PBS NewsHour - Segments

In our news wrap Sunday, Sri Lanka opposition leaders met to form a new government after the country's president and prime minister prepare to step down amid widespread protests, Japanese voters hand Shinzo Abe's political party a major victory, Russian rocket fire killed at least 15 in Ukraine, and former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is now willing to testify publicly before the Jan. 6 panel. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden this week is making his first trip to the Middle East as president with stops in Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. But It will take delicate diplomacy for an administration that's promised to make human rights central to its foreign policy as it tries to lower gas prices and advance cooperation. Shibley Telhami, of the Brookings Institution, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, online researchers say disinformation about abortion has flooded websites and social media, and some of that disinformation is influencing policy. Misleading and medically inaccurate information even found its way into the Dobbs decision. Jenna Sherman, program manager and researcher at Meedan Digital Health Lab, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Afghan war veteran Jason Kander was once a rising star in the Democratic Party until post-traumatic stress changed the direction of his life, which he explores in his new memoir, "Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD." Kander, who is now president of national expansion with the Veterans Community Project, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, Sri Lanka's president and prime minister will resign after widespread protests in Colombo over the country's economic collapse, investigators in Japan say the man suspected of killing Shinzo Abe believed the former prime minister was linked to a religious cult, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken chastised China for supporting Russia during the war in Ukraine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

States across the country are struggling to determine whether and how to provide the most vulnerable access to abortion through Medicaid. Alina Salganicoff, senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Marsha Jones of The Afiya Center, a reproductive justice organization in Texas, join Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, almost 4 million Ukrainian refugees have fled into Poland, where they've generally received a warm welcome. But at the same time, Poland is trying to deter thousands of migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere from entering, often by using violence. Ali Rogin reports on one Afghan refugee whose journey shows not all migrants are treated equally. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Wimbledon women's final was destined to be historic. Elena Rybakina on Saturday became the first ever player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam. She beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, the first woman from Africa to reach a Grand Slam final. Christopher Clarey, author and New York Times tennis correspondent, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down Friday during a stump speech for a legislative candidate he was supporting. Abe was Japan's prime minister two separate times, with his second stint lasting from 2012 until 2020, when he resigned. His murder sent shock waves not just through Japan, but across the world. Special correspondent Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Authorities in Japan said a 41-year-old man who formerly served in the Japanese Navy was responsible for the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead with a homemade gun in a nation that has largely eliminated gun violence. Professor Mike Mochizuki, the U.S.-Japan chair at George Washington University, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, funerals and memorial services began for three of the seven victims killed in the July Fourth shooting rampage in Highland Park, Illinois, a wildfire in California's Yosemite National Park is raging out of control near a grove of famed giant sequoia trees, and the UN Security Council failed to extend aid deliveries from Turkey to northwest Syria after a Russian veto. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Despite worries about whether the U.S. is sliding into a recession, Friday's surprisingly strong jobs report suggests otherwise. The U.S. has averaged adding nearly 375,000 new jobs a month for the past three months, and private sector employment has returned to pre-pandemic levels. But concerns about inflation remain. The Washington Post's Catherine Rampell joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden issued an executive order to safeguard access to abortion and contraception, a move that comes amid heightened pressure on the White House since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. Laura Barrón-López joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what it means and where some activists say it falls short. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A new law in Florida has instituted restrictions on how schools and businesses can teach race-related concepts. The law, called the Stop Woke Act, limits instruction on critical race theory. It's the latest part of Republican Gov. Ron Desantis' extensive efforts to reshape public education and curriculum in the state. The Miami Herald's Ana Ceballos joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss. 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 Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the mass shooting in a Chicago suburb and gun violence in the United States and President Biden's executive order on abortion access and the potential for legislative action after the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders