• What the U.S. election means for Russia, and how Putin views the candidates

    What the U.S. election means for Russia, and how Putin views the candidates

    Oct 30, 2024 02:50 PM EDT

    Trump has called for a bill declaring there to be only two genders and pledged to keep transgender women out of women’s sports — positions that parallel how Russia under Putin has rolled back LGBTQ+ rights and lauded “traditional values.” His characterization of Democrats and his rivals as “the enemy ...

  • Nearly 4 years after far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol, election threats persist

    Nearly 4 years after far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol, election threats persist

    Oct 29, 2024 03:44 PM EDT

    During this election cycle, Trump and his allies have stirred up anti-LGBTQ and anti-immigrant discourse in a way that galvanizes extremists, experts say. After Jan. 6, the Proud Boys staged protests at drag queen story hours. More recently, Springfield, Ohio, was overwhelmed with hoax bomb threats after Trump ...

  • How Trump's rhetoric compares to historic fascist language

    How Trump's rhetoric compares to historic fascist language

    Oct 28, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... And they didn't put Jews in it at first. It was for the political opposition, liberals, leftists. Then it had Jehovah's Witnesses, then LGBTQ people. All kinds of other people went in there, and then Jews were targeted as well by the regime. So when they're talking ...

  • Republic of Georgia's president accuses Russia of election meddling, urges the West to back protests

    Republic of Georgia's president accuses Russia of election meddling, urges the West to back protests

    Oct 28, 2024 04:23 PM EDT

    ... has become increasingly authoritarian in the past year, adopting laws similar to those used by the Kremlin to crack down on freedom of speech and LGBTQ+ rights. Protest is the only way Georgians can "express that their votes have been stolen, that their future has been stolen," Zourabichvili told AP ...

  • Fact-checking Trump's claims at Madison Square Garden rally

    Fact-checking Trump's claims at Madison Square Garden rally

    Oct 28, 2024 02:15 PM EDT

    The $28,000 increase is a credible estimate of how much extra households have paid for purchases since Biden took office. But that figure ignores that wage gains have evened out much — or depending on the time frame, all — of those increased costs. LGBTQ+ issues Trump said Harris "called for ...

  • Polls close in Georgian election that could either bring it closer to the EU or into Russia's orbit

    Polls close in Georgian election that could either bring it closer to the EU or into Russia's orbit

    Oct 26, 2024 05:36 PM EDT

    ... 2008. Voting for the ruling party, she said, would ensure Georgia enters Europe “with dignity," alluding to its conservative values, including opposition to rights for LGBTQ+ people.Georgian Dream stood against three coalitions: the Unity National Movement, the Coalition for Changes Lelo, and Strong Georgia. The Gakharia for Georgia party ...

  • WATCH: Harris holds campaign rally with BeyoncĂ© in Houston, Texas

    WATCH: Harris holds campaign rally with Beyoncé in Houston, Texas

    Oct 24, 2024 08:08 PM EDT

    “Sometimes they forget about us because we’re a Republican state,” Rhonda Johnson, who has been living in Houston for 19 years, said. “But I’m glad she’s here.” Reproductive rights, the economy and LGBTQ issues were key reasons for Yannick Djomatchoua in his decision to support Harris ...

  • Democrats concentrate on New York congressional races that could decide House majority

    Democrats concentrate on New York congressional races that could decide House majority

    Oct 22, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    ... money faster than they could print it. Lisa Desjardins: ... all of the national issues are swirling here, the economy, abortion, immigration, Israel and parental and LGBTQ rights. But, overall, negatives dominate, as seen in a recent debate. Fmr. Rep. Mondaire Jones: My opponent is part of a Congress that is ...

  • October 20, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    October 20, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Oct 20, 2024 09:57 PM EDT

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, as recovery from Helene and Milton continues, why the economic toll of these massive hurricanes can reach far beyond the storm’s path for months to come. Then, how laws targeting transgender people affect the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth. Plus, why overdose deaths involving ...

  • News Wrap: 100 people dead or missing in latest Israeli strikes on northern Gaza

    News Wrap: 100 people dead or missing in latest Israeli strikes on northern Gaza

    Oct 20, 2024 09:45 PM EDT

    ... sent half of them into the water. It was on Sapelo Island, where a celebration of a community of slave descendants was being held.Still to come on PBS News Weekend, the effect anti-transgender legislation is having on LGBTQ youth and the complex connection between antidepressants and overdose deaths.