• Supreme Court's final opinions of the term are coming Friday, Roberts says

    Supreme Court's final opinions of the term are coming Friday, Roberts says

    Jun 26, 2025 03:05 PM EDT

    ... including whether President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship can take effect anywhere in the United States. Other remaining cases include whether Maryland parents with religious objections can remove their children from lessons using LGBTQ storybooks and a fight over a second majority Black congressional district in Louisiana.

  • June 21, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    June 21, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Jun 21, 2025 10:00 PM EDT

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Israel and Iran’s deadly conflict enters a second week as Iran warns that U.S. military involvement could trigger retaliation. The impact of the Trump administration’s decision to end specialized suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth. Plus, travel writer Rick Steves talks about ...

  • 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 10:55 PM EDT

    ... argument was really that the court got it very wrong. You referenced the earlier case involving LGBT protections, protections under federal employment discrimination law for LGBTQ workers. And she said, in essence, this case is just like that one, for all of the reasons that the court held in that ...

  • Understanding the root causes and possible solutions for rising political violence

    Understanding the root causes and possible solutions for rising political violence

    Jun 17, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    The history of this particular attacker included some very anti-LGBTQ statements and very strong anti-abortion stances, including language in a speech in sub-Saharan Africa that depicted sort of gendered changes in the U.S. as motivated by the enemy, like the enemy has seeped into their souls ...

  • News Wrap: World leaders arrive in Canada for G7 summit

    News Wrap: World leaders arrive in Canada for G7 summit

    Jun 15, 2025 09:40 PM EDT

    ... nationwide. The Saturday protests were mostly peaceful in places stretching from San Francisco to Austin, from Boston to Puerto Rico. Demonstrators marched in support of LGBTQ rights and against the Trump administration's deportation drive. In Los Angeles, demonstrations began peacefully, with thousands marching through downtown. But tear gas canisters ...

  • WATCH: Trump signs congressional resolution blocking California's vehicle emissions rules

    WATCH: Trump signs congressional resolution blocking California's vehicle emissions rules

    Jun 12, 2025 03:19 PM EDT

    ... Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, over Trump's move to deploy troops to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests. It's the latest in an ongoing battle between the Trump administration and heavily Democratic California over issues including tariffs, the rights of LGBTQ+ youth and funding for electric vehicle chargers.

  • June 7, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    June 7, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Jun 07, 2025 10:15 PM EDT

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a global celebration of the LGBTQ+ community draws thousands to the streets of Washington, D.C., in the shadow of Trump administration policies targeting them, we explore how AI may be robbing new college graduates of traditional entry-level jobs and a look at the ...

  • 'We have earned our spots': Facing Trump ban, trans troops reflect on military service

    'We have earned our spots': Facing Trump ban, trans troops reflect on military service

    Jun 06, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... Americans. 2nd Lt. Nicolas Talbott: I think there are a lot of very strong opinions out there in the world about transgender people and the LGBTQ community. And I think the big takeaway at the end of the day is, we're all human beings. We all have our strengths ...

  • Supreme Court sides with Catholic Charities in unemployment taxes and religious-rights case

    Supreme Court sides with Catholic Charities in unemployment taxes and religious-rights case

    Jun 05, 2025 05:29 PM EDT

    ... recused herself. The nine-member court is also considering a case over religious objections to books read in public schools. In those arguments, the majority appeared sympathetic to the religious rights of parents in Maryland who want to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.

  • Supreme Court sides with Ohio woman in making it easier to claim 'reverse' workplace discrimination

    Supreme Court sides with Ohio woman in making it easier to claim 'reverse' workplace discrimination

    Jun 05, 2025 02:20 PM EDT

    ... over for a promotion and then demoted because she is heterosexual. Both the job she sought and the one she had held were given to LGBTQ people. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars sex discrimination in the workplace. A trial court and the 6th U.S ...