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April 17, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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April 17, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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  • How the border deal would transform U.S. immigration: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the border deal would transform U.S. immigration

    S2024 E37 - 8m 11s

    The most significant immigration reform proposal in a generation is now in the hands of the Senate. The bipartisan deal would tighten asylum rules and allow for partial border shutdowns while increasing enforcement and opening some new avenues for legal migration. The measure would also offer billions in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • Sen. Murphy says border deal is 'old-fashioned compromise': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sen. Murphy says border deal is 'old-fashioned compromise'

    S2024 E37 - 6m 38s

    A bipartisan Senate deal to fund border security, Israel and Ukraine looks like a no-go after Republican House Speaker Johnson called it "dead on arrival." Amna Nawaz discussed the plan and its reaction with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, one of the three key senators who negotiated that agreement.

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the politics of immigration: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the politics of immigration

    S2024 E37 - 8m 41s

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how immigration will affect the 2024 presidential election and Democratic concerns over President Biden's appeal to voters of color.

  • Blinken returns to Middle East in push for Gaza cease-fire: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Blinken returns to Middle East in push for Gaza cease-fire

    S2024 E37 - 3m 3s

    Secretary of State Blinken returned to the Middle East hoping to make progress on a deal to pause the war in Gaza and release Israeli hostages. The Biden administration hopes the deal could lead to larger diplomatic initiatives across the region. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • New Grammy category highlights African music’s global appeal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New Grammy category highlights African music’s global appeal

    S2024 E36 - 5m 45s

    From samba to hip hop to reggae, so much of the music we enjoy has African roots. Tonight, for the first time, the Grammy Awards is recognizing music produced in Africa with a category of its own. Stephanie Sy reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Upcoming South Asian elections test democracy in the region: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Upcoming South Asian elections test democracy in the region

    S2024 E36 - 6m 57s

    More than 1 billion people are going to the polls in South Asia this year. In a test of democratic values and human rights in the region, voters will choose leaders in five countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. Michael Kugelman, director of the Wilson Center’s South Asia Institute, joins John Yang to discuss.

  • Sex trafficking survivors face barriers to seeking justice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sex trafficking survivors face barriers to seeking justice

    S2024 E36 - 6m 40s

    In January, thousands of court documents were released detailing the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse and trafficking of teenage girls. It brought new attention to the problem of sex trafficking in the U.S. and why the crime so often goes undetected. Ali Rogin speaks with Megan Cutter, director of the National Human Trafficking Hotline, to learn more.

  • Conservationists take drastic measures to save coral reefs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Conservationists take drastic measures to save coral reefs

    S2024 E35 - 8m 39s

    Coral reef ecosystems support a quarter of all marine life on Earth, but they are slowly dying under the relentless stresses of overfishing, pollution, disease and climate change. As part of our ongoing series “Saving Species,” William Brangham dives into the steps that scientists are taking to try to preserve the corals that remain.

  • What U.S. hopes to achieve by striking Iran-backed militias: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What U.S. hopes to achieve by striking Iran-backed militias

    S2024 E35 - 5m 27s

    The U.S. is responding to last weekend’s drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops with airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in the Middle East. Pentagon officials say it took just 30 minutes for B-1 bombers and other U.S. aircraft to hit more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria. Joe Buccino, a retired U.S. Army colonel, joins John Yang to discuss the strikes.

  • Pressure grows on Congress to curb deepfake pornography: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pressure grows on Congress to curb deepfake pornography

    S2024 E35 - 5m 3s

    Deepfake pornography uses technology to make explicit images appear to be someone they’re not. Images using Taylor Swift’s face that surfaced recently on social media have brought the issue front and center, and the problem seems to be getting worse as AI tools become more sophisticated and widespread. John Yang speaks with tech journalist Laurie Segall to learn more.

  • El Salvador's VP on crackdown on gangs, upcoming election: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    El Salvador's VP on crackdown on gangs, upcoming election

    S2024 E34 - 9m 15s

    El Salvador is holding its election and all eyes are on incumbent President Nayib Bukele. He came to power in 2019 and has overseen a brutal crackdown on gangs that terrorized the nation for decades. His popularity has soared, but his government has been accused of human rights abuses and dismantling democratic institutions. Amna Nawaz discussed Bukele's policies with Vice President Felix Ulloa.

  • News Wrap: Calif. drenched by first of two expected storms: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Calif. drenched by first of two expected storms

    S2024 E34 - 5m

    In our news wrap Friday, rain and snow drenched California after the first of two storms swept through, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis admitted to having a personal relationship with a special prosecutor she hired in Donald Trump's election fraud case and Ukraine says Russia is refusing to return the bodies of scores of Ukrainian prisoners of war who allegedly died in a plane crash.

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