PBS News Hour full episode, July 21, 2025

From PBS NewsHour.

Monday on the News Hour, NATO countries promise more weapons to help Ukraine defend itself after Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults in months. New restrictions on student loans raise questions about education access and how borrowers can pay off existing debt. Plus, the conservative effort to curtail reproductive rights turns its focus toward birth control.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
NATO promises Ukraine more weapons as Russia launches attack

News Wrap: Judge hears Harvard’s challenge to Trump cuts

What new student loan rules mean for borrowers

Beto O’Rourke on Trump’s congressional maps effort in Texas

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on interest in the Epstein case

After Roe, pro-life activists take aim at birth control

Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan name summer’s top books

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00:00 – Intro
02:16 – Russian Invasion
07:02 – News Wrap
13:00 – Student Loans
19:17 – Dividing Lines
27:42 – Political Stakes
35:43 – The Next Frontier
45:21 – Summer Reading
53:42 – News Update
54:14 – Our work continues, without fear or favor
55:18 – Goodnight