Episodes

  • What's next after House Republicans reject Senate deal to end DHS shutdown

    What's next after House Republicans reject Senate deal to end DHS shutdown
    Mar 27 2026
    It's been a dramatic day in the halls of Congress. Early Friday, the Senate unanimously passed a plan to end the shutdown for most of the Department of Homeland Security. But within hours, Speaker Mike Johnson rejected it because it didn't include money for ICE and Border Patrol. House Republicans are now pushing a different approach and risking a longer shutdown. Lisa Desjardins reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    6 mins
  • News Wrap: Pro-Iranian group claims it hacked Kash Patel's email account

    News Wrap: Pro-Iranian group claims it hacked Kash Patel's email account
    Mar 27 2026
    In our news wrap Friday, a pro-Iranian and pro-Palestinian hacking group claims it breached an email account belonging to FBI Director Kash Patel, lawyers representing Fulton County asked a federal court to order the FBI to return 2020 election ballots and records seized in a January raid and stocks closed out their worst week since the Iran war began, the fifth straight losing week. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    4 mins
  • Army veteran faces conspiracy charges after participating in anti-ICE protest

    Army veteran faces conspiracy charges after participating in anti-ICE protest
    Mar 27 2026
    When a U.S. Army veteran was arrested on conspiracy charges for his role in an anti-ICE protest in Spokane, Washington, it was the first time an American had faced those charges in connection with the protests. Some legal experts saw it as an escalation in efforts to suppress and criminalize First Amendment rights. In collaboration with the Pulitzer Center, Aaron Glantz reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    9 mins
  • Brooks and Marcus on voters fed up with gridlock in Congress

    Brooks and Marcus on voters fed up with gridlock in Congress
    Mar 27 2026
    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Ruth Marcus of The New Yorker join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the collapse of a deal to end the partial government shutdown and more fallout from the war in Iran. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    11 mins
  • As more U.S. forces head to Mideast, military experts break down capabilities

    As more U.S. forces head to Mideast, military experts break down capabilities
    Mar 26 2026
    As President Trump says he's working on a deal to end the Iran war, more troops are heading to the region. John Yang discussed the capabilities of the forces and how they could be used with Joel Rayburn and Frederic Wehrey. Rayburn is a retired Army colonel and is now at the Hudson Institute. Wehrey is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel now at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    9 mins
  • News Wrap: Thune gives Democrats 'last and final' offer to end DHS shutdown

    News Wrap: Thune gives Democrats 'last and final' offer to end DHS shutdown
    Mar 26 2026
    In our news wrap Thursday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the GOP has given Democrats a "last and final" offer to end the DHS funding fight, Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick faced a rare public ethics hearing in Congress and a federal judge says he will not dismiss the case against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over a dispute involving legal fees. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    5 mins
  • Germany considers banning social media for most children

    Germany considers banning social media for most children
    Mar 26 2026
    The debate over social media use by teens is raging on. In the U.S., Meta and Google were just handed back-to-back losses in lawsuits against them. Germany is looking to ban social media, or at least make it harder to access, for young people, something Australia did last year. From Berlin, special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on warnings from psychologists for the younger generation. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    7 mins
  • News Wrap: Democrat wins Florida state House seat in district home to Mar-a-Lago

    News Wrap: Democrat wins Florida state House seat in district home to Mar-a-Lago
    Mar 25 2026
    In our news wrap Wednesday, a Democrat has won the special election for a Florida state House district that's home to Mar-a-Lago, police in the United Kingdom arrested two men in connection with the arson attack that destroyed four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity and the Justice Department settled a lawsuit with President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    4 mins