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April 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

57m 46s

April 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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  • 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.

  • Iranian American writer discusses new novel 'Martyr!': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Iranian American writer discusses new novel 'Martyr!'

    S2024 E37 - 5m 47s

    In 1988, amid the Iran-Iraq war, the U.S. military accidentally shot down an Iranian commercial passenger jet, killing all 290 people aboard. That real-life tragedy sets in motion the fictional events in the new novel “Martyr!” a young Iranian American poet named Kaveh Akbar. Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Clyburn on Biden's support from party base and Black voters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Clyburn on Biden's support from party base and Black voters

    S2024 E34 - 7m 10s

    South Carolina voters head to the polls Saturday for the first official Democratic primary of the year. Four years ago, Black voters in South Carolina rescued Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency, fueled in large part by an endorsement from Rep. James Clyburn. Geoff Bennett spoke with Clyburn about the president’s standing among the Democratic base and with Black Americans.

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    Apr 29

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    Apr 29

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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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    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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    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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    Apr 30

    1 Hour

    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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    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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    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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    Wednesday
    May 1

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    May 1

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Wednesday
    May 1

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Wednesday
    May 1

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    May 1

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    May 1

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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