Andrew Young is a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a two-term mayor of Atlanta. The nation last saw him as he delivered a heartfelt homily at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. Geoff Bennett spoke with Young in Atlanta for his insights on the current political moment and his reflections on his extraordinary life of service. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 18, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Young is a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a two-term mayor of Atlanta. The nation last saw him as he delivered a heartfelt homily at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. Geoff Bennett spoke with Young in Atlanta for his insights on the current political moment and his reflections on his extraordinary life of service. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 18, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast The federal government is closed on Monday to celebrate Presidents Day, but the Trump administration's effort to permanently scale back the size and scope of the federal workforce continues in full force. As Laura Barrón-López reports, President Trump's actions in his first few weeks also fueled demonstrations on this holiday weekend. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast The federal government is closed on Monday to celebrate Presidents Day, but the Trump administration's effort to permanently scale back the size and scope of the federal workforce continues in full force. As Laura Barrón-López reports, President Trump's actions in his first few weeks also fueled demonstrations on this holiday weekend. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our news wrap Monday, a Delta Airlines flight crashed while landing at Toronto's Pearson International Airport causing eight injuries, at least 12 people have died from severe weekend storms in the South, doctors are treating Pope Francis for an infection after he was admitted to the hospital with bronchitis and a rare artifact from the nation's first president is being put up for sale. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our news wrap Monday, a Delta Airlines flight crashed while landing at Toronto's Pearson International Airport causing eight injuries, at least 12 people have died from severe weekend storms in the South, doctors are treating Pope Francis for an infection after he was admitted to the hospital with bronchitis and a rare artifact from the nation's first president is being put up for sale. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Trump’s social media post over the weekend that implied he is above the law triggered alarm bells from experts who were already concerned about the legal and constitutional boundaries tested during his first few weeks in office. Kim Lane Scheppele, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss for our new series, "On Democracy." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Trump’s social media post over the weekend that implied he is above the law triggered alarm bells from experts who were already concerned about the legal and constitutional boundaries tested during his first few weeks in office. Kim Lane Scheppele, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss for our new series, "On Democracy." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast European leaders met in France on Monday as President Trump's delegation prepared for talks with Russia about how to end the war with Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it a "difficult situation" for Europe, and said that talks must produce a fair and sustainable peace. Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s former foreign minister, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss the latest. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast European leaders met in France on Monday as President Trump's delegation prepared for talks with Russia about how to end the war with Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it a "difficult situation" for Europe, and said that talks must produce a fair and sustainable peace. Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s former foreign minister, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss the latest. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the last two presidential elections, farmers voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, but now some are saying his efforts to cut the government are causing major financial pressure. William Brangham reports and speaks with Nick Levendofsky, executive director of the Kansas Farmers Union, for more perspective. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the last two presidential elections, farmers voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, but now some are saying his efforts to cut the government are causing major financial pressure. William Brangham reports and speaks with Nick Levendofsky, executive director of the Kansas Farmers Union, for more perspective. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Donald Trump's expanding executive power nearly one month into his second term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Donald Trump's expanding executive power nearly one month into his second term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast An investigation at an Indian residential school in Canada is the focus of the documentary, “Sugarcane," named after a Native reservation in British Columbia. The film is up for an Academy Award, and has already made history: it's the first time an Indigenous director from North America has been nominated for an Oscar. Jeffrey Brown spoke to the filmmakers for our series, "CANVAS." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast An investigation at an Indian residential school in Canada is the focus of the documentary, “Sugarcane," named after a Native reservation in British Columbia. The film is up for an Academy Award, and has already made history: it's the first time an Indigenous director from North America has been nominated for an Oscar. Jeffrey Brown spoke to the filmmakers for our series, "CANVAS." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 17, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast American officials are preparing for talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine, set to begin Monday in Saudi Arabia, with no clear indication yet that Kyiv will be involved. Meanwhile, European leaders are convening an emergency meeting in Paris in response to being shut out of early negotiations. Ali Rogin speaks with Kurt Volker, former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast American officials are preparing for talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine, set to begin Monday in Saudi Arabia, with no clear indication yet that Kyiv will be involved. Meanwhile, European leaders are convening an emergency meeting in Paris in response to being shut out of early negotiations. Ali Rogin speaks with Kurt Volker, former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast The future of Ukraine took center stage at Munich’s security summit over the last few days. Before the U.S. announced it would meet with Russian officials, Nick Schifrin sat down in Germany with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss Ukraine’s future, Trump’s economic threats against Canada, and tensions between the U.S. and its closest allies. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast The future of Ukraine took center stage at Munich’s security summit over the last few days. Before the U.S. announced it would meet with Russian officials, Nick Schifrin sat down in Germany with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss Ukraine’s future, Trump’s economic threats against Canada, and tensions between the U.S. and its closest allies. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our news wrap Sunday, Marco Rubio made his first trip to Israel as secretary of state and called Trump’s plan to take over Gaza a bold vision for the future, floods and mudslides have inundated states in the Southeast, another polar vortex is heading for the continental U.S., and Trump attended the Daytona 500. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our news wrap Sunday, Marco Rubio made his first trip to Israel as secretary of state and called Trump’s plan to take over Gaza a bold vision for the future, floods and mudslides have inundated states in the Southeast, another polar vortex is heading for the continental U.S., and Trump attended the Daytona 500. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast After Israel missed a previous deadline at the end of January, this Tuesday is the new deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israel has indicated that its troops will remain in some strategic areas along the border, raising fears of a prolonged occupation. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from southern Lebanon, where she embedded with U.N. forces. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast After Israel missed a previous deadline at the end of January, this Tuesday is the new deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israel has indicated that its troops will remain in some strategic areas along the border, raising fears of a prolonged occupation. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from southern Lebanon, where she embedded with U.N. forces. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Valentine’s Day weekend and love is in the air. More and more these days, that first spark begins with connections made on digital devices — but not all online romances are real. Scammers use texts and fake profiles to win trust and fleece billions of dollars per year from Americans. Ali Rogin speaks with investigative reporter Cezary Podkul about how these scams work and who they target. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Valentine’s Day weekend and love is in the air. More and more these days, that first spark begins with connections made on digital devices — but not all online romances are real. Scammers use texts and fake profiles to win trust and fleece billions of dollars per year from Americans. Ali Rogin speaks with investigative reporter Cezary Podkul about how these scams work and who they target. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 16, 2025•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Trump administration’s lead Ukraine envoy said Saturday that there are no plans for Europeans to be included in any talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Earlier, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy suggested at the Munich Security Conference that the days of the U.S. defending Europe may be over. Nick Schifrin speaks with Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 15, 2025•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Trump administration’s lead Ukraine envoy said Saturday that there are no plans for Europeans to be included in any talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Earlier, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy suggested at the Munich Security Conference that the days of the U.S. defending Europe may be over. Nick Schifrin speaks with Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 15, 2025•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our news wrap Saturday, Israel sent hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners to Gaza after Hamas released three Israeli hostages as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal, the IRS could soon be the latest agency to see mass layoffs, five people in upstate New York were charged with torturing and killing a transgender man, and health officials are warning of a growing measles outbreak in Texas. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 15, 2025•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our news wrap Saturday, Israel sent hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners to Gaza after Hamas released three Israeli hostages as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal, the IRS could soon be the latest agency to see mass layoffs, five people in upstate New York were charged with torturing and killing a transgender man, and health officials are warning of a growing measles outbreak in Texas. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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