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PBS News Hour

July 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Season 2025 Episode 206 | 57m 46s

Friday on the News Hour, the president signs an executive order to combat homelessness by making it easier to forcibly place people in mental health facilities. The politics behind the $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger approved by the FCC. Plus, private companies that run immigration detention centers could soon cash in from the GOP's budget bill and the Trump administration's deportations.

Aired: 07/24/25 | Expires: 08/24/25
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Extras
Watch • 5:48
PBS News Hour
How private companies could cash in on Trump's deportations
How private companies could cash in on Trump's mass deportations
Clip: S2025 E206 | 5:48
Watch • 13:37
PBS News Hour
Brooks and Capehart on the Epstein files and Trump's base
Brooks and Capehart on the Epstein files fracturing Trump's base
Clip: S2025 E206 | 13:37
Watch • 6:46
PBS News Hour
Kagan criticizes justices over lack of explanation
Kagan criticizes fellow justices over lack of explanation in recent Supreme Court rulings
Clip: S2025 E206 | 6:46
Watch • 7:34
PBS News Hour
The politics behind the $8B Paramount-Skydance merger
The politics behind the $8B Paramount-Skydance merger
Clip: S2025 E206 | 7:34
Watch • 4:53
PBS News Hour
News Wrap: Israel considering alternatives to Gaza ceasefire
News Wrap: Israel considering 'alternative options' to ceasefire with Hamas
Clip: S2025 E206 | 4:53
Watch • 5:53
PBS News Hour
What Trump's order on forced treatment means for unhoused
What Trump's order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused
Clip: S2025 E206 | 5:53
Watch • 7:42
PBS News Hour
Ruth Asawa exhibit celebrates her influential art and life
Ruth Asawa exhibition celebrates her influential art and extraordinary life
Clip: S2025 E206 | 7:42
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
July 24, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
July 24, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E205 | 57:46
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PBS News Hour
Trump ramps up pressure on Powell in Fed visit
Trump ramps up pressure on Powell to cut interest rates during visit to Federal Reserve
Clip: S2025 E205 | 8:35
Watch • 8:12
PBS News Hour
What Columbia's settlement means for higher education
What Columbia's settlement with the Trump administration means for higher education
Clip: S2025 E205 | 8:12