March 30, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

56m 46s

Thursday on the NewsHour, a New York grand jury indicts former President Trump over hush money payments to a porn star. An American reporter is detained in Russia on spying charges for the first time since the Cold War. Plus, more uncertainty ahead for homeless people in Washington, D.C. as the city phases out its COVID-era hotel housing program.

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  • Debate over raising debt ceiling heats up on Capitol Hill: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Debate over raising debt ceiling heats up on Capitol Hill

    S2023 E89 - 6m 5s

    A looming global financial crisis of Congress’s own making is still months away, but time is already running short on Capitol Hill. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins caught up with lawmakers before they left town for the long Easter break.

  • 'Nine Parts' explores lives of Iraqi women after war: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    'Nine Parts' explores lives of Iraqi women after war

    S2023 E89 - 7m 56s

    After the U.S. invaded Iraq 20 years ago, Iraqi American playwright and actor Heather Raffo created and starred in an acclaimed play “Nine Parts of Desire” about the lives of Iraqi women. She’s returned to the subject on film and through a distinctly American lens, setting a new version in Michigan. Jeffrey Brown went there to see the work for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • News Wrap: 9 dead after Army helicopters crash in Kentucky: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: 9 dead after Army helicopters crash in Kentucky

    S2023 E89 - 5m 9s

    In our news wrap Thursday, nine U.S. Army soldiers were killed in a crash of two Black Hawk helicopters training in Kentucky, federal regulators are investigating a fiery train derailment in Minnesota, doctors say Pope Francis is showing marked improvement at a Rome hospital and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to new federal criminal charges.

  • Judge rules against key ACA preventative care requirements: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Judge rules against key ACA preventative care requirements

    S2023 E89 - 5m 18s

    A federal judge in Texas ruled that employers can not be required to cover key preventative health care benefits under the Affordable Care Act. It jeopardizes free coverage of a wide range of preventative services for some 160 million Americans. The Biden administration is expected to request a stay on the ruling. Amna Nawaz discussed the case with Larry Levitt of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

  • Political satirist Mark Russell dies at 90: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Political satirist Mark Russell dies at 90

    S2023 E89 - 1m 7s

    Satirist Mark Russell, who poked fun at America's political elite for more than half a century, died Thursday at the age of 90. He was best known for his PBS comedy specials that aired from 1975 to 2004. Russell died at his home in Washington, D.C. of complications from prostate cancer, his wife told the Washington Post.

  • Russia arrests American journalist on spying charges: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russia arrests American journalist on spying charges

    S2023 E89 - 12m 17s

    For the first time in nearly 40 years, Russian authorities arrested an American journalist on espionage charges. Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal was detained on Wednesday while reporting in central Russia. It’s an escalation of a Kremlin campaign that has targeted independent media, opposition politicians and critics of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • D.C. phases out COVID-era hotel housing program for homeless: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    D.C. phases out COVID-era hotel housing program for homeless

    S2023 E89 - 7m 34s

    At the start of the pandemic, we were all urged to stay at home and avoid crowds. But for homeless people, packed shelters made COVID transmission nearly unavoidable. Many cities used federal money to house people in vacant hotels to better protect them. This year, Washington announced it would phase out its program leaving some unhoused people unsure where they will go. William Brangham reports.

  • Grand jury indicts Trump in Stormy Daniels hush-money case: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Grand jury indicts Trump in Stormy Daniels hush-money case

    S2023 E89 - 6m 23s

    Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in a hush-money case involving a sexual encounter, his lawyer says. It's the first time any ex-president has been charged in a criminal case and it comes as Trump is running again. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett discussed the case with two former federal prosecutors, Renato Mariotti and Jessica Roth.

  • News Wrap: IAEA says situation at nuclear plant has worsened: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: IAEA says situation at nuclear plant has worsened

    S2023 E88 - 4m 58s

    In our news wrap Wednesday, the head of the UN nuclear agency says the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has worsened since September, the U.S. Senate moved to reclaim war-making powers for Congress, Pope Francis has been hospitalized in Rome for a respiratory infection, and the U.S. and Israel faced a rare public flare-up over a court overhaul plan.

  • Why North Carolina is investing in expanded Medicaid access: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why North Carolina is investing in expanded Medicaid access

    S2023 E88 - 6m 42s

    North Carolina became the latest in a growing number of states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law marking a major victory for Democrats in their efforts to expand federally assisted healthcare coverage. North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services Kody Kinsley joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the investment in Medicaid access.

  • How to speak with children about gun violence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How to speak with children about gun violence

    S2023 E88 - 5m 17s

    Once again, parents and caregivers around the country are considering how they want to talk to children about gun violence following the mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. For an important perspective on that, Amna Nawaz spoke with Dr. Tori Cordiano, a clinical psychologist specializing in children and adolescents.

  • States consider limiting which bathroom trans people can use: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    States consider limiting which bathroom trans people can use

    S2023 E88 - 6m 57s

    In 2016, North Carolina was in the spotlight when it became the first state to pass a bill barring transgender people from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity. Recently, Idaho, Iowa and Arkansas have passed their own bathroom bills and Arkansas is on the verge of passing an even more restrictive bill. Laura Barrón-López discussed these bills and their impact with Jo Yurcaba.

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