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Watch: S2025 E76

57m 46s

March 18, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 18, 2025 / 56m 44s

Tuesday on the News Hour, President Trump and Russian President Putin agree to a limited ceasefire in Ukraine. After delays in negotiations, Israel renews attacks on Gaza, killing hundreds and shattering the ceasefire with Hamas. Plus, how the Trump administration's pushback on judges challenges the system of checks and balances.

March 17, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 17, 2025 / 57m 46s

Monday on the News Hour, the Trump administration invokes wartime powers to deport hundreds of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang. The President dismantles Voice of America and the news and information it provided to people in autocratic countries. Plus, despite an increase in autism diagnoses, law enforcement often lacks training to respond effectively to people with developmental disabilities.

March 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 14, 2025 / 57m 46s

Friday on the News Hour, universities face uncertain futures as they become targets of the Trump administration. Ethics watchdogs raise the alarm about the president profiting from the office and using power to market products. Plus, we examine the impact of the Trump administration's dramatic slashing of the federal workforce.

March 12, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 12, 2025 / 57m 46s

Wednesday on the News Hour, the European Union and Canada announce retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., escalating President Trump's Trade war. The Trump administration takes aim at the Department of Education, firing nearly half its workforce. Plus, hundreds of thousands of Afghans who worked with America live in fear of Taliban retribution after the U.S. suspended its refugee program.

March 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 11, 2025 / 57m 46s

Tuesday on the News Hour, Ukraine signals it's open to a 30-day ceasefire after meeting with U.S. diplomats pushing to end the war Russia started. President Trump and his vice president pressure lawmakers on a resolution to avert a government shutdown. Plus, months after Hurricane Helene, many in western North Carolina grow increasingly frustrated with a lack of help from the federal government.

March 10, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 10, 2025 / 57m 46s

Monday on the News Hour, as recession fears and trade wars rattle the markets, we speak with Ontario's premier who's hitting back with tariffs on electricity to America. The government faces a deadline to pay billions in outstanding bills for aid work as it slashes 80 percent of USAID programs. Plus, Republican leadership tries to rally votes for a bill that would avoid a government shutdown.

March 7, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 7, 2025 / 57m 46s

Friday on the News Hour, the U.S. economy adds jobs at a solid pace but federal layoffs and rising unemployment paint an uncertain picture of the near future, a convicted murderer in South Carolina chooses to be executed by firing squad for the first time in 15 years, and we look at what science tells us about transgender athletes as Republicans try to block them from playing women's sports.

March 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 5, 2025 / 56m 45s

Wednesday on the News Hour, we fact check President Trump's address to Congress, where he touted the actions he's taken during his first weeks in office. Then, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins discusses the cuts to his department and those of the larger federal workforce that are sparking concerns among veterans. Plus, U.S. officials say they've suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

March 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 4, 2025 / 57m 46s

Tuesday on the News Hour, businesses are hit by new tariffs that the U.S. is slapping on Mexico and Canada, Ukraine scrambles to salvage its fractured alliance with the U.S. after the White House suspends military aid, and President Trump prepares to give his first address to Congress since returning to office as he slashes the federal workforce and reshapes American foreign policy.

March 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

March 3, 2025 / 57m 46s

Monday on the News Hour, European allies forge ahead with their own plans to bring about peace in Ukraine after President Trump's public dispute with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, our newest poll reveals that most Americans think Trump is rushing change with little regard for consequences, and journalist and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Maria Ressa discusses the state of U.S. democracy.

March 2, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

March 2, 2025 / 24m 8s

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, European leaders promise Ukraine’s Zelenskyy more military aid as they draft a peace plan to present to Trump. With the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in limbo, we hear from a former Saudi ambassador to the United States. What cuts in U.S. foreign aid may mean for children suffering in Haiti. Plus, how AI helped enhance some of this year’s favorite films at the Oscars.

February 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

February 28, 2025 / 57m 46s

Friday on the News Hour, Trump and Zelenskyy spar in a stunning public display of devolving relations over efforts to negotiate an end to the war Russia started. The Trump administration slashes more government jobs, including weather forecasters, as judges put a halt to some of the mass firings. Plus, Brooks and Capehart give their analysis on another turbulent week in Washington.

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