PBS NewsHour - Segments

By many measures, drag is more popular than ever. At the same time, there's a growing number of states passing or debating laws to restrict or ban the art form. But what is drag? And what does it represent to those who create it? One of today's reigning queens explains the significance to Jeffrey Brown for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, search operations are underway for a submersible carrying five people to view the Titanic wreckage, tornadoes in Mississippi killed at least one person and injured two dozen more, a scorching heat wave in northern India claimed the lives of nearly 170 people and Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen waged their fiercest day of fighting in years in the occupied West Bank. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Secretary of State Antony Blinken finished up a high-stakes visit to Beijing Monday, the first visit by an American top diplomat to China in five years. Relations between the two preeminent global powers are at their lowest point since ties were restored 50 years ago. Amna Nawaz discussed Blinken's visit and its ramifications for Washington's relationship with Beijing with Ryan Hass and Miles Yu. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

New reporting from The Washington Post reveals that in the days and weeks following the Jan. 6 attack, senior officials at the Justice Department and the FBI made critical decisions that might have compromised its investigation of former President Trump and his associates' possible involvement in the historic event. Geoff Bennett discussed the report with Aaron C. Davis. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Search operations are underway for a submersible that carries paying tourists to view the wreckage of the Titanic. The five-person craft is owned by OceanGate Expeditions and was reported overdue Sunday. It disappeared near where the Titanic went down in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. Geoff Bennett discussed the search effort with Kristin Romey of National Geographic. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Recriminations, mourning, and anger persist as the search for hundreds of migrants missing in the waters off Greece continued Monday. Last week's sinking of an over-filled vessel is perhaps the greatest Greek sea disaster since antiquity. John Irvine of Independent Television News reports from Kalamata, Greece. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's visit to Pennsylvania as he faces low poll numbers with the 2024 races gearing up. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A first-of-its-kind trial is underway in Montana, where a group of young people argue the state's lawmakers aren't doing nearly enough to address climate change. Montana is one of the nation's biggest coal producers and the industry there has strong political support. William Brangham reports how the plaintiffs are using a unique clause in the state constitution to try and force a change. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In 1865, Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform the country's last enslaved people that they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation. The day now known as Juneteenth was formally recognized as a national holiday two years ago, due in large part to the activism of retired teacher Opal Lee. She discussed the message of Juneteenth with Geoff Bennett. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Blinken met with Chinese officials in Beijing, Israel's prime minister said his judicial overhaul plan is moving ahead, a new three-day cease-fire went into effect in Sudan, gun violence across the U.S. left multiple people dead, nearly 100 people have died in a heat wave in India, and Swiss voters approved a law targeting net zero emissions by 2050. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For members of dozens of Native American nations, crossing tribal lands often means crossing an international border. Christina Leza, associate professor of anthropology and Indigenous studies at Colorado College, and AP reporter Hallie Golden join John Yang to discuss the challenges members of these communities face and the current state of negotiations for new border crossing procedures. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Hospitals and cancer centers are running out of two major injectable cancer drugs: carboplatin and cisplatin. Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, head of breast medical oncology for the Valley Health System in New Jersey, joins Ali Rogin to discuss the causes and effects of the shortages, and the dilemmas that providers and their patients now face. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

This Pride Month, as part of our "Hidden Histories" series, we look at the contributions of Bayard Rustin, one of the driving forces of the civil rights movement, whose life as an openly gay man relegated him to behind-the-scenes roles much of the time. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

While growing up on a Washington state dairy farm in the 1950s, Patrick Haggerty realized he was gay. In this animated feature from our partners at StoryCorps, he tells his daughter, Robin, about the day his father showed up unexpectedly to his performance at a school assembly. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, Biden held the first big rally of his reelection campaign in Philadelphia, Secretary of State Blinken is visiting China for talks aimed at easing tensions, at least 41 people died in an attack on a school in Uganda, warring forces in Sudan agreed to a new 72-hour ceasefire, and Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro said a damaged stretch of I-95 will reopen within two weeks. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders