Episodes

  • Courts and Congress struggle to keep up with Trump as he reshapes American government

    Courts and Congress struggle to keep up with Trump as he reshapes American government
    Feb 7 2025
    Courts and Congress are struggling to keep up with the break-neck pace as the Trump administration dramatically reshapes the American government, national politics and international order. The president promised more cuts and further political payback, even as the courts stepped in to stand in the way of big changes he began days earlier. Lisa Desjardins reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • News Wrap: Heavy rains in California trigger landslides

    News Wrap: Heavy rains in California trigger landslides
    Feb 7 2025
    In our news wrap Friday, heavy rains in California trigger landslides and destroy homes, a small plane crashed in the middle of a busy road in Sao Paulo, Brazil, hundreds of people have been killed in Sudan as fighting escalates in the country's civil war and Swedish officials say they will work to tighten gun laws after the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Displaced Gazans return to face shattered homeland and uncertain future

    Displaced Gazans return to face shattered homeland and uncertain future
    Feb 7 2025
    President Trump said he is in “no rush to do anything” in Gaza. Earlier this week, he talked about the need for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for the United States to take over the area and develop it. Also this week, Hamas accused Israel of delaying the entry of hundreds of trucks carrying food and other humanitarian supplies agreed to in the ceasefire deal. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    4 mins
  • Top UN humanitarian official describes the current situation in Gaza

    Top UN humanitarian official describes the current situation in Gaza
    Feb 7 2025
    One of the key United Nations agencies overseeing the provision of aid into Gaza is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA. Its leader, Tom Fletcher, just visited Gaza and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss what he saw there. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Chicago Fed president on what the new jobs report says about the economy

    Chicago Fed president on what the new jobs report says about the economy
    Feb 7 2025
    The new jobs report shows the pace of hiring slowed slightly in January with the economy adding 143,000 jobs. The report also revised down jobs numbers between April 2023 and March of 2024 by nearly 600,000, the largest annual revision in more than 15 years. To help make sense of it all, Amna Nawaz spoke with Austan Goolsbee, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 mins
  • Capehart and Continetti on Trump pushing the limits of executive power

    Capehart and Continetti on Trump pushing the limits of executive power
    Feb 7 2025
    Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Mathew Continetti from the American Enterprise Institute join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, President Trump and his allies making quick progress on their goal of "deconstructing the administrative state," Elon Musk gaining unprecedented access to information, Congress ceding power to the White House and the new DNC chair. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    11 mins
  • Study reveals financial impact of the sports betting boom

    Study reveals financial impact of the sports betting boom
    Feb 7 2025
    This Sunday in New Orleans, the Philadelphia Eagles will try to block the Kansas City Chiefs from taking home a historic third consecutive Super Bowl title. But there will also be a historic $1.4 billion riding on the game. Paul Solman reports on the snowballing and potentially perilous sports betting craze. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    9 mins
  • Lawrence Chu’s Brief But Spectacular take on treating each day like a grand opening

    Lawrence Chu’s Brief But Spectacular take on treating each day like a grand opening
    Feb 7 2025
    Lawrence Chu is the heart and soul behind Chef Chu's, a beloved dining destination in the Bay Area for over five decades. Known for his culinary artistry and commitment to community, Lawrence reflects on the power food has to bring people together. Chef Chu shares his Brief But Spectacular take on treating each day like opening day. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    4 mins