• Trump's unpopular, harmful policies fueled Democratic wins, says Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi

    Trump's unpopular, harmful policies fueled Democratic wins, says Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi

    Nov 05, 2025 11:50 PM EDT

    ... been talking to constituents and Virginians for the past 20 months. The cost of health care has been going up, the lack of access to affordable housing, the compounding crises of losing jobs and facing issues of concern around childcare. All of these concerns have really been part of the ...

  • How Zohran Mamdani rose from Queens lawmaker to mayor of New York

    How Zohran Mamdani rose from Queens lawmaker to mayor of New York

    Nov 05, 2025 05:36 AM EDT

    Mamdani ran on an optimistic vision for New York City. His campaign was packed with big policies aimed at lowering the cost of living for everyday New Yorkers, from free child care, free buses to a rent freeze for people living in rent-regulated apartments and new affordable housing — much ...

  • How SNAP reductions are impacting local food banks

    How SNAP reductions are impacting local food banks

    Nov 03, 2025 11:45 PM EDT

    ... in seven. It's just been really challenging for so many of those folks, like you said, rising inflation, affordability crisis when it comes to affordable housing, rising cost of food. It's just right now folks are really feeling the pain even before the shutdown started. Geoff Bennett: There ...

  • What to expect in Detroit on Election Day

    What to expect in Detroit on Election Day

    Nov 03, 2025 08:23 PM EDT

    ... increased for the second consecutive year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Still, the next mayor will face numerous challenges, including a shortage of affordable housing and vast economic disparities along racial lines. Sheffield has led the field in fundraising throughout the campaign. As of the August primary, her ...

  • Exit poll suggests Dutch election too close to call, with center-left party slightly ahead

    Exit poll suggests Dutch election too close to call, with center-left party slightly ahead

    Oct 29, 2025 08:52 PM EDT

    ... 19, according to the poll. The campaign echoed issues that resonate across Europe, focusing on how to rein in migration and tackle chronic shortages of affordable housing. But in a country where coalition governments are the norm, it was unclear if parties would want to work with Wilders again, even ...

  • October 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    October 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Oct 27, 2025 11:23 PM EDT

    ... conservative prime minister, one stop on a multi-country trip to Asia with a focus on trade. Hurricane Melissa nears landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm. Plus, Vermont’s recent floods reveal, with devastating clarity, how climate change can magnify the already critical shortage of affordable housing.

  • Vermont town debates rebuilding on higher ground after devastating floods

    Vermont town debates rebuilding on higher ground after devastating floods

    Oct 27, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... village would purchase about 24 acres of private land on this hillside and use federal disaster assistance to develop and sell the lots for mostly affordable housing. Arion Thiboumery: And this spot is in the village on higher ground. We have municipal water and sewer, power lines, data. Everything runs ...

  • Mamdani rallies NYC voters with support from Bernie Sanders and AOC

    Mamdani rallies NYC voters with support from Bernie Sanders and AOC

    Oct 27, 2025 06:30 PM EDT

    ... reiterated plans to hire thousands of new teachers, renegotiate city contracts, freeze rent increases for the city’s 1 million rent-regulated apartments, build more affordable housing and provide universal child care. With early voting underway ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4, Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is in an ...

  • Los Angeles County officials to vote on emergency declaration over ICE raids

    Los Angeles County officials to vote on emergency declaration over ICE raids

    Oct 14, 2025 05:58 PM EDT

    ... he said, the association isn't aware of anyone unable to pay rent due to immigration enforcement. “If local jurisdictions once again allow rent payments to be deferred due to ICE enforcement activities, this will lead to the further deterioration and loss of affordable housing in our community,” Yukelson said.

  • Illinois governor says troops could be deployed to Chicago as immigration agents patrol downtown

    Illinois governor says troops could be deployed to Chicago as immigration agents patrol downtown

    Sep 29, 2025 10:21 PM EDT

    ... day that drew thousands to the city’s downtown and saw no arrests, police said. Some residents are already frustrated.The building manager of the affordable housing complex adjacent to the ICE building said “the impacts of violent tactics, including tear gas and late-night altercations, are traumatizing for residents ...