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July 14, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

26m 45s

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, we get the very latest on the fallout from the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Then, combating the rise of political violence and violent rhetoric in the United States. Plus, Judy Woodruff reflects on the shooting of Donald Trump at this volatile moment in American history.

Episodes

  • June 30, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 30, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E183 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, devastating Midwestern floods are putting a spotlight on the condition of America’s aging dams. Then, how the sports world is taking on a new opponent: climate change. Plus, the hidden history of the Lavender Scare, when thousands of federal workers were forced out of their jobs just because they were gay.

  • June 29, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 29, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E182 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the debate over using school voucher programs to pay tuition at religious schools with taxpayer dollars. Then, the effect on students of gun violence just outside school walls. Plus, how climate change is changing family planning and reproductive health in Bangladesh.

  • What happened in the first Biden-Trump debate of 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What happened in the first Biden-Trump debate of 2024

    17m 48s

    Join Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennet as they host a post-debate discussion with Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López, Kevin Madden, Guy Cecil, and Amy Walter. Plus, reports from Pamela Kirkland of Georgia Public Broadcasting.

  • June 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E179 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, the Supreme Court mistakenly posts a draft opinion, signaling it may soon rule emergency abortions in Idaho are legal. As the trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich begins, we look at what his detention says about Russia today. Plus, Judy Woodruff reports on the growing political divide within some Christian communities as religious affiliation declines.

  • June 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E177 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News Hour, Israel's Prime Minister says the intense phase of the war in Gaza will end soon as Israel and the U.S. argue over weapons deliveries. A cyberattack on a software provider disrupts operations at thousands of car dealerships. Plus, from vaccine mandates to the role of religion in schools, we spotlight former President Trump's plans for education if he wins in November.

Extras and Features

  • The debate over public funding for religious schools: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The debate over public funding for religious schools

    S2024 E182 - 8m 16s

    According to an analysis by The Washington Post, the vast majority of school voucher money nationwide is going to religious schools. John Yang speaks with Robert Enlow of EdChoice and Richard Katskee of Duke University's Appellate Litigation Clinic for two perspectives on the debate over religion in publicly supported schools.

  • Supreme Court decision curbs federal regulatory power: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Supreme Court decision curbs federal regulatory power

    S2024 E181 - 6m 31s

    The Supreme Court has swept aside long standing legal precedent in its ruling overturning the Chevron doctrine, majorly curtailing the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they regulate. The decision is expected to have far-reaching implications on everything from the environment to healthcare. Geoff Bennett took a closer look with Andrew Mergen.

  • Minnesota Gov. Walz on Biden's debate performance: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Minnesota Gov. Walz on Biden's debate performance

    S2024 E181 - 7m 35s

    After President Biden’s debate performance, there has been discussion among Democrats about whether Biden should be the nominee. To discuss the fallout, Amna Nawaz spoke with Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a surrogate for the president’s campaign.

  • News Wrap: Iowa Supreme Court upholds 6-week abortion ban: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Iowa Supreme Court upholds 6-week abortion ban

    S2024 E181 - 4m 45s

    In our news wrap Friday, Iowa's Supreme Court is allowing a law that bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, Iran voters cast their ballots for a new president, choosing between three hard-liners and one reformist candidate and the Pentagon announced the temporary pier it built off Gaza has been removed once again amid rough seas.

  • Fact-checking the claims Biden, Trump made during the debate: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fact-checking the claims Biden, Trump made during the debate

    S2024 E181 - 5m 14s

    Thursday night’s debate may be the first time millions of Americans have paid attention to the presidential race this year. They heard a lot of claims that have been familiar refrains on the campaign trail and not all of them true. To help put it in context, Geoff Bennett spoke with Samantha Putterman of PolitiFact.

  • Breaking down the latest decisions from the Supreme Court: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Breaking down the latest decisions from the Supreme Court

    S2024 E181 - 6m 17s

    With just one day left in its term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a trio of major decisions Friday. The justices upheld a law making it a crime for unhoused people to camp in public areas like parks, sidewalks and plazas, narrowed the scope of a law being used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters and weakened the rule-making powers of regulatory agencies. John Yang reports.

  • The fallout from a debate full of fumbles and falsehoods: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The fallout from a debate full of fumbles and falsehoods

    S2024 E181 - 8m 55s

    Over a 90-minute presidential debate, former President Trump repeatedly made false claims and President Biden repeatedly struggled to dispel concerns about his age. It opened new concerns over the stakes of a possible Trump presidency and sparked discussion about whether Biden should be his party's nominee. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • Brooks and Atkins Stohr on the debate shaking up the race: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Atkins Stohr on the debate shaking up the race

    S2024 E181 - 11m 19s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how Thursday night’s debate is shaking up the race for the White House, if panic among Democrats after President Biden's performance is warranted, if Trump's lies matter to voters and the latest Supreme Court rulings.

  • Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

    S2024 E180 - 2m 1s

    The Supreme Court ripped up a controversial bankruptcy deal that would have provided billions of dollars to states devastated by the opioid epidemic and shielded the controversial family accused of pushing pharmaceutical painkillers in search of profit. Amna Nawaz explored the details and impact of the Purdue Pharma case with Brian Mann.

  • Strategists on what Biden, Trump need to do to win voters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Strategists on what Biden, Trump need to do to win voters

    S2024 E180 - 8m 42s

    The candidates are in Atlanta for CNN’s Presidential Debate. To discuss the showdown between President Biden and former President Trump and what to expect, Amna Nawaz sat down with Amy Walter from The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Republican strategist Kevin Madden and Democratic strategist Guy Cecil.

  • Detroit showcases queer art in pioneering exhibition: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Detroit showcases queer art in pioneering exhibition

    S2024 E180 - 5m 50s

    This pride month, the city of Detroit plays host to a pioneering exhibition thought to be the first queer international art biennial. "I’ll Be Your Mirror: Reflections of the Contemporary Queer,” showcases more than 800 works from 170 artists from across the world. Special correspondent Christopher Booker has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • News Wrap: NTSB sanctions Boeing for releasing information: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: NTSB sanctions Boeing for releasing information

    S2024 E180 - 6m 2s

    In our news wrap Thursday, the NTSB sanctioned Boeing after an executive disclosed non-public information in a media briefing, around 20 critically ill children were cleared to leave Gaza, more than a dozen military officers in Bolivia were arrested after a failed coup attempt and European Union leaders signed security agreements with Ukraine during a two-day summit in Brussels.

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