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April 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

57m 46s

Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court weighs whether federal protections for emergency abortions override a near-total ban at the state level. After months of wrangling in the House, President Biden signs a major foreign aid package that includes tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine. Plus, we meet evangelical Christians in Ukraine caught in the crosshairs of Russia's invasion.

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  • Indian government accused of ignoring deadly ethnic violence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Indian government accused of ignoring deadly ethnic violence

    S2024 E115 - 7m 21s

    Indian Prime Minister Modi hopes to secure a third term in elections now underway. He's promising voters a rising, united India. But in India’s northeast, a state is at war with itself. Hundreds are dead, tens of thousands displaced and the government is accused of looking the other way. Zeba Warsi reports with support from the Unity Productions Foundation. A warning, some details are disturbing.

  • Hush money trial judge considers if Trump violated gag order: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hush money trial judge considers if Trump violated gag order

    S2024 E115 - 6m 51s

    Former President Trump’s hush money trial continued Tuesday. On the witness stand, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker described the relationship between Trump and the tabloid during the 2016 campaign, where it would squash negative stories about him and publish critical ones about his rivals. But as William Brangham reports, the judge has to rule on Trump's behavior outside the court.

  • More than 200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    More than 200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza

    S2024 E114 - 5m

    Many Palestinians have returned to Khan Younis to search for their dead after Israeli forces withdrew from the city. For more than a week now, they’ve unearthed graves where hundreds of bodies were buried. Ali Rogin reports.

  • What happened in the courtroom as Trump's trial begins: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What happened in the courtroom as Trump's trial begins

    S2024 E114 - 6m 16s

    Opening statements began Monday in the first criminal trial of Donald Trump. Prosecutors accused Trump and his associates of falsifying business records during his 2016 campaign to conceal an alleged extramarital affair. But the former president’s attorney said he was not involved in the payments, which they argue weren’t illegal, and did not commit a crime. William Brangham reports.

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on climate activism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Brief But Spectacular take on climate activism

    S2024 E114 - 2m 32s

    Kevin J. Patel is a climate activist from Los Angeles. After experiencing heart issues due to poor air quality in his city, he founded OneUpAction International, an organization intended to empower marginalized youth to be change-makers. He gives his Brief But Spectacular take on giving climate activism a shot.

  • Artists with disabilities featured in historic exhibition: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Artists with disabilities featured in historic exhibition

    S2024 E114 - 7m 33s

    Creative Growth is an art center in Oakland that supports artists with disabilities. The center has artworks in museums across the country and plays a big part in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's new exhibition. Jeffrey Brown reports for our ongoing look at health and the arts for our CANVAS series.

  • Chinese doping 'swept under the carpet,' U.S. official says: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Chinese doping 'swept under the carpet,' U.S. official says

    S2024 E114 - 7m 8s

    A new doping scandal has erupted involving Olympic swimmers from China. Chinese authorities and the World Anti-Doping Agency found the drug trimetazidine but cleared the swimmers and did not flag problems to Olympic officials. Several who tested positive went on to win medals, including three gold medals. Jeffrey Brown discussed the latest with Travis Tygart of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

  • News Wrap: News Wrap: Pro-Palestinian protests held at universities: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: News Wrap: Pro-Palestinian protests held at universities

    S2024 E114 - 5m 14s

    In our news wrap Monday, there are more pro-Palestinian protests at some of the nation's prominent universities, Vice President Harris unveiled rules to improve care at federally-funded nursing homes, the Supreme Court agreed to take up a Biden administration appeal in favor of regulating 'ghost guns' and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said President Biden promised his country air defense systems.

  • Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on passing Ukraine aid: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on passing Ukraine aid

    S2024 E114 - 10m 10s

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the House passing foreign aid for Ukraine after months of debate and political gamesmanship and the turmoil surrounding Speaker Mike Johnson.

  • Supreme Court hears case on criminalizing homelessness: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Supreme Court hears case on criminalizing homelessness

    S2024 E114 - 7m 33s

    The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the most significant case on homelessness in decades. The case looks at challenges to laws in a small Oregon town fining homeless people up to $300 for setting up camps in public parks. The heart of the question is whether these laws classify as cruel and unusual punishment. Geoff Bennett and NewsHour Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle discussed the case.

  • NATO head Stoltenberg on impact of U.S. aid to Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    NATO head Stoltenberg on impact of U.S. aid to Ukraine

    S2024 E113 - 7m 51s

    Among the Western leaders welcoming Saturday’s House approval of Ukraine aid was NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who called it a move that “makes us all safer, in Europe and North America.” Earlier, John Yang spoke with Stoltenberg from NATO headquarters in Brussels, and discussed how the aid will affect Ukraine’s war against Russia.

  • What’s at stake in SCOTUS case on laws limiting homelessness: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What’s at stake in SCOTUS case on laws limiting homelessness

    S2024 E113 - 6m 18s

    The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday on whether laws limiting homelessness are unconstitutional because they punish people for being unhoused. The case is about laws in a small city in Oregon, but the outcome could reshape policies nationwide for years to come. John Yang speaks with Charley Willison, who teaches public health at Cornell University, to learn more.

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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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    Apr 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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    Apr 30

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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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