geoff: ok.keith and amy walter, thanks, as always. ♪ geoff: nobel peace prize laureate and investigative journalist maria ressa has long fought for global press freedom. her book "how to stand up to a dictator" detailed her experience running the news site rappler under the increasingly autocratic regime of president rodrigo duterte in the philippines. she recently sat down with amna nawaz to discuss parallels she's seeing between the philippines and the u.s. under president trump. it's part of our new series on democracy, which focuses on the laws, institutions and norms that have shaped this country and the challenges they face today. amna: maria, welcome back to the "news hour." thank you so much for joining us. maria ressa, ceo, rappler: thanks for having me. amna: so there's been a lot of concerns you have seen about president trump's continuing attacks on the press and concerns about a loss of press freedom. i want you to start by just comparing what you lived through, what you documented,

geoff: welcome to the news hour. trump continued has pressure campaign on ukraine insinuating that president zelenskyy should step down if he does not want a peace deal. that follows their unprecedented clash in the friday oval office meeting. western leaders have been scrambling to mend the relationship but make plans to support ukraine if the u.s. walks away. nick schifrin reports. reporter: in the white house today president trump kept up pressure on ukraine's and bottled president. >> i think you be more appreciative because this country has stuck with him. reporter: and was even harsher on truth social saying america will not put up with it for much longer. a response to this statement -- >> an agreement to end the war is still far away and no one has started the steps. >> maybe someone doesn't want to make a deal and if someone doesn't, i don't think they will be around very long. you are gambling with world war iii. reporter: today's rhetorical criticism highlights the substantive divide during the oval office

♪ geoff: cody and i'm geoff bennett.mna: and i am amna nawaz. >> you don't have the cards right now. amna: ukrainian president zelenskyy spars with president trump in the oval office. a stunning public display of devolving relations over u.s. efforts to negotiate an end to the war that russia started. geoff: the trump administration flashes more government jobs including weather forecasters as judges put a halt to some of the mass firings but not all. amna: david brooks and jonathan capehart give their analysis on another turbulent week in the nation's capital. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- friends of the news hour including jim and nancy bildner and the robert and virginia shiller foundation. the judy and peter blum kovler foundation, upholding freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. >> cunard is a proud supporter of public television. on a voyage with cunard, the world awaits. a world of flavor, diverse destinations and immersive experiences. a world of leisure and bri

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