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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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  • Columbia University president faces antisemitism committee: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Columbia University president faces antisemitism committee

    S2024 E109 - 6m 1s

    When presidents of several top Ivy League schools testified about antisemitism on their campuses during a tough hearing this winter, the president of Columbia University was traveling. Wednesday, it was her turn to appear before a House Committee. She strongly denounced antisemitism and hate speech, but some members of the committee felt she had not done nearly enough. Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • Senate dismisses impeachment articles against Mayorkas: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Senate dismisses impeachment articles against Mayorkas

    S2024 E109 - 6m 49s

    At the U.S. Capitol, there was another collision of the biggest issues facing the country and the world. In the House, Speaker Johnson made more moves in his attempt to pass aid for Ukraine and other allies. But in the Senate, the first-ever impeachment trial of a sitting cabinet official quickly ended. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • Middle East experts on Israel's response to Iran's attack: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Middle East experts on Israel's response to Iran's attack

    S2024 E109 - 8m 47s

    For decades, Israel and Iran have fought one another in the shadows and through proxies. That all changed this past weekend with Iran's direct attack on Israel. Israeli officials said they will retaliate but world leaders are urging restraint. Nick Schifrin has two views on the options for Israel and Iran and the risks with Eric Edelman and Vali Nasr.

  • News Wrap: Biden calls for higher tariffs on Chinese metal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Biden calls for higher tariffs on Chinese metal

    S2024 E109 - 5m 41s

    In our news wrap Wednesday, President Biden is calling for sharply higher tariffs on Chinese metal products, the Navy flew a patrol aircraft over the Taiwan Strait a day after U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held talks for the first time since 2022 and the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says Israeli forces abused some of its staff and other people held in Gaza.

  • Iraqi PM on regional turmoil, partnership with U.S.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Iraqi PM on regional turmoil, partnership with U.S.

    S2024 E109 - 14m 11s

    Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani is in Washington this week on the heels of tension in the Middle East. On the agenda was the future of U.S.-Iraq security cooperation, improving Iraqi economic and political integration with the region and the U.S. helping Iraq develop its oil resources. Geoff Bennett sat down with Al-Sudani to discuss those issues and more.

  • How Kharkiv is coping after 2 years of Russian strikes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Kharkiv is coping after 2 years of Russian strikes

    S2024 E109 - 4m 51s

    Another deadly Russian strike in Ukraine killed at least 17 people, including three children, and injured many more. Officials say three Russian cruise missiles struck the center of the town of Chernihiv, located about 65 miles from the Russian border and less than a hundred miles from the capital city of Kyiv. Amna Nawaz reports from Ukraine.

  • Russian attacks on power plants ravage Ukraine energy system: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russian attacks on power plants ravage Ukraine energy system

    S2024 E108 - 7m 5s

    This year, Russia has launched a deliberate and devastating series of attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Taking advantage of gaps and shortages in Ukraine’s air defenses, Russia has systematically targeted nearly every single power plant in the country. As Amna Nawaz reports, officials say the last few weeks have been unlike any they’ve seen before in this war.

  • 'Civil War' explores a divided America at war with itself: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    'Civil War' explores a divided America at war with itself

    S2024 E108 - 7m 26s

    The new film "Civil War” is stirring debate and provoking conversation about where a divided nation could lead. It topped the domestic box office this weekend with a nearly $26 million opening, the biggest ever for the independent production company A24. Jeffrey Brown spoke with director Alex Garland for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Johnson faces threat to speakership over aid plans: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Johnson faces threat to speakership over aid plans

    S2024 E108 - 8m 10s

    On Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson spent the day juggling his foreign aid priorities for Ukraine and Israel with potential threats to his job from members of his own party. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • News Wrap: First 7 jurors chosen in Trump's hush money trial: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: First 7 jurors chosen in Trump's hush money trial

    S2024 E108 - 5m 27s

    In our news wrap Tuesday, seven jurors have been chosen to serve in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York, Israel's war cabinet postponed a planned meeting to address any planned response to Iran's weekend attacks and federal regulators issued new protections for coal miners against black lung disease.

  • Supreme Court weighs obstruction charge in Jan. 6 cases: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Supreme Court weighs obstruction charge in Jan. 6 cases

    S2024 E108 - 4m 15s

    The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case looking at an obstruction law used to prosecute hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters. The obstruction statute is also key to various legal challenges facing former President Donald Trump. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Politico’s Kyle Cheney, who has been following the Jan. 6 legal fallout.

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