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December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

  • November 21, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 21, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E325 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the News Hour, President Trump welcomes New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to the White House after vilifying him during the campaign. The Trump administration demands that Ukraine accept its peace plan that includes major territorial concessions to Russia. Plus, one state's efforts to protect vaccine access as the federal government casts doubt on their effectiveness and safety.

  • November 19, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 19, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E323 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, the Justice Department and the U.S. attorney leading the case against former FBI Director James Comey face heightened scrutiny for their handling of the indictment. President Trump fosters public and private investment between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, including a rare earths deal to counter China. Plus, state bans on abortion pills give rise to underground networks.

  • November 18, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 18, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E322 - 57m 46s

    Tuesday on the News Hour, Congress votes to release Justice Department files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The White House welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, prompting renewed scrutiny of Trump family business dealings in the kingdom. Plus, former Secretary of State John Kerry discusses the latest United Nations climate summit that the United States decided to skip.

  • November 17, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 17, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E321 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News Hour, in a major reversal, President Trump says Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files. Charlotte becomes the latest target of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, with dozens arrested and detained. Plus, the Dominican Republic enforces its own immigration crackdown on Haitians seeking a safe haven from gang violence.

  • 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.

Extras and Features

  • Brooks and Atkins Stohr on the end of the shutdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Atkins Stohr on the end of the shutdown

    S2025 E318 - 10m 35s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr of the Boston Globe join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, affordability becoming a focus in Washington and new developments regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files.

  • News Wrap: Bankruptcy court will approve opioid settlement: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Bankruptcy court will approve opioid settlement

    S2025 E318 - 6m 45s

    In our news wrap Friday, a federal bankruptcy judge will approve Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle lawsuits over the damage of opioids, Charlotte is bracing for an expected surge of federal agents as President Trump looks to expand his immigration crackdown and the Trump administration is dropping plans to make airlines compensate passengers for flight delays caused by carriers.

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on creativity and design: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Brief But Spectacular take on creativity and design

    S2025 E318 - 3m 36s

    For decades, David Kelley has helped people unlock their creativity. A pioneer of design, he founded the Stanford d.school as a place for creative, cross-disciplinary problem solving. He reflects on the journey that shaped his belief that everyone has the capacity to be creative and his Brief But Spectacular take on creativity and design.

  • Ken Burns explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ken Burns explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy

    S2025 E318 - 8m 38s

    "The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain and the beginnings of the American experiment in democracy comes at a moment of deep divisions. Jeffrey Brown has our look for our series Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy as part of our CANVAS coverage.

  • Russia pummels Kyiv in barrage of drones and missiles: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russia pummels Kyiv in barrage of drones and missiles

    S2025 E318 - 9m 40s

    Russia fired a large-scale barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine early Friday, damaging apartment buildings in Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv. It comes as Russia has been making incremental gains on the ground in recent weeks, and the diplomatic path for ending the war is nowhere in sight. Amna Nawaz discussed more with retired Col. Robert Hamilton of the Delphi Global Research Center.

  • New prosecutor takes Georgia election case against Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New prosecutor takes Georgia election case against Trump

    S2025 E318 - 5m 15s

    The last outstanding criminal case against President Trump can move forward. This case stems from the efforts in 2020 that Trump and his allies allegedly undertook to overturn that election, including pressuring Georgia officials to change the vote counts. Prosecutor Fani Willis brought the charges but was removed following a legal battle. Liz Landers discussed more with Tamar Hallerman.

  • News Wrap: DOJ sues to block California redistricting plan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: DOJ sues to block California redistricting plan

    S2025 E317 - 6m 9s

    In our news wrap Thursday, the Justice Department is suing to block California's new redistricting plan, more than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers are on strike, at least four people are in critical condition after a tanker truck spilled ammonia gas in a hotel parking lot in Oklahoma and Paris marked 10 years since the terrorist attack that claimed more than 100 lives.

  • How a village fought for justice after finding PFAS in water: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How a village fought for justice after finding PFAS in water

    S2025 E317 - 9m 3s

    So-called forever chemicals are both harmful to our health and are everywhere. Studies have found them in women's breast milk and even in rain falling in Tibet. A new book tells the story of how these extremely durable chemicals became so ubiquitous through the eyes of a small community that decided to fight for some measure of justice. William Brangham reports.

  • Ukraine says Russia is recruiting African mercenaries: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ukraine says Russia is recruiting African mercenaries

    S2025 E317 - 7m 1s

    Since last fall, more than 12,000 North Koreans have reportedly been deployed to fight with the Russian army in Ukraine. Recently, Ukraine accused the Kremlin of recruiting foreign fighters from African nations as it struggles to recruit troops among its own population. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky investigates the reliance on mercenaries in the world's deadliest conflicts.

  • U.S. attorney prosecuting Comey faces legal challenge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S. attorney prosecuting Comey faces legal challenge

    S2025 E317 - 5m 22s

    President Trump’s Justice Department was on defense in a northern Virginia courtroom. A judge is weighing whether to disqualify the U.S. attorney pursuing charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. That prosecutor, Lindsay Halligan, is a Trump ally with no prosecutorial experience. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Glenn Kirschner.

  • Botulism cases lead to widespread recall of infant formula: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Botulism cases lead to widespread recall of infant formula

    S2025 E317 - 6m 40s

    An outbreak of infant botulism, a rare but serious illness caused by toxins that attack the nervous system, is causing alarm among regulators and parents in the U.S. It's prompting an investigation and a nationwide recall of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. Stephanie Sy reports.

  • Ohio sheriff says ICE partnerships 'starting to ramp up': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ohio sheriff says ICE partnerships 'starting to ramp up'

    S2025 E317 - 7m 18s

    As the Trump administration ramps up deportations, ICE has turned to local law enforcement through a program that has existed for decades. Under the agreements, sheriffs’ offices hold undocumented immigrants in jail before they are transferred. Butler County, Ohio, Sheriff Richard Jones reinstated his county’s partnership when Trump returned to office. He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more.

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    Dec 5

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    Dec 5

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    Dec 5

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    Dec 6

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    Dec 6

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    Dec 6

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    Dec 8

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    Dec 8

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    Dec 8

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    Dec 9

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