PBS News Hour full episode, April 1, 2025

From PBS NewsHour.

Tuesday on the News Hour, mass firings begin at government health agencies, including people in key leadership positions. As the window narrows to find survivors of the Myanmar quake, aid groups warn of the overwhelming need for food, water and health care. Plus, how an effort to provide cheap rice to Haiti has made it difficult for the nation to produce its own.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Mass firings begin at government health agencies

Businesses brace for Trump’s tariffs as Democrats push back

News Wrap: Bondi seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione

After quake, aid groups warn Myanmar has overwhelming need

Trump’s Joint Chiefs pick faces questions from senators

Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts

The impact of private equity’s expansion into health care

Professor explains why he’s leaving Yale amid Trump threats

How food aid made it hard for Haiti to produce its own

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00:00 – Intro
02:46 – Mass Firings
07:00 – Trump Agenda
09:47 – News Wrap
15:40 – Deadly Quake
19:25 – Trump’s Pick
23:53 – Defunding Libraries
30:10 – Patients & Profits
37:14 – Universities Under Fire
43:57 – Haiti in Crisis
54:41 – Online + Goodnight