Episodes

  • Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors

    Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors
    Jun 18 2025
    The Supreme Court is upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for transgender minors. The challenge to the law came from three transgender teens, their parents and a physician. PBS News Supreme Court analyst Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUS blog, and Lindsey Dawson, director of LGBTQ health policy at Kaiser Family Foundation, join John Yang to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • Iran rejects Trump’s calls for surrender amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment

    Iran rejects Trump’s calls for surrender amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment
    Jun 18 2025
    In cryptic remarks Wednesday, President Trump wouldn't say whether he's willing to join Israel in its attempt to destroy Iran's nuclear program. The prospect of direct American involvement adds fears of a wider Middle East war while angering some of the president’s Republican allies for violating a campaign promise. Geoff Bennett reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    3 mins
  • How Israel’s attack on Iran puts the U.S. in a difficult situation

    How Israel’s attack on Iran puts the U.S. in a difficult situation
    Jun 18 2025
    For perspective on the current state of affairs between Iran and Israel, Geoff Bennett speaks with Ernest Moniz, secretary of energy during the Obama administration and a key negotiator and architect of the Iran nuclear agreement that was signed in 2015 before President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the agreement. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • News Wrap: Fed leaves interest rates unchanged while signaling future cuts

    News Wrap: Fed leaves interest rates unchanged while signaling future cuts
    Jun 18 2025
    In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for the fourth-straight time while officials indicated they expect to cut rates twice by the end of the year, the Supreme Court is reviving plans to store nuclear waste at sites in Texas and New Mexico and the FDA has approved the world's only twice-a-year injection for HIV prevention. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Homeland Security official on the Trump administration’s immigration policy changes

    Homeland Security official on the Trump administration’s immigration policy changes
    Jun 18 2025
    As the Trump administration continues to escalate immigration enforcement operations around the country, Amna Nawaz speaks with Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs for the Department of Homeland Security, to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    9 mins
  • U.S. states agree to multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis

    U.S. states agree to multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis
    Jun 18 2025
    A historic and national $7.4 billion dollar settlement has been reached with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the opioid OxyContin that spurred a major start of the opioid epidemic. A prior settlement had been struck down by the Supreme Court. NPR'S national addiction correspondent, Brian Mann, joins Lisa Desjardins with more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • How misinformation spread after Minnesota lawmaker’s murder

    How misinformation spread after Minnesota lawmaker’s murder
    Jun 18 2025
    As news about the murders in Minneapolis broke over the weekend, misinformation began spreading on social media instantly. And in an era of artificial intelligence and limited internal fact-checking, experts say rumors and disinformation are catching fire online in entirely new ways. Stephanie Sy sits down with experts to separate fact from fiction. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 mins
  • New biography documents life of pioneering LGBTQ rights activist Marsha P. Johnson

    New biography documents life of pioneering LGBTQ rights activist Marsha P. Johnson
    Jun 18 2025
    A new biography, "Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson," tells the story of the Black transgender pioneer’s fight on the frontlines of history as a leader in the early LGBTQ rights movement. Amna Nawaz spoke with author Tourmaline for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
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