PBS NewsHour - Segments

District Attorney Fani Willis will stay on to lead Georgia's election interference case against Donald Trump, but the top prosecutor, with whom she had a romantic relationship, is stepping aside. That departure came after the judge in the case said one of them would have to resign. William Brangham joins Amna Nawaz to catch up on a week of legal developments for the former president. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, a string of suspected tornadoes killed at least three people overnight in Ohio, with the death toll likely to rise as the search through debris continues. Also, at least 20 people were killed by a Russian missile attack on a residential area of Odessa. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

What the U.S. is experiencing at the southern border reflects what's happening around the world, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday. And that's "the largest number of displaced people" since World War II or longer. Mayorkas talks to Amna Nawaz about whether the president will take action on immigration, the rising number of people fleeing Haiti and growing terror warnings. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday announced he had approved plans to assault Rafah, where more than half of all Gazans have fled. At the same time, Netanyahu and international mediators also acknowledged that negotiations for a cease-fire have advanced. Nick Schifrin talks with Amna Nawaz to break it all down. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The 2024 rematch between President Biden and former President Trump is officially set, but third-party candidates and well-funded organizations are attempting to carve out their own paths. Laura Barrón-López and Geoff Bennett discuss the different efforts to field an alternative ticket. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In Noah Feldman's latest book, "To Be A Jew Today," the Harvard Law professor turns his focus to his own faith in order to understand identity, politics and culture. Feldman sits down with Amna Nawaz to discuss Jews' relationship to Israel, persistent and subtle forms of antisemitism, and all of the different ways to be Jewish. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including whether President Biden should act on his own on immigration, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for political change in Israel, plus the appetite for third-party candidates in the upcoming presidential election. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, Sen. Schumer called Israel's Netanyahu an obstacle to peace, the Palestinian Authority is getting a new prime minister, a federal judge in Florida rejected Trump's motion to dismiss the classified documents case against him, Biden made a campaign visit to Michigan, former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said he's organizing an investor group to buy TikTok, and more. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Biden administration is struggling to find solutions to two major foreign policy challenges: creating a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and helping fund Ukraine's war against Russia. Nick Schifrin speaks with Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, to learn more about global efforts on these two fronts. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Students and teachers in Florida can now discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms, as long as it's not part of formal instruction. It's an important change after a new settlement between state education officials and civil rights attorneys who challenged the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law. WMFE education reporter Danielle Prieur joins Stephanie Sy to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Of the many horrors endured by Palestinians and Israelis since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, perhaps none is more acute than those of expectant mothers. For the last several months, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen has been charting the progress of their pain, their pregnancies, their sorrows and their joys. She brings us their stories now. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The death of an administrator at Lincoln University in Missouri and the resignation of Harvard's former president have sparked outrage, concern and dialogue about the treatment of Black women in higher education. We hear from Black women about the challenges and pressures they face in academia, and Geoff Bennett speaks with UT Austin professor Bridget Goosby for more. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Scientists, researchers and some big companies are eager to jumpstart the next generation of computing, one that will be far more sophisticated and dependent on understanding the subatomic nature of the universe. But as science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports, it's a huge challenge to take this new quantum leap forward. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Friday marks 13 years since the start of the Syrian civil war. Jim Foley was an American journalist covering the conflict when he was kidnapped by Islamic State terrorists in 2012 and publicly beheaded two years later. A decade later, his mother Diane Foley tells his story and how she became an advocate for American hostages abroad in a new book, "American Mother." She joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The House voted overwhelmingly today to pass a bill that could ban TikTok here in the U.S. unless the app cuts ties with China. The bill now heads to the Senate where its fate is unclear. Last night, we heard from the lead sponsors of the bill. Tonight, we hear an opposing voice from David Greene, civil liberties director and senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders