Inspiring words commencement speakers shared with graduates

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It is graduation season and that means politicians, actors, athletes and even some of us at NewsHour have been giving commencement speeches, hoping to impart some encouragement and advice to college grads as they head into their next chapter.

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    Families impacted by gun violence testify before Congress

    S2022 E162 - 5m 31s

    As negotiations on gun legislation continued on Capitol Hill, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee heard wrenching testimony from those affected by recent mass shootings. Democrats on the committee cited these witnesses as motivation to push for stricter gun laws. But Republicans cautioned against any laws that would impact law-abiding gun owners. William Brangham reports.

  • Principals unite after shootings at their schools: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Principals unite after shootings at their schools

    S2022 E162 - 6m 1s

    The number of schools that have now dealt with a shooting or a mass shooting keeps growing. And because of that there's a group of school principals known as the Principal Recovery Network. They have dealt with these events and help other schools after tragedies. One member is George Roberts, who was the principal at a Maryland school during a 2012 shooting. He joins William Brangham to discuss.

  • Takeaways and lessons from Tuesday's primaries: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Takeaways and lessons from Tuesday's primaries

    S2022 E162 - 8m 35s

    There were intense and expensive contests up and down the ballot and across the country in Tuesday's primary elections as voters hit the polls in seven states. But the recall of a progressive district attorney in San Francisco is now drawing the most attention. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Marisa Lagos of KQED in San Francisco join Judy Woodruff to discuss.

  • Why India has a glut of unused COVID vaccines: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why India has a glut of unused COVID vaccines

    S2022 E162 - 6m 31s

    India has long been called the world’s pharmacy as the largest producer of generic drugs as well as vaccines on the globe. A lot of that capacity was repurposed and increased to produce COVID vaccines, intended particularly for low-income countries. But demand has dwindled, creating a glut even as vast regions remain largely unvaccinated. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from India.

  • Woodward and Bernstein reflect on parallels of Nixon, Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Woodward and Bernstein reflect on parallels of Nixon, Trump

    S2022 E162 - 8m 52s

    Next week is the 50th anniversary of the break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, an event that would bring down a U.S. president. The reporters at the heart of uncovering the Watergate scandal have reissued their book "All the President's Men" with a new forward drawing parallels to former President Trump. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein join Judy Woodruff to discuss.

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