PBS News Hour

November 1, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

November 1, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Uncertainty for SNAP recipients as shutdown enters new month

5m 28s

Tens of millions of Americans who rely on SNAP for food assistance are facing uncertainty after two judges ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to provide at least partial benefits despite the government shutdown. But even if the administration complies, there will likely still be a temporary lapse in benefits. John Yang speaks with POLITICO reporter Grace Yarrow for more.

Previews + Extras

  • How engineers are shaping China’s infrastructure and society: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How engineers are shaping China’s infrastructure and society

    S2025 E305 - 9m 26s

    For decades, China’s government has reshaped the country with dramatic displays of state power, from vast infrastructure projects that have remade entire provinces to nationwide campaigns that attempt to shape citizens’ behavior. Ali Rogin reports on what those sweeping measures say about China’s ambitions and what they may mean for the future of U.S.-China competition.

  • Climate change threatens ancient Socotra dragon’s blood tree: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Climate change threatens ancient Socotra dragon’s blood tree

    S2025 E305 - 5m 7s

    In the Indian Ocean, the Yemeni island of Socotra is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. More than a third of the plant species on the island don’t exist anywhere else on the planet. That includes a type of dragon’s blood tree now struggling to survive in the face of climate change. John Yang speaks with Associated Press oceans and climate correspondent Annika Hammerschlag for more.

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