December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episodes
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December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E338 - 57m 46s
December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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December 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E337 - 57m 46s
Wednesday on the News Hour, the Pentagon's watchdog finds Pete Hegseth's infamous Signal chat put U.S. personnel at risk. As immigration crackdowns begin in new cities, we explore the expanded role Border Patrol agents are playing, far beyond the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus, Congress returns to Washington as Republicans confront issues that expose rifts within the party, including the Epstein files.
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December 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E336 - 57m 46s
Tuesday on the News Hour, more details emerge about the deadly U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats as tensions rise across the region. An interview with American Mohammad Ibrahim and his father after the teen spent nine months in an Israeli jail. Plus, music power couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz are spotlighting giants of contemporary art in a new exhibition drawn from their private collection.
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December 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E335 - 57m 46s
Monday on the News Hour, the White House confirms the military fired twice at a single alleged drug boat. The Trump administration decides not to commemorate World AIDS Day for the first time in decades. Plus, with the Supreme Court set to weigh in on the controversial practices of crisis pregnancy centers, we explore their growing role in the anti-abortion movement.
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November 30, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E334 - 24m 9s
November 30, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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November 29, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E333 - 24m 9s
November 29, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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November 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E332 - 57m 46s
Friday on the News Hour, Ukraine's leadership structure gets a shakeup as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top aid resigns in the midst of a corruption scandal, President Trump vows to stop immigration from poorer countries after the fatal National Guard shooting blocks from the White House and we offer tips for holiday shopping on Black Friday in a year when prices are rising.
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November 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E331 - 57m 46s
November 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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November 26, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E330 - 57m 46s
Wednesday on the News Hour, two National Guard members are shot in Washington, sparking a White House lockdown and the president's ire. The push for peace in Ukraine is complicated by a leaked call from the chief White House negotiator. Plus, dozens of women accuse an Army OB-GYN of recording his patients.
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November 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E329 - 57m 46s
Tuesday on the News Hour, the Department of Government Efficiency, which aimed to slash budgets under Elon Musk's leadership, takes on a new shape. Food banks nationwide feel the pressure from rising food prices and cutbacks to government benefits. Plus, we speak with Taiwan's deputy foreign minister about fears that U.S. support is waning while the threat from China is rising.
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November 24, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2025 E328 - 57m 46s
Monday on the News hour, a judge throws out the DOJ cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Ukraine and European leaders work to revise a peace plan to end the war with Russia as the origins of the plan come under question. Plus, a look at immigration agents arresting migrants at their mandatory court check-ins.
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November 23, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2025 E327 - 26m 45s
November 23, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Extras and Features
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Federal workers struggle without pay amid long shutdown
S2025 E306 - 8m 10s
Sunday marks day 33 of the government shutdown with no end in sight. Approximately 650,000 furloughed federal workers received fresh notices telling them to stay home without working and without pay, and many are beginning to feel the pinch. John Yang speaks with Jeremy Mayer at George Mason University for more on what could soon become the longest shutdown on record.
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Slain Mexican journalists honored on Day of the Dead
S2025 E306 - 3m 5s
This weekend is “Día de los Muertos,” or “Day of the Dead,” a holiday celebrated in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. It’s a mix of grief and joy, honoring the dead. This year, people in Tijuana, Mexico, took the opportunity to remember journalists who have been killed while reporting. From member station KPBS in San Diego, Matthew Bowler reports.
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A previously unseen Renoir masterpiece heads to auction
S2025 E306 - 1m 58s
A previously unknown work by one of the great French impressionists has come to light and will soon go on the auction block. John Yang reports.
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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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Uncertainty for SNAP recipients as shutdown enters new month
S2025 E305 - 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.
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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.
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Sudan's civil war escalates as forces go on killing rampage
S2025 E304 - 8m 45s
Sudan's civil war has entered a new and horrific phase as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have gone on a killing rampage after taking over the key city of El Fasher in western Darfur. Hundreds of thousands have fled after witnessing mass executions and brutal violence. Nick Schifrin reports. A warning, images and accounts in this story are disturbing.
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Afghan man detained despite following legal asylum procedure
S2025 E304 - 8m 15s
The Trump administration’s anti-immigration agenda has included efforts to cut back on both illegal and legal pathways into the country. Thursday, the president set the lowest-ever cap on refugee entries at 7,500 per year. At the same time, more than 2.2 million migrants are awaiting asylum hearings. Amna Nawaz sat down with the family member of an asylum seeker caught up in the restrictions.
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'Morbidly Curious' explores the fascination with the macabre
S2025 E304 - 5m 12s
On Halloween night, chances are you'll be watching something spooky, and you’re far from alone. Horror is the fastest-rising film genre in the U.S., more than quadrupling its market share in the past decade. The new book, "Morbidly Curious," delves into our fascination with the macabre, arguing that a little fright might be good for us. Stephanie Sy spoke with its author, Coltan Scrivner.
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Brooks and Capehart on the pressure to end the shutdown
S2025 E304 - 11m 33s
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the government shutdown barreling toward the date when funding begins to lapse on some government benefits, President Trump suggests sending federal troops to more cities and next week's key off-year elections.
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Art crime investigator breaks down brazen Louvre heist
S2025 E304 - 5m 1s
Three of the four members of the so-called “commando team” allegedly behind the brazen heist at the Louvre are in custody. Thieves posing as construction workers broke through a balcony window at the museum, ransacked two cases of royal jewels and zipped off through the streets of Paris on motor scooters. William Brangham discussed more with art crime investigator Arthur Brand.
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Government shutdown threatens critical Head Start funding
S2025 E304 - 6m 48s
As the government shutdown continues, several key programs are at risk. One of them is Head Start, the federal program that provides early childhood education, health and food support for low-income families. William Brangham discussed the potential impacts with Tommy Sheridan of the National Head Start Association, a nonprofit that advocates for Head Start funding and works with its programs.
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