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January 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

January 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

  • January 26, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 26, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2025 E26 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, as Trump calls on Arab nations to take in more Palestinian refugees and talks about “cleaning out” Gaza, we get an inside look at the ongoing and desperate need for aid. Then, how some disabled workers are paid less than minimum wage due to a decades-old legal loophole. Plus, the sail-powered cargo ships that may be charting a course to sustainability on the high seas.

  • January 25, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 25, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2025 E25 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are freed in the latest steps forward for the Gaza ceasefire, while Israel’s truce in Lebanon appears to be in doubt. Then, why an AI transcription tool used in hospitals is making up text, including imaginary procedures. Plus, the 11th-hour Biden administration move to erase medical debt from Americans’ credit reports.

  • January 23, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 23, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E23 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the News Hour, President Trump tries to convince global business leaders to invest in the U.S. by promising lower taxes and threatening tariffs. A federal judge blocks Trump's order to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional." Plus, residents of southern Lebanon take stock of the destruction from Israeli airstrikes and occupation of the border region.

  • January 19, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 19, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2025 E19 - 26m 44s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the first hostages return to Israel and aid trucks enter Gaza as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas goes into effect. Then, some of the world’s biggest companies make record-breaking donations to Trump’s inauguration. Plus, a look at a little-known White House tradition of outgoing presidents leaving personal notes for their successors.

  • January 18, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 18, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2025 E18 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, hours before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is set to go into effect, Netanyahu says a last-minute snag could delay the war’s pause. Then, nearly 75 years after Ethel Rosenberg was executed for espionage, a recently declassified document has her sons pressing Biden for an apology. Plus, how a once-popular menopause treatment got a bad name decades ago.

Extras and Features

  • Gazans desperate for aid but hopeful worst is behind them: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gazans desperate for aid but hopeful worst is behind them

    S2025 E17 - 7m 10s

    Israel's security cabinet approved the ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal with Hamas after Prime Minister Netanyahu signed off on the agreement. The deal goes into effect Sunday local time. Nick Schifrin reports and speaks with Sigrid Kaag, the United Nations coordinator for humanitarian relief who's just been appointed envoy for Mideast peace.

  • Supreme Court clears way to ban TikTok in the U.S.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Supreme Court clears way to ban TikTok in the U.S.

    S2025 E17 - 5m 52s

    The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a law that threatens to shut down TikTok as soon as Sunday. The justices ruled free speech rights must yield to concerns that Chinese control of the popular social media app creates a national security risk. President Biden said enforcement of the ban will fall to the incoming Trump administration. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • How businesses are preparing for Trump's tariffs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How businesses are preparing for Trump's tariffs

    S2025 E17 - 9m 22s

    Countries and businesses around the world will be watching to see just how quickly President-elect Donald Trump imposes new tariffs and just how steep they may be. News Hour special correspondent and Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell reports on how some companies are already preparing.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Biden's legacy, Trump's expectations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Biden's legacy, Trump's expectations

    S2025 E17 - 10m 3s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how the ceasefire agreement affects President Biden's legacy, his warning about an oligarchy in America, the confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's Cabinet and what to expect in his second term.

  • Jon Finer breaks down strategy to reach Gaza ceasefire deal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jon Finer breaks down strategy to reach Gaza ceasefire deal

    S2025 E16 - 7m 46s

    The Gaza ceasefire deal announced Wednesday largely mirrors a proposal made by President Biden last May. In recent days, President-elect Trump's Middle East envoy joined the Biden team to push the deal to completion. Those eight months have been bloody and have seen shifts in Gaza and across the region. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer.

  • Outgoing ambassador analyzes future of U.S.-China relations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Outgoing ambassador analyzes future of U.S.-China relations

    S2025 E16 - 7m 51s

    For four years, the Biden Administration has said there is only one country that has both the intention and capacity to reshape the international order in its favor. That country is China. Nick Schifrin spoke with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, the man who had a front-row seat, and helped manage, U.S.-China relations for the Biden administration.

  • News Wrap: Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket

    S2025 E16 - 7m 23s

    In our news wrap Thursday, Blue Origin sent its first rocket into orbit with a successful test of the uncrewed New Glenn system, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat, Rudy Giuliani reached a settlement with former election workers he defamed, baseball announcer Bob Uecker died at 90 and visionary filmmaker David Lynch died at 78.

  • LA bands together to help in midst of wildfire devastation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    LA bands together to help in midst of wildfire devastation

    S2025 E16 - 5m 13s

    While the Los Angeles wildfires have brought vast destruction and loss, we’ve also witnessed the best of humanity with Californians stepping up to help their neighbors in any way they can. We spoke with many of those people working around the clock to help those affected.

  • Clock ticking on TikTok with ban coming this weekend: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Clock ticking on TikTok with ban coming this weekend

    S2025 E16 - 6m 1s

    The clock is ticking on a potential ban on TikTok. In April, Congress and President Biden gave the app’s Beijing-based parent company 270 days to find a new owner or face a shutdown. They argued that Chinese control of the platform was a national security threat. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest developments with Carrie Cordero of the Center for a New American Security.

  • Gazans hope ceasefire deal will bring lasting peace: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gazans hope ceasefire deal will bring lasting peace

    S2025 E16 - 4m 33s

    Israel's Cabinet has delayed a vote on the ceasefire deal struck to suspend the war in Gaza and swap hostages and detainees. Prime Minister Netanyahu blames Hamas for the delay, saying the militant group was trying to change the deal, a charge Hamas denied. American and Egyptian mediators met to discuss implementing the deal, scheduled to begin Sunday. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Deb Haaland on Biden's efforts to preserve public land: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Deb Haaland on Biden's efforts to preserve public land

    S2025 E16 - 6m 20s

    One of the legacies President Biden leaves behind when he exits the White House is his record on conserving and protecting the country’s public lands and water. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland played a key role in implementing Biden's policies over four years. Amna Nawaz spoke with Haaland about her achievements.

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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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    Jan 28

    1 Hour

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

    Tuesday
    Jan 28

    1 Hour

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

    Tuesday
    Jan 28

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Jan 29

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

    Wednesday
    Jan 29

    1 Hour

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

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    Jan 29

    1 Hour

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

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    Jan 29

    1 Hour

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

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    Jan 29

    1 Hour

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

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    Jan 29

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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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