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November 12, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

Wednesday on the News Hour, the House of Representatives returns to Washington to take up a bill that could end the longest government shutdown in history. President Trump faces fresh questions about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein as newly released emails mention Trump multiple times. Plus, children from Gaza who suffered debilitating wounds of war receive treatment and a new life in the U.S.

Episodes

  • November 12, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 12, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E316 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, the House of Representatives returns to Washington to take up a bill that could end the longest government shutdown in history. President Trump faces fresh questions about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein as newly released emails mention Trump multiple times. Plus, children from Gaza who suffered debilitating wounds of war receive treatment and a new life in the U.S.

  • November 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E315 - 57m 46s

    Tuesday on the News Hour, the deal to end the longest government shutdown in history now sits in the hands of the House. A prominent conservative judge resigns to protest what he calls President Trump's "assault on the rule of law." Plus, our Rethinking College series explores how universities are trying to navigate unprecedented demands from the Trump administration.

  • November 10, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 10, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E314 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News Hour, a group of Senate Democrats breaks with party leadership and makes a deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown. During a meeting with President Trump, Syria's leader announces his country is joining an anti-ISIS coalition. Plus, we speak with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary about the agency's decision to lift warnings on hormone replacement therapy for menopause.

  • November 8, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 8, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2025 E312 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, air travelers cope with reduced airline schedules, while the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to withhold food benefits for tens of millions of Americans for now. How a new federal investment may help struggling rural hospitals keep their doors open. Plus, what a trending relationship test reveals about the importance of life’s little moments.

  • November 7, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 7, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E311 - 56m 41s

    Friday on the News Hour, flights are canceled amid the longest-ever government shutdown, while SNAP food benefits remain in legal limbo. As President Trump targets the agency in charge of jobs reports, we examine what other labor market data says about unemployment. Plus, Tucker Carlson hosts white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes on his show, causing a rift in the Republican Party.

  • November 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E309 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, Democrats dominate election night as economic anxieties and discontent with President Trump’s leadership weigh heavily on Republican candidates. The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case questioning whether the president overstepped his authority when he imposed tariffs on nearly every country in the world. Plus, we speak with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

  • November 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E308 - 56m 45s

    Tuesday on the News Hour, voters cast ballots in state-level elections that could signal the future of U.S. politics. A group of small businesses and states challenge President Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court. Plus, the complicated legacy of the late former Vice President Dick Cheney.

  • November 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E307 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News Hour, the Trump administration says it will provide half of the regular food benefits during the government shutdown. It's Zohran Mamdani's race to lose in New York's election that could change the future of the city and the Democratic Party. Plus, the Israeli military's former top lawyer is arrested for leaking a video that allegedly shows abuse of a Palestinian detainee.

Extras and Features

  • News Wrap: Trump urges Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Trump urges Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu

    S2025 E316 - 5m 45s

    In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump is urging Israel's president to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption case, a former aide to California's Gov. Newsom has been indicted on charges related to an alleged scheme to steal campaign money, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is retiring and the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia pressed its last penny.

  • Children wounded in Gaza share stories as they heal in U.S.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Children wounded in Gaza share stories as they heal in U.S.

    S2025 E316 - 10m 39s

    Gaza has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, a reminder of the war’s horrific toll on the youngest victims. Before the State Department paused new medical visas for Palestinians in August, a group of children and teens was able to leave Gaza for life-saving care in the U.S. Amna Nawaz and producer Zeba Warsi captured their stories. A warning: some images are disturbing.

  • MLB pitchers face charges in latest sports gambling scandal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    MLB pitchers face charges in latest sports gambling scandal

    S2025 E316 - 5m 44s

    Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were charged with sharing inside information about their play with sports bettors. That information that enabled them and others to profit off the pitches they threw. It’s the latest in a series of gambling scandals surrounding professional sports. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Jonathan Cohen, writer of “Losing Big: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling."

  • House passes bill to end longest government shutdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    House passes bill to end longest government shutdown

    S2025 E316 - 4m 8s

    The House of Representatives has returned to Washington for the first time in nearly two months and is set to vote to end the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • Ousted immigration judge describes deepening court backlog: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ousted immigration judge describes deepening court backlog

    S2025 E316 - 6m 45s

    Dozens of immigration judges have been fired by the Trump administration with no explanation. From coast to coast, nearly four dozen judges have lost their positions as the courts face a record backlog. Many had worked in immigrant defense, prompting questions about whether the firings are part of the administration’s hardline approach. Geoff Bennett discussed more with former judge Emmett Soper.

  • David Szalay on his Booker Prize-winning novel 'Flesh': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    David Szalay on his Booker Prize-winning novel 'Flesh'

    S2025 E316 - 5m 45s

    The Booker Prize is one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, given annually to a single novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. This year’s winner is David Szalay's novel, “Flesh.” Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with him for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Trump faces fresh Epstein questions after release of emails: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump faces fresh Epstein questions after release of emails

    S2025 E316 - 6m 8s

    Lawmakers in the House of Representatives reached a critical threshold in the push to release information related to the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. At the same time, one committee has made public a set of emails and documents that raise new questions about President Trump’s ties to the late sex offender. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

  • U.S. carrier in Caribbean amid Venezuela tensions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S. carrier in Caribbean amid Venezuela tensions

    S2025 E316 - 6m 42s

    A U.S. aircraft carrier reached the Caribbean as part of the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign on Venezuela and its broader effort to combat drug trafficking. In recent months, the U.S. has killed dozens of people, prompting an outcry across the region from governments and human rights groups. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Juanita Goebertus Estrada of Human Rights Watch.

  • Trump floats tariff 'dividends,' but experts doubt the math: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump floats tariff 'dividends,' but experts doubt the math

    S2025 E315 - 7m 10s

    President Trump doubled down on an idea to send $2,000 checks to millions of Americans. He has offered no specifics, but Trump suggested the government could send that money to low and middle-income Americans and still have enough tariff revenue left to make a dent in the national debt. Most experts say that math doesn’t add up. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Erica York of the Tax Foundation.

  • News Wrap: Kansas county to pay $3M for raid on newspaper: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Kansas county to pay $3M for raid on newspaper

    S2025 E315 - 5m 31s

    In our news wrap Tuesday, Marion County, Kansas, will pay $3 million and formally apologize for a police raid on a newspaper in 2023, the Justice Department says it will investigate security at UC Berkeley after protests outside a Turning Point USA event led to several arrests and a judge adopted a new electoral map for Utah that will create a Democratic-leaning district.

  • Book explores Edmund Fitzgerald wreck and legend it inspired: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Book explores Edmund Fitzgerald wreck and legend it inspired

    S2025 E315 - 8m 42s

    This week marks 50 years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank while crossing Lake Superior. The shipwreck, which killed all 29 men aboard, became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great Lakes. William Brangham recently spoke with the author of a new book that explores both the tragedy and the enduring legend it inspired.

  • How UCLA is navigating Trump's unprecedented demands: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How UCLA is navigating Trump's unprecedented demands

    S2025 E315 - 8m 55s

    The Trump Administration has tried to reshape higher education by cutting off funding and issuing executive orders on a variety of issues, including diversity, trans rights and antisemitism. While some universities reached settlements, others are navigating a new school year in the federal government’s crosshairs. That includes UCLA, where Stephanie Sy reports for our series, Rethinking College.

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    Nov 13

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    Nov 13

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    Nov 13

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Nov 13

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Nov 13

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    Nov 14

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    Nov 14

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    Nov 14

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    Nov 14

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Saturday
    Nov 15

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    Nov 15

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    Nov 15

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    Monday
    Nov 17

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    Nov 17

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    Nov 17

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