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May 31, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

57m 46s

Friday on the NewsHour, fresh reaction and analysis of the historic guilty verdict in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial as the former president rails against his conviction. President Biden calls on Hamas to accept Israel's latest cease-fire proposal. Plus, a preview of Mexico's election as a violent and polarized campaign season comes to a close.

Episodes

  • May 31, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 31, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E153 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the NewsHour, fresh reaction and analysis of the historic guilty verdict in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial as the former president rails against his conviction. President Biden calls on Hamas to accept Israel's latest cease-fire proposal. Plus, a preview of Mexico's election as a violent and polarized campaign season comes to a close.

  • May 30, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 30, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E152 - 55m 27s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, former President Trump is found guilty on all counts in his criminal hush money trial. President Biden gives Ukraine permission to fire U.S. weapons into Russia. Plus, a former senior State Department official on why she resigned in protest of U.S. policy in Gaza.

  • May 26, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 26, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E148 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, a science advocacy group says one of the world’s biggest meat and poultry producers is pouring pollutants into U.S. waterways. Then, how the federal government’s food assistance program isn’t keeping up with rising prices at grocery stores. Plus, Grammy-winning teacher Annie Ray discusses her inclusive approach to music education.

  • May 25, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 25, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E147 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, how the lasting effects of George Floyd’s death continue to shape the city of Minneapolis four years later. Then, a front-line report as depleted Ukrainian forces struggle to contain Russia’s advances. Plus, the hidden history of Anna May Wong, considered to be the first Asian American movie star, and her struggles with Hollywood’s racism.

  • May 23, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 23, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E145 - 56m 44s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, the White House considers allowing Ukraine to use American-supplied weapons to strike inside Russia. The Justice Department sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation, accusing the companies of blocking competition. Plus, the Supreme Court rejects a claim of racial gerrymandering in South Carolina, raising questions about future judgments on race and representation.

Extras and Features

  • Brooks and Capehart on third-party candidates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on third-party candidates

    S2024 E76 - 10m 53s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including whether President Biden should act on his own on immigration, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s call for political change in Israel, plus the appetite for third-party candidates in the upcoming presidential election.

  • Fani Willis allowed to stay on Trump’s Georgia case: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fani Willis allowed to stay on Trump’s Georgia case

    S2024 E76 - 5m 28s

    District Attorney Fani Willis will stay on to lead Georgia’s election interference case against Donald Trump, but the top prosecutor, with whom she had a romantic relationship, is stepping aside. That departure came after the judge in the case said one of them would have to resign. William Brangham joins Amna Nawaz to catch up on a week of legal developments for the former president.

  • What to know about 2024’s third-party candidates so far: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to know about 2024’s third-party candidates so far

    S2024 E76 - 7m 18s

    The 2024 rematch between President Biden and former President Trump is officially set, but third-party candidates and well-funded organizations are attempting to carve out their own paths. Laura Barrón-López and Geoff Bennett discuss the different efforts to field an alternative ticket.

  • Mayorkas: ‘We have not given up on Congress’ to act: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mayorkas: ‘We have not given up on Congress’ to act

    S2024 E76 - 8m 58s

    What the U.S. is experiencing at the southern border reflects what’s happening around the world, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday. And that’s “the largest number of displaced people” since World War II or longer. Mayorkas talks to Amna Nawaz about whether the president will take action on immigration, the rising number of people fleeing Haiti and growing terror warnings.

  • ‘To Be A Jew Today’ examines modern, multifaceted faith: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ‘To Be A Jew Today’ examines modern, multifaceted faith

    S2024 E76 - 7m 30s

    In Noah Feldman’s latest book, “To Be A Jew Today,” the Harvard Law professor turns his focus to his own faith in order to understand identity, politics and culture. Feldman sits down with Amna Nawaz to discuss Jews’ relationship to Israel, persistent and subtle forms of antisemitism, and all of the different ways to be Jewish.

  • Slain reporter Jim Foley’s mother on new book about her son: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Slain reporter Jim Foley’s mother on new book about her son

    S2024 E75 - 7m 28s

    Friday marks 13 years since the start of the Syrian civil war. Jim Foley was an American journalist covering the conflict when he was kidnapped by Islamic State terrorists in 2012 and publicly beheaded two years later. A decade later, his mother Diane Foley tells his story and how she became an advocate for American hostages abroad in a new book, “American Mother.” She joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

  • The struggles of pregnancy amid the Israel-Hamas war: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The struggles of pregnancy amid the Israel-Hamas war

    S2024 E75 - 8m 34s

    Of the many horrors endured by Palestinians and Israelis since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, perhaps none is more acute than those of expectant mothers. For the last several months, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen has been charting the progress of their pain, their pregnancies, their sorrows and their joys. She brings us their stories now.

  • How quantum computing could help us understand the universe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How quantum computing could help us understand the universe

    S2024 E75 - 7m 13s

    Scientists, researchers and some big companies are eager to jumpstart the next generation of computing, one that will be far more sophisticated and dependent on understanding the subatomic nature of the universe. But as science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports, it’s a huge challenge to take this new quantum leap forward.

  • What to know about Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ settlement: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to know about Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ settlement

    S2024 E75 - 6m 43s

    Students and teachers in Florida can now discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms, as long as it’s not part of formal instruction. It’s an important change after a new settlement between state education officials and civil rights attorneys who challenged the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. WMFE education reporter Danielle Prieur joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.

  • Gazans suffer starvation, displacement this Ramadan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gazans suffer starvation, displacement this Ramadan

    S2024 E75 - 5m 37s

    There is fasting, and then there is starving. At Ramadan, many Gazans say they are now doing both. Nick Schifrin reports on how Palestinian families are struggling for sustenance during this holy month that has come amid a food crisis fueled by the Israel-Hamas war.

  • Why Black women face discrimination in higher education: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Black women face discrimination in higher education

    S2024 E75 - 8m 14s

    The death of an administrator at Lincoln University in Missouri and the resignation of Harvard’s former president have sparked outrage, concern and dialogue about the treatment of Black women in higher education. We hear from Black women about the challenges and pressures they face in academia, and Geoff Bennett speaks with UT Austin professor Bridget Goosby for more.

  • EU’s top diplomat calls 30,000 killed in Gaza ‘a massacre’: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    EU’s top diplomat calls 30,000 killed in Gaza ‘a massacre’

    S2024 E75 - 7m 40s

    The Biden administration is struggling to find solutions to two major foreign policy challenges: creating a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and helping fund Ukraine’s war against Russia. Nick Schifrin speaks with Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, to learn more about global efforts on these two fronts.

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    Saturday
    Jun 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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    Saturday
    Jun 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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    Saturday
    Jun 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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    Monday
    Jun 3

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Monday
    Jun 3

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Monday
    Jun 3

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Monday
    Jun 3

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Jun 4

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Jun 4

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Jun 4

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Jun 4

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Jun 4

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Jun 4

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Jun 4

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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
    Jun 5

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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
    Jun 5

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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
    Jun 5

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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
    Jun 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Wednesday
    Jun 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Wednesday
    Jun 5

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