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July 19, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

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July 19, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Episodes

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

    July 16, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E197 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, the family of a Palestinian American killed in the West Bank by Israeli settlers speaks out about his death and the escalating conflict. Rural public media stations face an uncertain future as the Trump administration moves to slash funding. Plus, Canadian tourism to the U.S. drops dramatically in the wake of harsh rhetoric from President Trump.

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

    July 15, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E196 - 57m 46s

    Tuesday on the News Hour, a slight uptick in inflation muddies the economic waters as the Fed chair faces White House pressure to lower interest rates. The president's reversal on arming Ukraine sparks debate about the best way to end the war. Plus, we travel to Kenya to see how USAID projects to bring water and hope to a drought-ridden land are now in peril.

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

    July 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E195 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News Hour, President Trump promises to send more weapons to Ukraine and threatens Russia with sanctions if no peace deal is made. The former FEMA administrator discusses the praise and criticism of the federal government's response to the deadly floods in Texas. Plus, how a provision in the Republican megabill could accelerate the shift toward private education.

  • July 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E192 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the News Hour, President Trump tours the flood damage in Texas, we take a look at a home for disabled youth piecing together what's left after a devastating loss. How the toy industry is feeling the effects of Trump's tariffs. Plus, in a step toward peace, a Kurdish insurgent group in Turkey that's spent years fighting for independence begins disarming.

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

    July 9, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E190 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, we follow local groups in Texas supporting first responders as the search for the missing continues. In Gaza, an on-the-ground look at desperate efforts to find food in a barren landscape. Plus, Judy Woodruff reports on a group with a proven track record of overcoming political divides and distrust.

  • July 8, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 8, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E189 - 57m 46s

    Tuesday on the News Hour, a community in Texas is banding together to help neighbors recover from historic floods. President Trump's latest tariff threats, mostly on Asian countries, add to global economic uncertainty. Plus, California's controversial crackdown on homeless encampments.

Extras and Features

  • Why fans are going bananas for Banana Ball: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why fans are going bananas for Banana Ball

    S2025 E185 - 4m 58s

    Millions are going bananas over a fast-paced and entertaining take on baseball. Deema Zein took in a game between the Savannah Bananas and the Firefighters to see what "banana ball" is all about.

  • Marine Corps art exhibit honors triumphs and sacrifice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Marine Corps art exhibit honors triumphs and sacrifice

    S2025 E185 - 6m 48s

    The Marine Corps has opened a new art exhibit at its national museum documenting the service’s 250th anniversary. It’s called “250 Years of Dedication, Determination and Courage,” and it celebrates the Marines’ most famous moments. But it also features the trauma, terror and sacrifice of war. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Aquarium creates senior sanctuary for aging penguins: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Aquarium creates senior sanctuary for aging penguins

    S2025 E185 - 5m 54s

    When we think of penguins, we tend to think cute and energetic. But as they age, they also experience aches and pains, just like humans do. That's why the New England Aquarium in Boston has created a first-of-its-kind oasis for penguin elders. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes us there.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's total control over Washington: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's total control over Washington

    S2025 E185 - 12m 7s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the political fallout of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump's total control over Washington and the state of American democracy on this Independence Day.

  • News Wrap: Trump signs One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Trump signs One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law

    S2025 E185 - 5m 39s

    In our news wrap Friday, President Trump signed his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law, Ukraine says Russia unleashed an assault of drones and missiles in its biggest all-out attack of the war, at least 35 Palestinians were killed in another day of Israel's military campaign in Gaza and at least six people are dead in Texas after heavy rain caused a flash flood of the Guadalupe River.

  • The long-term risks as extreme heat becomes a new normal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The long-term risks as extreme heat becomes a new normal

    S2025 E185 - 8m 11s

    Extreme heat is becoming a dangerous new normal that brings with it a number of health risks. From severe burns to accelerated aging, the effects of long periods of high temperatures on the human body are getting more attention in this time of rising climate change. Stephanie Sy reports from Phoenix, the epicenter of extreme heat in the United States, for our series, Tipping Point.

  • Supreme Court rulings could have far-reaching consequences: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Supreme Court rulings could have far-reaching consequences

    S2025 E185 - 7m 45s

    As the Supreme Court headed into its summer break, the justices gave President Trump a big win, saying that district court judges don't have the authority to issue the sort of nationwide injunctions that had blocked administration policies. It capped a term in which the court's conservative majority delivered a string of emergency appeals, what’s called the shadow docket. John Yang reports.

  • How manufacturers will benefit from Trump’s big bill: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How manufacturers will benefit from Trump’s big bill

    S2025 E184 - 5m 18s

    Among the big winners with President Trump's bill are corporations and small businesses. The bill would make permanent the tax breaks from his first term, expand provisions on expenses and itemizations and allow companies to deduct the cost of new manufacturing plants. For a business perspective, William Brangham spoke with Jay Timmons of the National Association of Manufacturers.

  • Why Republicans opposed to Trump's bill changed their minds: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Republicans opposed to Trump's bill changed their minds

    S2025 E184 - 5m 57s

    For more on how Republicans, even those who were staunchly opposed to the so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill," have since come around, William Brangham spoke with Sarah Longwell, a Republican strategist and publisher of The Bulwark.

  • Chicago sees historic drop in violent crime: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Chicago sees historic drop in violent crime

    S2025 E184 - 5m 11s

    The city of Chicago saw a historic drop in homicides in the first half of the year, a trend that has largely been mirrored nationwide. For a deeper look at the state of violent crime in the U.S., William Brangham spoke with Jeff Asher. His Real-Time Crime Index compiles data from hundreds of law enforcement agencies nationwide.

  • House GOP passes Trump’s big tax bill by his July 4 deadline: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    House GOP passes Trump’s big tax bill by his July 4 deadline

    S2025 E184 - 7m 47s

    The so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill" overcame thin Republican majorities and weeks of tense negotiations, just meeting the president's self-imposed Independence Day deadline. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins takes us through the policy and politics of the GOP's signature bill.

  • News Wrap: Supreme Court will hear trans athlete cases: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Supreme Court will hear trans athlete cases

    S2025 E184 - 5m 38s

    In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear two cases next term on whether states may exclude transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports, Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he endured "severe beatings" and torture while being held at a notorious prison in El Salvador and the Chicago suburb where Pope Leo grew up will buy his childhood home and turn it into a historical site.

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