President Trump swore to seek retribution against his political adversaries, and he’s delivering on his promise. Never in modern history has a president used the tools of state power so blatantly to punish his foes. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post, Ali Vitali of MSNBC and Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Trump delivers on promise of retribution against adversaries
https://youtu.be/w9F1rKMQVoE
Hegseth summons top U.S. military leaders for sudden meeting
https://youtu.be/wxt-AK-ByZs
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Morgan Norwood reports from New York, more than 80 million Americans are under extreme heat alerts with the heat index reaching as high as 115; Rachel Scott reports from Edinburgh, Scotland, where President Trump is getting ready to meet with world leaders on trade ahead of the August 1st tariff deadline; Melissa Adan reports from Los Angeles, cities react to a federal judge’s decision to dismiss the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against sanctuary cities and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
00:00 Intro
01:56 more than 80 million Americans are under extreme heat alerts with the heat index reaching as high as 115
05:19 President Trump is getting ready to meet with world leaders on trade ahead of the August 1st tariff deadline
07:49 HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Junior plans to fire all of the members of an influential task force that decides what health services must be covered by insurance at no cost to patients, sources say
10:11 cities react to a federal judge’s decision to dismiss the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against sanctuary cities
12:26 the IDF says it has resumed air drops to Gaza amid an urgent humanitarian crisis
14:34 an urgent search is under way for a New Orleans inmate who was mistakenly released from jail
16:25 the popular Tea app which allows women to anonymously share information about men has been hacked
16:52 Astronomer, the company at the center of the Cold Play kisscam scandal, has hired Chris Martin’s ex-wife Gweneth Paltrow as its “temporary spokesperson”
17:13 Athletics' Nick Kurtz becomes the first rookie to hit 4 home runs in a game
17:38 the inspiring story of a woman with severe hearing loss who has now entered medical school
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Wednesday on the News Hour, in his first Cabinet meeting of this administration, President Trump previews further slashes to the federal workforce. As the House passes a major budget plan with large cuts to taxes and spending, we speak with the House Budget Committee chairman. Plus, the Trump administration deports migrants to a Latin America stopover regardless of their country of origin.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Trump and Musk preview more cuts to federal workforce
https://youtu.be/s1cduZdzzXQ
A look at the errors on DOGE's 'wall of receipts'
https://youtu.be/wbbRMKmTocc
News Wrap: Child dies from measles amid West Texas outbreak
https://youtu.be/HfbfPaCiV9s
Arrington defends plan that slashes spending, cuts taxes
https://youtu.be/–NwGzTjCik
Advocacy groups respond to Trump's ban on refugees
https://youtu.be/kuiszPb3Wag
U.S. deporting migrants to Central American stopovers
https://youtu.be/NbT2G9fwOOc
Panama official on his country's role in U.S. deportations
https://youtu.be/mvxHLSVzhoc
Black men's fashion in the spotlight at upcoming Met Gala
https://youtu.be/yWNda9itX6M
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