Episodes

  • What Hope Hicks said on the stand in Trump's hush money trial

    What Hope Hicks said on the stand in Trump's hush money trial
    May 3 2024
    One of former President Trump's most senior aides took the stand during his trial in New York. Hope Hicks served as Trump's press secretary during the 2016 campaign and was his White House communications director. She detailed how Trump handled revelations about alleged extramarital affairs and the payments made to bury those stories. William Brangham discussed more with Andrea Bernstein of NPR. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on campus protests and Trump's vision for a 2nd term

    Brooks and Capehart on campus protests and Trump's vision for a 2nd term
    May 3 2024
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including protests against the war in Gaza growing on college campuses and Donald Trump gives the clearest vision yet for what he would do with a second term. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins
  • Testimony in Trump hush money trial continues after 2nd gag order hearing

    Testimony in Trump hush money trial continues after 2nd gag order hearing
    May 2 2024
    On the stand Thursday in Donald Trump's hush money trial was Los Angeles lawyer Keith Davidson. He negotiated both the Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal hush money agreements at the center of the case against the former president. William Brangham was in the courthouse and breaks down the latest. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    4 mins
  • Analyzing the consequential Supreme Court term and its ideological divide

    Analyzing the consequential Supreme Court term and its ideological divide
    May 2 2024
    The Supreme Court wrapped up oral arguments and has now turned to rolling out decisions in some of the most consequential cases of the year. Those decisions will shape policies nationwide on divisive issues like homelessness and reproductive rights, and some of them could affect the presidential election. John Yang discussed more with NewsHour Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle and Joan Biskupic. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • How young Michigan voters feel about Biden, Trump and the upcoming election

    How young Michigan voters feel about Biden, Trump and the upcoming election
    May 2 2024
    Young people between the ages of 18 and 29 make up roughly 20 percent of eligible voters. A majority of them voted for President Biden in 2020 and are typically a reliable vote for Democrats. In Michigan, NewsHour sat down with four young voters to talk about the election. Most of them plan to vote in November but they aren't enthusiastic about their options. Laura Barrón-López reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins
  • Trump reveals how he would govern if reelected to another term in the White House

    Trump reveals how he would govern if reelected to another term in the White House
    May 1 2024
    We have learned more this week about how former President Trump would govern if reelected. Wednesday in Wisconsin, he again pledged to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. And a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine sparked headlines with some of his most strident words yet about what he would do in a second term. Lisa Desjardins reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Gaza protests hurting Biden's reelection bid

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Gaza protests hurting Biden's reelection bid
    Apr 29 2024
    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 protests of the war in Gaza spread to more college campuses and the impact on the 2024 presidential race could be growing and Republicans previously critical of Donald Trump express support for his 2024 campaign. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    9 mins
  • News Wrap: King Charles returning to public duties after 3-months of cancer treatment

    News Wrap: King Charles returning to public duties after 3-months of cancer treatment
    Apr 26 2024
    In our news wrap Friday, Britain's King Charles will return to public duties after a three-month break for cancer treatment, Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel hoping to revive talks for a hostage deal and cease-fire with Hamas and Secretary of State Blinken warned Chinese President Xi against supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins