Jul 15 Watch 5:44 AIDS program PEPFAR may escape White House attempt to cut its budget By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Ian Couzens The White House backed off $400 million in immediate cuts it was proposing in the global fight against HIV and AIDS and potentially other high-profile health programs. It's part of the package of cuts facing the Senate over the next… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 5:08 Republicans face deadline to claw back funding for foreign aid and public media By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Shrai Popat The White House effort to cut back $9.4 billion of already allocated government spending faces a critical vote in the Senate this week. Some Republicans have concerns about the cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting as the clock ticks… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 3:29 Senate committee hears White House request to claw back foreign aid, public media funding By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura On Capitol Hill, senators questioned President Trump’s budget director over the administration's request to claw back funds for foreign aid and public media. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
May 30 PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case By David Bauder, Associated Press PBS filed suit Friday against President Donald Trump and other administration officials to block his order stripping federal funding from the 330-station public television system, three days after NPR did the same for its radio network. Continue reading
May 19 New season of 'Sesame Street' to stream on Netflix and air on PBS By Associated Press Starting later this year, new Sesame Street episodes will run on Netflix, PBS and the PBS Kids app on the same day. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Journalist Kara Swisher on Elon Musk, what's next in tech and AI | 2025 Reframe Festival By Yasmeen Sami Alamiri PBS News Hour co-anchor and co-managing editor Geoff Bennett hosted a conversation May 1 with journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher about the next big developments in artificial intelligence. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: A conversation with Robert Reich about wealth disparities | 2025 Reframe Festival By Yasmeen Sami Alamiri PBS News Hour Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins hosted a conversation May 1 with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about the country’s wealth disparities. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: 'America at a Crossroads' — Judy Woodruff on political divisions | 2025 Reframe Festival By Yasmeen Sami Alamiri PBS News Hour senior correspondent Judy Woodruff hosted a conversation Friday that explores how to engage and connect in a time of deep political divisions. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: The future of conservatism — a conversation with Lanhee Chen | 2025 Reframe Festival By Yasmeen Sami Alamiri Lanhee Chen, of Stanford’s Hoover Institution, spoke May 2 about the future of conservatism. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: The future of Democratic leadership — a conversation with Nancy Pelosi | 2025 Reframe Festival By Yasmeen Sami Alamiri Speaker Emerita of the House Nancy Pelosi spoke May 2 about the future of Democratic leadership. Continue reading