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Billionaire Elon Musk gave what appeared to be a fascist salute Monday while making a speech at the post-inauguration celebration for President Donald Trump at the Capital One Arena. “Some elections are important, some are not. But this one, this one really mattered and I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” Musk said before putting his hand on his chest and then raising it in a salute that appeared similar to the “Sieg Heil” used by Nazis at their victory rallies. “It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured," Musk said. Trump named Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the "Department of Government Efficiency," an outside commission aimed at identifying federal programs and spending to cut. After Trump was sworn in, multiple lawsuits were filed against the Trump administration claiming that the move violates federal transparency laws.
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Veteran sportscaster Dan Hicks has died. He was 64. Hicks spent much of his career at NBC Sports, calling Notre Dame football, golf and the Olympics. His wife of more than 30 years, ESPN anchor Hannah Storm, announced his death following a sudden illness, calling him a devoted husband, loving father to their three daughters and a cherished friend.
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On 9/11, the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 stormed the cockpit, forcing the hijacked jet to crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. But before the world knew of their bravery, members of Washington, D.C.’s Air National Guard were prepared to make their own sacrifice. Nick Schifrin shares the story of pilot Heather "Lucky" Penney.
PBS News1,727,795 views • 2 months ago
It's been four years since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision opened the door to state abortion bans. Now, a new study finds those bans are hurting women who aren't seeking abortions at all. Researchers found delays in miscarriage treatment increase the risk to a woman’s health and fertility and prolong the grief of a lost pregnancy. Sarah Varney has more.
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A U.S. Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery reprimanded a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during Veterans Day events at the solemn landmark. In video taken at the site Wednesday, a person is heard laughing after posing for a group photo in front of the tomb. The sentinel, who is part of the regiment that guards the tomb 24 hours a day, rain or shine, shouted as the group walked off, “All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times.” The Associated Press reported that the group included Hegseth, his wife Jennifer Hegseth, Pentagon chief of staff Ricky Buria, deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver and senior adviser Tami Radabaugh. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that “while commemorating this solemn day, a soldier correctly and respectfully reminded everyone to maintain decorum.” “The secretary and the entire department have always honored — and will always honor — the sacrifices our military men and women have made to keep America safe,” Parnell added. While the tomb is considered one of the nation’s most sacred spaces, disruptions there do happen. In a 2022 U.S. Army interview, then-Relief Commander Staff Sgt. Chadwick Winget said intentional disruptions were rare: “It’s usually just them being oblivious. … They’re talking and not realizing how loud they’re being, or laughing or making jokes amongst their group. It detracts from the other people that are trying to pay their respects.”
PBS News22,422 views • 1 day ago
Video taken on June 8 and 9 from atop the Washington Monument shows people gathering on the National Mall shortly before a large anti-Trump message appeared in dead or discolored grass there. Seen from above, the faint outline of the numbers "86 47" can be seen; "86" is slang for removing or getting rid of something, and Trump is the 47th president. The Interior Department says it is investigating. The same number sequence, "86 47," spelled out in seashells was part of an image that former FBI Director James Comey once shared on social media. He's been charged with making threats against the president, which he denies. Footage via EarthCam
PBS News2,098,615 views • 5 months ago
The State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
PBS News1,231,854 views • 3 months ago
What was Rachel Maddow’s initial reaction to the 2026 midterm election results? “Oh my God, I didn’t study enough.” As Democrats flipped more Republican seats, including in House and Senate races where the results were unexpected, Rachel Maddow said she felt she “didn’t read enough” about some of the races. The MS NOW host and anchor sat down with amna for the latest episode of PBS News’ podcast, “Settle In,” to discuss the midterms and her new book, “Department of Fate.” For the full episode:
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The Trump administration is preparing to deport at least 150 Afghans over the next 48 hours, first to Pakistan and then to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Many of those facing deportation are relatives of those who worked alongside the United States. They could face severe retaliation from the Taliban upon their return. Nick Schifrin speaks to Shawn VanDiver for more.
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While the broader market rallied Monday, Nvidia shares took a hit, closing down more than 4%. The economic stakes extend well beyond Nvidia itself. With a market value still exceeding $4 trillion, the company has become a major driver of the stock market and a central force in the AI boom. For more on this, Geoff Bennett spoke with Mohamed El-Erian, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and chief economic advisor at Allianz.
PBS News24,481 views • 3 days ago
Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the U.S. Senate race in Mississippi. The Associated Press called the race late Wednesday afternoon as the counting of absentee and provisional ballots extended Colom’s lead to nearly 5,000 votes.
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Mississippi, a state not known for close elections, now sits in the center of the national spotlight as an unusually high number of absentee and provisional ballots will determine the size of the Democratic Party’s majority in the Senate next year. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, Liz Landers reports on how election officials are handling the ongoing vote count and the historic nature of this Senate race.
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Juan Atkins, a founding force of techno music, has died. He was 64. His 1985 single "No UFO's" made Rolling Stone's list of the 200 greatest dance songs of all time. The Detroit native broke out in the early 1980s, inspired by the German band Kraftwerk and George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic. Over the years, his work as a DJ and producer helped bring techno to a global audience. Atkins is even credited with originating the name "techno." His talent agents confirmed his death in Mexico City this past weekend, but did not provide a cause of death.
PBS News41,243 views • 8 days ago
For perspective on what the president is trying to achieve with tonight's speech, the limits of his authority and the potential consequences for future elections, we turn to Ty Cobb, an attorney who served as special counsel during the first Trump administration. Geoff Bennett spoke with him a short time ago.
PBS News563,860 views • 3 months ago
A Republican donor is accusing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle of asking for a $100,000 payment in exchange for access to top Trump administration officials. amna spoke with Eric Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate, about those requests for payment and the access he was promised in return that he argues Guilfoyle never provided.
PBS News156,073 views • 1 month ago
The U.S. State Department says it will provide U.S. visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family following his loss in Sunday's runoff election in Brazil. Multiple outlets are reporting that he has already left Brazil for the United States. The news comes a day after police ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passport as part of a money-laundering investigation. He has denied any wrongdoing. On Monday, his party acknowledged the victory of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but Bolsonaro himself has yet to formally concede. President Donald Trump has said, without evidence, that the election there was "rigged."
PBS News73,609 views • 16 days ago
Donald Trump talked to reporters near Ground Zero two days after the Twin Towers were attacked, unearthed archival footage from PBS News shows. In a video shot by a crew for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on Sept. 13, 2001, Trump, then a real estate developer, said he was there to check on his construction crew. “It’s just terrible. I can’t get anywhere. Something I’ve never seen before,” Trump said of the scene. “And dangerous. We have a lot of buildings still in a form of collapse, so it’s very dangerous and it’s tough.” Trump was having a building constructed in New York City at the time, which he said was “OK” after the attack. He told reporters that he had about 100 workers helping to dig out rubble at the World Trade Center, and another 100 to 150 were “coming.” At an event this week paying tribute to fallen heroes of 9/11, now-President Trump spoke about his experience visiting the site of the New York attacks. “I was building a big building in New York and I took the whole crew down there right after this happened and they had no hesitation. Everybody went down with me. We went down as a big group of people. It wasn't too much we could do, I'll be honest. It was raw. Nobody's seen anything like it ever,” Trump said on Sept. 8, 2026, at a ceremony near the White House. He has shared the story about sending workers to the scene to aid in the recovery more than once over the years. Our partners at PolitiFact worked to fact-check his claims, and they were unable to verify that he brought hundreds of workers to help with “digging out.” The NewsHour footage does not appear to show anyone from a Trump construction crew. In the 2001 video, when asked for his opinion as a developer about the prospect of repairing the damage, Trump said “you can do anything nowadays with the right money and the right talent” and that he thought the city would be rebuilt in “maybe not the same form, but in some form.” “It’s going to take a long time, but they’re tough. New Yorkers are tough,” he said. “The country is tough. And hopefully we’ll — there’ll be great retribution.”
PBS News236,828 views • 2 months ago
President Donald Trump has sought to deflect blame for last night's sweeping Republican losses. But within the party, some are beginning to ask whether they've been too deferential to the president and whether the GOP needs to rethink its identity. Ten years ago, "we as a party ultimately ceded our decision-making and our intellectual capacity to one person, and really became a cult of personality instead of what we had been," Oklahoma City's GOP mayor, David Holt, tells amna.
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