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Select the specific PBS NewsHour updates, in-depth reports, interviews and analysis that match your interests. (Updated daily)

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  • Future of abortion pill mifepristone will be decided by Supreme Court

    25/03/2024 Duration: 07min

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to restrict access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. The case will be the first the court has heard on abortion since it overturned Roe v. Wade. Special Correspondent Sarah Varney reports on what's at stake. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Families slip back into poverty after pandemic-era child tax credit expires

    25/03/2024 Duration: 10min

    During the pandemic, lawmakers dramatically, but temporarily, expanded the social safety net, including more money for families with children. The impacts of those changes are still being felt and debated to this day. Amna Nawaz and producer Sam Lane report on that for our series, America's Safety Net. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Tamara Keith and Susan Page on the political impact of Trump's legal issues

    25/03/2024 Duration: 07min

    NPR's Tamara Keith and USA Today's Susan Page join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including Trump getting a reprieve and a trial date, Congress steps back from the brink but that might have triggered another speaker fight and the Supreme Court takes up abortion, again. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Stephen Breyer on new book 'Reading the Constitution' and debate over how to interpret it

    25/03/2024 Duration: 10min

    For as long as America has had a constitution, there's been debate over how to interpret it. That's particularly true when it comes to hot-button Supreme Court cases. For nearly 30 years, Stephen Breyer served on the nation's highest court, deciding on cases with ramifications still being felt across the country today. Amna Nawaz spoke with Breyer about his new book, "Reading the Constitution." PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • News Wrap: Russia mourns victims of Moscow attack as some suspects charged with terrorism

    24/03/2024 Duration: 02min

    In our news wrap Sunday, Russia held a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall massacre in suburban Moscow, a barrage of Russian missiles hit targets in Kyiv and farther west as Putin blames Ukraine for the terror attack without evidence, and Nigeria's military says 137 of nearly 300 schoolchildren kidnapped more than two weeks ago have been released. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Why 2024 may be the most consequential election for reproductive rights in 50 years

    24/03/2024 Duration: 06min

    The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case challenging FDA rules that make it easier to get mifepristone, the medication that accounts for more than half of all U.S. abortions. John Yang speaks with legal historian Mary Ziegler about the role executive branch agencies can play in a post-Roe world and the potential consequences of the 2024 election for reproductive rights. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • The devastating effect of the Israel-Hamas war on education in Gaza

    24/03/2024 Duration: 06min

    The World Health Organization says the future of an entire generation in Gaza is at risk, with children dying of the effects of malnutrition and disease. Another casualty is Gaza's education system -- more than 800 schools are estimated to have been bombed or destroyed in five months of war between Israel and Hamas. David Skinner from Save the Children joins William Brangham to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Intense fighting between rebels and Congolese army sparks fear of regional war

    24/03/2024 Duration: 06min

    Violent conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening the humanitarian crisis there, the World Health Organization warned this past week. As armed rebels close in on Goma, hospitals are overwhelmed and hundreds of thousands civilians have been displaced. Now, there are fears of a wider regional conflict. John Yang speaks with Jason Stearns to learn more about the situation. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Why Stumpy, D.C.'s beloved cherry tree, is seeing its final peak bloom this year

    24/03/2024 Duration: 02min

    An annual, celebrated event took place this past week in Washington, D.C., and it didn't have anything to do with politics. It's known as peak bloom, the day 70 percent of blossoms are open on Washington's iconic cherry trees around the Tidal Basin. But for 158 of the trees, this year will be their last bloom. John Yang reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • What we know about the terror attack in Russia and the ISIS group claiming responsibility

    23/03/2024 Duration: 09min

    Russian President Putin has vowed to punish those responsible for the terror attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people. In the capital, people are remembering the dead after one of the worst acts of terror in Russia in decades. Journalist Michael Weiss joins John Yang to discuss the Islamic State branch that claimed responsibility for the attack and Putin's response. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • News Wrap: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill

    23/03/2024 Duration: 01min

    In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund more than half the government through the end of the current budget year, Egypt said about 7,000 aid trucks are being denied entry to Gaza as the UN warns of imminent famine, a Russian spacecraft blasted off from Kazakhstan to take a crew to the ISS, and author and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff died at age 98. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Immigrant workers face routine injuries, lack of protections on U.S. dairy farms

    23/03/2024 Duration: 07min

    Advocates of legal immigration say foreign-born workers have long been a key factor in U.S. economic growth. But are they sharing in the benefits of their contributions? For more than a year, ProPublica has been investigating the harsh realities of life for immigrant workers on Midwest dairy farms. John Yang speaks with ProPublica reporter Melissa Sanchez about what she's found. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • How a small Wisconsin community is responding to a recent migrant surge

    23/03/2024 Duration: 05min

    Complications resulting from an influx of migrants aren't limited to big cities like New York and Chicago. PBS Wisconsin's Nathan Denzin went to the small city of Whitewater in southern Wisconsin and reports on the effects there. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • House GOP may face another leadership battle after effort to avoid government shutdown

    22/03/2024 Duration: 05min

    The federal government is just hours away from shutting down as Capitol Hill scrambles to finalize its $1.2 trillion spending deal. That agreement would keep the lights on but could also cost Speaker Mike Johnson his job. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the deal and why House Republicans face the threat of yet another chaotic leadership search. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • News Wrap: Dozens killed in terror attack at Moscow concert

    22/03/2024 Duration: 04min

    In our news wrap Friday, gunmen killed dozens in a terror attack at a concert in Moscow, a tense meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spotlighted the strains in U.S.-Israeli relations over the war in Gaza and more than million people in Ukraine lost power after a sweeping Russian attack on the electrical grid. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Princess Kate reveals she has cancer, undergoing treatment

    22/03/2024 Duration: 05min

    Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced that she is undergoing treatment for cancer. The news came amid rampant and often irresponsible speculation about her in the British press and beyond. It also came after missteps by the royal family itself about her whereabouts and condition. Amna Nawaz discussed the announcement with Jennie Bond. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • First Muslim American nominated to federal appeals court faces roadblocks in Senate

    22/03/2024 Duration: 07min

    President Biden's nomination of the first Muslim American to a federal appeals court appears to be in peril. Adeel Mangi is a veteran litigator unanimously rated "well qualified" by the American Bar Association, but he's faced attacks from Republican senators. The White House calls it an Islamophobic smear campaign. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with former federal judge Timothy Lewis. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Transplant of pig kidney into a human marks medical milestone

    22/03/2024 Duration: 06min

    In a historic first, a kidney from a genetically modified pig was successfully transplanted into a human. Researchers hope for more of this kind of transplant because there aren't enough human organs for the thousands in need. But putting animal tissue into a human is complicated. William Brangham discussed that with Dr. Leonardo Riella of Massachusetts General Hospital. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Brooks and Capehart on the latest round of chaos in the House

    22/03/2024 Duration: 10min

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including House Republicans facing yet another fight over who will lead their conference, Donald Trump's trouble finding money to cover bond for his civil fraud penalty and the tensions between the Biden administration and Israel's government. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

  • Lenny Kravitz on authenticity, individualism and his unique sound

    22/03/2024 Duration: 08min

    Lenny Kravitz has been busy. He has a new single out Friday from his album set for release in May, an international tour planned for this summer and earlier this month, he earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Geoff Bennett spoke with Kravitz in Los Angeles and visited some of his old haunts. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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