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During tonight’s episode of Washington Week with The Atlantic, moderator Jeffrey Goldberg shared an update about the show’s backdrop.

25.10.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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The fight against books bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, β€œThe Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

According to PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the last school year. A new documentary, β€œThe Librarians,” examines the experiences of school librarians who’ve found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. to.pbs.org/46TqfiW

05.10.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump signs proclamation imposing $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that will require a new, $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications.

BREAKING: President Trump signs a proclamation to overhaul the H-1B visa program for high-skilled workers, including a new $100,000 annual fee.

19.09.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 48
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Trump to Add $100,000 Fee to H-1B Visas The move, expected as soon as Friday, would upend a program for foreign workers that the president says tech companies overuse.

President Trump plans to add a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications in the administration’s latest crackdown on a system it says is used by tech companies to avoid hiring American workers.

19.09.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 80
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he surrenders to Baltimore ICE office The 30-year-old Salvadoran national was wrongfully deported in March to a notorious prison in his native El Salvador.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose arrest and fight to stay in the U.S. have become flashpoints in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda. https://to.pbs.org/4mXXuIm

25.08.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
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"We need to stop bombing children, we need to allow the humanitarian supplies into Gaza, the commercial supplies into Gaza, and we need to be allowed to do our jobs as humanitarian community to reach children who are desperately in need," said Rachael Cummings with Save the Children.

26.07.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 700    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 8
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PBS News is not going anywhere.

We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.

We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

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The desperate search for the missing after deadly flash floods in Texas has become a race against time. The official death toll has climbed to at least 70 on Sunday, with 11 girls from a Christian camp still unaccounted for.

@aliroginpbs.bsky.social reports.

06.07.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Virgil Abloh was a boundary-breaker and a cultural translator – a designer who made streetwear luxurious, and luxury feel accessible. Abloh was the first Black artistic director at Louis Vuitton and the visionary behind Off-White.

04.07.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

14.06.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 36666    πŸ” 13388    πŸ’¬ 2180    πŸ“Œ 2202
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Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office says Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. buff.ly/g8bcD7u

18.05.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 233    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 14
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New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says A federal prosecutor says the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has been arrested at a federal immigration detention center where he was protesting its opening.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week. He was released hours later and told supporters: β€œI didn’t do anything wrong.”

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An image of Pope Francis waving. He is dressed in white papal garb. Under the photo is the text, "Pope Francis, 1936-2025."

An image of Pope Francis waving. He is dressed in white papal garb. Under the photo is the text, "Pope Francis, 1936-2025."

Pope Francis, the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas who became a symbol of hope and change during his papacy, died Monday at age 88.

He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin-American pope and the first pope from outside Europe in at least 1,000 years. to.pbs.org/3EjlyFb

21.04.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1122    πŸ” 203    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 41
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White House to Ask Congress to Rescind Funding From NPR and PBS The Trump administration plans to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some funding for public media in the United States...

Breaking News: The White House is said to be planning to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding from public media, including NPR and PBS.

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New book β€˜Unfit Parent’ provides valuable parenting lessons from the disabled community
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour New book β€˜Unfit Parent’ provides valuable parenting lessons from the disabled community

One group of parents is often overlooked: the 1 in 15 with disabilities. Author Jessica Slice, who became disabled years before becoming a mother, says the experience prepared her for parenthood. Ali Rogin speaks with Slice about her new book
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13.04.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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According to the American Gaming Association estimate, more than $3 billion will have been bet on this year's NCAA basketball tournaments β€” more than February's Super Bowl.

The NCAA says this has led to a distressing consequence: online abuse of players, coaches, and officials from losing bettors.

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Today, across the country and around the world, tens of thousands of people turned out for what organizers say has been the single biggest day of protests against President Trump and his second-term policies and actions.

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People across the country and around the world turned out on Saturday for what organizers say has been the single biggest day of protests against President Trump and his second-term actions.

In the U.S., more than a thousand rallies were planned in small towns and major cities from coast to coast.

05.04.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1619    πŸ” 345    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 16
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@shaneharris.bsky.social: "This is precisely why, usually, conversations like this happen in a secure facility on classified government networks. ... In 25 years of covering national security, I have never seen anything approximating this story. It is just replete with security and policy risks."

29.03.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 245    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
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"If you have the truth, ... and you're aligned with the truth, this is a thing that happened, here's reality. You got to keep pressing it," said @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social.

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WATCH: PBS and NPR leaders testify on federal support for public broadcasting in House hearing Leaders from PBS and NPR appeared before the House DOGE subcommittee on Wednesday, facing questions about federal support for public broadcasting.

Leaders from PBS and NPR appeared before the House DOGE subcommittee on Wednesday, facing questions about federal support for public broadcasting. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

26.03.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 808    πŸ” 224    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 20
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Top Trump admin. officials – including the VP, defense secretary and national security adviser – used Signal, a secure messaging app, that is outside of the national security apparatus to discuss plans for military strikes in Yemen that include detailed, sensitive and confidential information. (1/x)

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Children in Gaza β€˜deeply traumatized’ as Israel expands military operations again
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Children in Gaza β€˜deeply traumatized’ as Israel expands military operations again

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β€œChildren were very acutely aware of the importance of the ceasefire negotiations. They know the names of the countries involved, they're asking questions and they're talking about all that they want to do the moment that the ceasefire is there.” @unicefusa.org’s Rosalia Bollen joined us from Gaza

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BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.

NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.

Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confusedβ€”then said that was revoked too.

His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.

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Schools brace for immigration arrests after Trump administration changes ICE policy
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Schools brace for immigration arrests after Trump administration changes ICE policy

Some tips for schools as fears over ICE raids grow from Kica Matos @nilc.org

- Inform students their rights
- Identify places that are private vs public
- Train staffers to tell between administrative & judicial warrants
- Urge families to update contact info for guardians
youtu.be/a4RHUeXU6KY

09.03.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Schools brace for immigration arrests after Trump administration changes ICE policy When President Trump began his second term, the Department of Homeland Security lifted restrictions on immigration arrests at schools, hospitals and places of worship. Late Friday, a federal judge den...

β€œMy family was afraid because I wanted to go to school.β€œ

Students and educators tell us their growing fears over potential ICE raids in schools.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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German voters shift substantially to the right in landmark election
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour German voters shift substantially to the right in landmark election

youtu.be/F3KLIDr6IbU

24.02.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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German voters shift substantially to the right in landmark election In Germany, voters went to the polls on Sunday in a national election that saw a surge in support for the far-right AfD party and a rejection of the left-leaning coalition that had governed the countr...

In Germany, voters went to the polls on Sunday in a national election that saw a surge in support for the far-right AfD party and a rejection of the left-leaning coalition that had governed the country for the past four years. Malcolm Brabant reports from Berlin. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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