Satvi Sunkara
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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.
October 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
During tonight’s episode of Washington Week with The Atlantic, moderator Jeffrey Goldberg shared an update about the show’s backdrop.
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, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of school librarians who’ve found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. to.pbs.org/46TqfiW
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, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...
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October 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of school librarians who’ve found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. to.pbs.org/46TqfiW
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BREAKING: President Trump signs a proclamation to overhaul the H-1B visa program for high-skilled workers, including a new $100,000 annual fee.
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.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
BREAKING: President Trump signs a proclamation to overhaul the H-1B visa program for high-skilled workers, including a new $100,000 annual fee.
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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.
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.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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.
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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
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.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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
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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.
July 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"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.
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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.
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.
July 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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.
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."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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.
@aliroginpbs.bsky.social reports.
July 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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.
@aliroginpbs.bsky.social reports.
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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.
July 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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.
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Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
June 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. buff.ly/g8bcD7u
Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office says
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.
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May 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. buff.ly/g8bcD7u
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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: “I didn’t do anything wrong.”
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.
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May 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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: “I didn’t do anything wrong.”
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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
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
April 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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
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
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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.
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...
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April 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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.
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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New book ‘Unfit Parent’ provides valuable parenting lessons from the disabled community
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April 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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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According to the American Gaming Association estimate, more than $3 billion will have been bet on this year's NCAA basketball tournaments — 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.
The NCAA says this has led to a distressing consequence: online abuse of players, coaches, and officials from losing bettors.
April 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
According to the American Gaming Association estimate, more than $3 billion will have been bet on this year's NCAA basketball tournaments — 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.
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.
April 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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.
In the U.S., more than a thousand rallies were planned in small towns and major cities from coast to coast.
April 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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.
In the U.S., more than a thousand rallies were planned in small towns and major cities from coast to coast.
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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."
March 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
@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."
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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.
March 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"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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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...
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.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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...
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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)
March 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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)
“Children 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
March 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“Children 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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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 confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
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.
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March 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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 confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.