September 1, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

A ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth went into effect in Texas, making it the most populous state to date with such a ban. The law revokes the medical licenses of any doctor who provides minors with gender-affirming medical care like puberty blockers, hormone treatments or surgeries. Laura Barrón-López reports on families grappling with the potential consequences.

For months, Ukraine’s military has been grinding through a counteroffensive designed to liberate territory occupied by Russia. Kyiv has admitted that it’s gone slowly, but this week, Ukrainian soldiers made what the U.S. called notable progress. Nick Schifrin discussed the state of the counteroffensive with former U.S. ambassador to NATO Doug Lute.

More than three years ago, schools received the first installment in the biggest ever one-time infusion of federal money dedicated to education, about $190 billion to protect against COVID and reverse the academic setbacks that followed the pandemic. One district in Virginia used its funds to add more days in the school year. Geoff Bennett visited to see how that program is faring.

The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta became front-page news last week as former President Trump and his 18 co-defendants surrendered to authorities. Many spent just a matter of minutes there. It's a much different story for the jail's long-term residents and nine people have died in custody this year. William Brangham discussed more with Chamian Cruz of WABE.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including fatal shootings that rocked the nation, the former president is at the center of unprecedented legal prosecutions and the Senate faces questions from within its ranks after another health scare.