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July 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episode 206 | 57m 46s

Friday on the News Hour, the president signs an executive order to combat homelessness by making it easier to forcibly place people in mental health facilities. The politics behind the $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger approved by the FCC. Plus, private companies that run immigration detention centers could soon cash in from the GOP's budget bill and the Trump administration's deportations.

Aired: 07/24/25 | Expires: 08/24/25
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