PBS News Hour full episode, March 17, 2025

From PBS NewsHour.

Monday on the News Hour, the Trump administration invokes wartime powers to deport hundreds of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang. The President dismantles Voice of America and the news and information it provided to people in autocratic countries. Plus, despite an increase in autism diagnoses, law enforcement often lacks training to respond effectively to people with developmental disabilities.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Trump defends using Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans

News Wrap: 40 dead after storms spawned dozens of tornadoes

What is Voice of America and why Trump is dismantling it

‘Murder the Truth’ examines effort to silence journalists

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democrats clashing

Police lack training to respond to people with disabilities

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00:00 – Intro
02:47 – Mass Deportations
11:49 – News Wrap
18:47 – Silencing VOA
28:33 – On Democracy
36:03 – Political Stakes
44:23 – Disability Reframed
54:20 – Goodnight