• Who will be affected by Trump administration’s Medicaid, SNAP work requirements
    Jul 7 2025
    President Trump’s big tax law includes a major provision the GOP has endorsed for years: work requirements for Medicaid recipients and for food stamp benefits. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 11.8 million Americans could lose medical coverage over the next decade and more than 3 million could lose SNAP benefits. Laura Barrón-López discussed the stakes with Pamela Herd. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on disaster response and Musk’s new party
    Jul 7 2025
    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including questions about disaster response amid threats to disband FEMA, President Trump's latest tariff announcement brings more uncertainty and Elon Musk says he's starting a new party after his feud with Trump. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • News Wrap: Trump signs his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law
    Jul 4 2025
    In our news wrap Friday, President Trump signed his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law, Ukraine says Russia unleashed an assault of drones and missiles in its biggest all-out attack of the war, at least 35 Palestinians were killed in another day of Israel's military campaign in Gaza and at least six people are dead in Texas after heavy rain caused a flash flood of the Guadalupe River. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s total control over Washington
    Jul 4 2025
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the political fallout of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump's total control over Washington and the state of American democracy on this Independence Day. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    12 mins
  • House gives Trump a win as his big tax bill overcomes weeks of tense negotiations
    Jul 3 2025
    The so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill" overcame thin Republican majorities and weeks of tense negotiations, just meeting the president's self-imposed Independence Day deadline. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins takes us through the policy and politics of the GOP's signature bill. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • Why Republicans once staunchly opposed to Trump’s bill changed their minds
    Jul 3 2025
    For more on how Republicans, even those who were staunchly opposed to the so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill," have since come around, William Brangham spoke with Sarah Longwell, a Republican strategist and publisher of The Bulwark. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • How businesses and manufacturers will benefit from Trump’s big bill
    Jul 3 2025
    Among the big winners with President Trump's bill are corporations and small businesses. The bill would make permanent the tax breaks from his first term, expand provisions on expenses and itemizations and allow companies to deduct the cost of new manufacturing plants. For a business perspective, William Brangham spoke with Jay Timmons of the National Association of Manufacturers. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Trump administration withholds billions in school grants for critical programs
    Jul 3 2025
    Millions of children and working families will soon feel the impact of a funding freeze that will put a halt to key school programs. With very little explanation, the Education Department abruptly blocked the release of nearly $7 billion set to be distributed on July 1. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Jodi Grant of the Afterschool Alliance. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins