PBS News Weekend full episode, May 31, 2025

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Saturday on PBS News Weekend, smoke from raging Canadian wildfires drifts into the U.S. and triggers air quality warnings across the upper Midwest, a look at how lawmakers across the country are trying to rein in citizen-led ballot initiatives and we follow a group of rehabilitated seals making their way back into the sea off the coast of Rhode Island. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS Canadian wildfires trigger air quality warnings in the U.S. https://youtu.be/iE94pAL7-oI News Wrap: Trump's plan for steel levies draws reactions https://youtu.be/yriFELzeesY How lawmakers are restricting citizen-led ballot initiatives https://youtu.be/E07-sXLrj2o 'Girl on Girl' explores pop culture's impact on women https://youtu.be/3rEEI8KyjVI Group of rescued gray seals heads home after rehabilitation https://youtu.be/qygWM6EUCyQ Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X (formerly Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe 00:00 - Intro 01:54 - Canadian Wildfires 07:03 - News Wrap 09:48 - Ballot Restrictions 14:56 - Pop Culture’s Impact 20:19 - Saving Seals 22:41 - Goodnight