Episodes

  • News Wrap: Trump’s big budget bill advances in Senate

    News Wrap: Trump’s big budget bill advances in Senate
    Jun 29 2025
    In our news wrap Sunday, the Senate began debating Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill as Republicans hope to pass it by July 4, Ukrainian officials said Russia carried out one of its biggest aerial attacks of the war overnight, and Israel’s military ordered a massive evacuation from areas of northern Gaza. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    2 mins
  • News Wrap: Senate Republicans unveil their version of Trump’s big budget bill

    News Wrap: Senate Republicans unveil their version of Trump’s big budget bill
    Jun 28 2025
    In our news wrap Saturday, senators are holding a rare weekend session as the deadline to pass Trump’s budget bill looms, mourners gathered in Tehran for the funeral of top military commanders and scientists killed in the war with Israel, Palestinian officials said Israeli strikes killed at least 62 people in Gaza, and a funeral was held in Minneapolis for Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    2 mins
  • How the Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions affects presidential powers

    How the Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions affects presidential powers
    Jun 27 2025
    The Supreme Court delivered a major decision Friday that limits federal judges’ power to block the president’s agenda nationwide. Stemming from a case over Trump’s order on birthright citizenship, the ruling says that individual judges cannot grant nationwide injunctions against presidential policies. Supreme Court analyst Amy Howe and law professor Amanda Frost join Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins
  • The major snags holding up Trump’s ‘big bill’ as the Senate prepares to vote

    The major snags holding up Trump’s ‘big bill’ as the Senate prepares to vote
    Jun 27 2025
    A make-or-break weekend lies ahead for Trump’s big budget bill and his hope of passing it by July 4. Republican senators had not yet posted text of their proposal as of Friday afternoon, but PBS News Hour has learned that they hope to start voting Saturday. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz with the latest. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    4 mins
  • University of Virginia’s president resigns under pressure from Justice Department

    University of Virginia’s president resigns under pressure from Justice Department
    Jun 27 2025
    James Ryan, the University of Virginia’s president, is resigning after a pressure campaign by the Trump administration and amid a Justice Department investigation into UVA’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. It marks what appears to be the first time the White House has forced out a university leader. Geoff Bennett speaks with Peter McDonough of the American Council on Education for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Venezuelan immigrants in Chicago live in fear after loss of temporary legal status

    Venezuelan immigrants in Chicago live in fear after loss of temporary legal status
    Jun 27 2025
    The Trump administration announced Friday that starting on Sept. 2, Haitians cannot remain in the U.S. under temporary protected status. It’s part of a broader change by the administration to revoke legal protections for citizens of several countries, including Venezuela. Many Venezuelan migrants ended up in Chicago, where special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports about a community on edge. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on the Supreme Court’s decisions and Trump’s claims about Iran

    Brooks and Capehart on the Supreme Court’s decisions and Trump’s claims about Iran
    Jun 27 2025
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including analysis of the Supreme Court’s latest decisions, the Trump administration’s claims that U.S. strikes obliterated Iran’s nuclear program, and the results of New York City’s mayoral primary. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins
  • Supreme Court clears way for states to deny Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood

    Supreme Court clears way for states to deny Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
    Jun 26 2025
    The Supreme Court sided with South Carolina, ruling Planned Parenthood and one of its patients could not sue over that state’s effort to deny it Medicaid funds. The 6-3 decision was split along ideological lines and paves the way for other states to cut funding to abortion-care providers. Geoff Bennett breaks down the case and its implications with PBS News Supreme Court Analyst Amy Howe. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins