Politics Feb 22 News Wrap: Trump touts his administration’s achievements at CPAC In our news wrap Saturday, Trump spoke at the final day of CPAC, new FBI director Kash Patel is shifting agents away from the D.C. area, Hamas released the last six living hostages promised in the first phase of its…
Episode Feb 16 February 16, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the U.S. and Russia are expected to start negotiations Monday on ending the war in Ukraine, as Europe is left out in the cold. As a deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon…
World Feb 16 News Wrap: Rubio reaffirms Trump’s Gaza takeover plan on trip to Israel In our news wrap Sunday, Marco Rubio made his first trip to Israel as secretary of state and called Trump’s plan to take over Gaza a bold vision for the future, floods and mudslides have inundated states in the Southeast,…
Episode Feb 15 February 15, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, at the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says his country likely won’t survive its war with Russia without U.S. support. Then, the untold stories of millions of Africans lost at sea on the journey…
World Feb 15 News Wrap: Israel and Hamas complete another exchange as ceasefire holds In our news wrap Saturday, Israel sent hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners to Gaza after Hamas released three Israeli hostages as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal, the IRS could soon be the latest agency to see mass layoffs, five…
Episode Feb 09 February 9, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, while Israeli forces withdraw from a key corridor in Gaza, they continue to hold territory in Lebanon where they say Hezbollah remains a threat. Then, why a painful condition affecting millions of women can take…
World Feb 09 News Wrap: Egypt to host Arab summit on Gaza’s future after Trump remarks In our news wrap Sunday, Arab leaders will gather to discuss Gaza’s future at the request of Palestinian leaders, Trump will become the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl, the Trump administration instructed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
Episode Feb 08 February 8, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive records while plans to dismantle USAID are temporarily halted. Then, we explore the deep roots of DEI in America as it comes…
Nation Feb 08 News Wrap: Trump takes aim at Kennedy Center’s board of trustees In our news wrap Saturday, Trump said he plans to name himself chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and fire members of its board of trustees, the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held through…
Episode Feb 02 February 2, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, as the U.S., Canada and Mexico move toward a trade war, we get the view from north of the border with the Canadian ambassador to the United States. Then, the mental health toll of the…