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PBS News Hour - Full Show

April 30, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Wednesday on the News Hour, more than 100 days into his second term, President Trump doubles down on economic and immigration policies that have sparked pushback. The Supreme Court appears divided over allowing publicly-funded religious schools in a case challenging the separation of church and state. Plus, we speak with a former attorney general about Trump pushing the limits of his authority. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Good evening, I'm Amna Nawaz.

0:04.0

And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, more than 100 days into his second term,

0:09.0

President Trump doubles down on his economic and immigration policies that have sparked widespread pushback.

0:15.0

U.S. Supreme Court justices appear divided over whether to allow publicly funded religious schools in a case

0:22.5

that's challenging the separation of church and state.

0:25.6

Plus, we speak with a former U.S. Attorney General about President Trump pushing the legal

0:30.4

limits of his authority.

0:32.6

It takes a while to build up a cathedral like the rule of law.

0:40.1

It doesn't take very long to destroy it.

0:58.2

Welcome to the News Hour. President Donald Trump crossed the 100-day mark with a late-night rally in a heated primetime interview where he defended his controversial deportations. And today,

1:03.8

the president held a roundtable meeting with his cabinet, who spent much of it touting their

1:08.7

records over the past few months.

1:12.9

Laura Brone Lopez begins our coverage.

1:16.0

With 100 days of his second term behind him, and the stock market and his polling in a slump,

1:19.0

President Trump gathered his cabinet to praise his work.

1:22.0

It's been a momentous 100 days with you at the helm.

1:26.3

Because of your leadership, sir, I believe we're making

1:28.0

the military great again. I think this could be the greatest administration's on the other country.

1:32.6

Your first 100 days has far exceeded that of any other presidency in this country.

1:39.8

Despite the judiciary continuing to voice concern that Trump administration officials are defying

1:44.8

court orders, Attorney General Pam Bondi joked with cabinet secretaries about the lawsuits.

1:50.6

We've still been defending over 200 civil lawsuits filed against you. On top of everything else,

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