Episodes

  • The grassroots network helping women circumvent abortion bans and restrictions

    The grassroots network helping women circumvent abortion bans and restrictions
    Jun 29 2025
    Since the end of Roe v. Wade three years ago, 20 states have banned or restricted access to abortions. Despite those hurdles, women are still finding ways to terminate pregnancies. A new podcast, “The Network,” explores how an abortion pill fueled grassroots movements that helped change laws in Latin America. Ali Rogin speaks with co-hosts Marta Martinez and Victoria Estrada for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • 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
  • How Trump’s proposed health and education program cuts affect Native communities

    How Trump’s proposed health and education program cuts affect Native communities
    Jun 29 2025
    Native American and Indigenous people say the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to health and education programs for their communities are a continuation of the federal government’s historical failure to deliver on what it promised in land and peace agreements. John Yang speaks with Edgar Villanueva, founder and CEO of the Decolonizing Wealth Project and Liberated Capital, for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    4 mins
  • New book by former FDA head explores the science behind GLP-1 weight loss drugs

    New book by former FDA head explores the science behind GLP-1 weight loss drugs
    Jun 29 2025
    According to the CDC, 1 in 5 American adults is living with obesity. In recent years, many have turned to weight loss drugs containing GLP-1, a hormone that slows digestion and helps with sustained weight loss. In a new book, former FDA head Dr. David Kessler advocates for their use, but says they shouldn’t be seen as a quick and easy fix. Ali Rogin speaks with Kessler for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Soprano Pretty Yende’s journey from rural South Africa to the top of the opera world

    Soprano Pretty Yende’s journey from rural South Africa to the top of the opera world
    Jun 29 2025
    Growing up in South Africa, internationally celebrated opera singer Pretty Yende hadn’t even heard of opera until she was almost out of high school. Now, she’s hailed as one of her generation’s most accomplished coloratura sopranos. Ciaran Jenkins of Independent Television News reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Former top CDC vaccine expert on why she resigned in protest over firing of advisory panel

    Former top CDC vaccine expert on why she resigned in protest over firing of advisory panel
    Jun 28 2025
    Earlier in June, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of a key vaccine advisory panel and handpicked eight new members, including several who have expressed skepticism about some vaccines. The move prompted the resignation of Dr. Fiona Havers, one of the CDC’s leading vaccine experts. Ali Rogin speaks with Havers about her decision. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 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
  • Europe’s top diplomat discusses EU’s relationship with Trump and next steps for Iran

    Europe’s top diplomat discusses EU’s relationship with Trump and next steps for Iran
    Jun 28 2025
    At this week’s NATO summit in The Hague, Trump declared what was for him unprecedented support for the alliance. Meanwhile, at the European Union summit in Brussels, leaders called for support for Ukraine and diplomacy in the Middle East. Nick Schifrin sat down in The Hague with Kaja Kallas, Europe’s top diplomat, to discuss the relationship with Trump and the path forward with Iran. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins