PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a key player in American public broadcasting and serves as a distributor of television programs. Based in Arlington, Virginia, PBS operates as a non-profit organization and is the leading source of TV content for public television stations across the United States. It offers a wide range of popular series, including Keeping Up Appearances, BBC World News, NOVA scienceNOW, NOVA, Sesame Street, Doctor Who, PBS NewsHour, Walking with Dinosaurs, Masterpiece, Nature, American Masters, Frontline, and Antiques Roadshow.

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WATCH: Trump says he’s ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk after criticism of president’s budget bill

1 day ago | pbs.org | Dan Cooney

Politics Jun 5, 2025 3:03 PM EDT President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was “very disappointed” in Elon Musk after the billionaire criticized the administration’s spending bill making its way through Congress. Watch in our video player above.
Miles Taylor fights Trump’s order targeting him, calling it ‘an attack on free speech’

2 days ago | pbs.org | Matt Loffman

Jun 4, 2025 6:35 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio In 2018, an anonymous Trump administration official delivered a stark warning about the threat he said the president posed with his erratic behavior. The author was later revealed to be Miles Taylor. When Trump returned to office, he claimed Taylor’s actions could be treasonous and ordered DHS and other agencies to launch an investigation. Taylor joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his legal response.
Georgia teen says ICE detention was ‘life-altering’ and ‘like a prison’

2 days ago | pbs.org | Taylor Bowie

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The Trump administration is continuing its crackdown on immigration through enforcement raids, arrests and deportations. That has included some teenagers being taken into custody by immigration officials. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a Georgia teenager fighting deportation after ICE officials detained her following a mistaken traffic stop.
WATCH: Cruz and Booker accuse each other of lying and hypocrisy on judges’ safety

2 days ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Cory Booker, D-NJ, exchanged a fiery argument at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday about district judges. WATCH: Law professor addresses unprecedented nature of judicial attacks under Trump administrationCruz and Booker argued for about 9 minutes at the top of the hearing.
WATCH: Law professor addresses unprecedented nature of judicial attacks under Trump administration

2 days ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Politics Jun 4, 2025 12:37 PM EDT Kate Shaw, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania law school, said Tuesday that the attacks she’s seen from government officials on the judiciary are unprecedented and she worries they’ll lead to unchecked presidential power. Watch the video in our player above. Shaw was responding to questions from Sen.
Janis Ian biography and career timeline

3 days ago | pbs.org | Diana Chan

Singer-songwriter Janis Ian evolved from a precocious young talent to an influential figure in the music industry and an advocate for social justice. Born in 1951 to a politically active Jewish family in New Jersey, Ian grew up in an environment rich with social consciousness and music. Her parents, who were deeply involved in leftist politics and civil rights activism, significantly shaped her worldview.
Republicans have made proof of citizenship for voting a priority, but states remain skeptical

3 days ago | pbs.org | Christina A. Cassidy |Nadia Lathan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote. Turning that aspiration into reality has proved difficult.
Investigators say man used makeshift flamethrower in attack on pro-Israel group in Boulder

4 days ago | pbs.org | Winston Wilde

Federal and state prosecutors charged a man with 16 counts of attempted murder and with a hate crime after he allegedly set fire to demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, who were marching in support of Israeli hostages. The Trump administration has condemned the attacker for his alleged crimes and also his legal status, saying he had overstayed his visa. Laura Barrón-López reports. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.
Britain gets a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Russia - and Trump

4 days ago | pbs.org | Jill Lawless |Pan Pylas

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom will build new nuclear-powered attack submarines, get its army ready to fight a war in Europe and become “a battle-ready, armor-clad nation,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, part of a boost to military spending designed to send a message to Moscow — and Washington.
UN and Egyptian leaders meet with Iran to discuss nuclear program as enrichment continues

4 days ago | pbs.org | Lee Keath |Melanie Lidman

CAIRO (AP) — Iranian, Egyptian and U.N. leaders met in Cairo on Monday to discuss Iran’s nuclear program after the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency in a confidential report said Iran is further increasing its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.