold War immigration law. Laura BarrĂ³n-LĂ³pez discussed more with immigration attorney David Leopold.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s tariffs and market reaction: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s tariffs and market reaction

    S2025 E101 - 11m 2s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's tariffs and reaction from the markets, whether claims of insider trading should be investigated, Trump using executive power to go after critics and the legal battle over the administration's immigration policies.

  • China raises tariffs on U.S. imports in trade war escalation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    China raises tariffs on U.S. imports in trade war escalation

    S2025 E101 - 2m 58s

    The U.S. trade war with China continues to escalate with no apparent end in sight. On Friday, Beijing announced it would raise rates on American goods in retaliation to President Trump’s sharp increase in tariffs on the world’s second-largest economy. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • How Trump's trade war is impacting U.S. and global economies: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Trump's trade war is impacting U.S. and global economies

    S2025 E101 - 7m 2s

    For a closer look at how President Trump's tariffs are already impacting the U.S. and global economies, Amna Nawaz spoke with Mary Lovely, a senior fellow who studies tariffs at the nonpartisan Peterson Institute for International Economics.

  • Former Navy SEAL on 'Warfare' and its depiction of combat: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Former Navy SEAL on 'Warfare' and its depiction of combat

    S2025 E101 - 6m 9s

    Ray Mendoza is a former Navy SEAL and wrote and co-directed the new film, "Warfare." It tells the true story of a mission Mendoza participated in when he and his team were ambushed while conducting a surveillance operation gone awry in Iraq. It's based entirely on the memory of those who lived through it. Geoff Bennett sat down with Mendoza for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • News Wrap: Tourist helicopter crashes in Hudson River: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Tourist helicopter crashes in Hudson River

    S2025 E101 - 5m 24s

    In our news wrap Friday, investigators are working to determine why a tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will not seek reelection for a third term in 2026, the Senate confirmed Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Pentagon fired the commander of the Greenland space base that Vice President Vance visited last month.

  • Food banks feel pain of high prices, government cuts: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Food banks feel pain of high prices, government cuts

    S2025 E100 - 6m 22s

    President Trump's tariffs mean Americans can expect to see even higher prices on items ranging from coffee to fruits and cheese. It comes at a time when food banks nationwide are reporting record levels of need and after the USDA halted more than $500 million in deliveries to those food banks. Deema Zein reports.

  • Senegal struggles with climate despite promises of help: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Senegal struggles with climate despite promises of help

    S2025 E100 - 8m 37s

    In 2009, a group of wealthy nations committed to helping less developed countries cope with the effects of climate change. But where the $100 billion goes has been tough to verify and critics say the effort has done little to help the people who need it most. With support from the Pulitzer Center, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on efforts to combat climate change and alleviate poverty in Senegal.

  • House GOP passes budget framework to work on Trump agenda: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    House GOP passes budget framework to work on Trump agenda

    S2025 E100 - 4m 17s

    In a dramatic vote, House Republicans passed a $5 trillion budget framework that kick-starts the process for President Trump’s agenda on Capitol Hill. It came less than a day after hardline conservatives refused to support it. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.

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    Apr 22

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    Apr 22

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    Apr 22

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    Apr 22

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    Apr 23

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    Apr 23

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    Apr 24

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