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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Shutdown reaches 5th week with important deadlines looming
S2025 E303 - 2m 23s
As the federal government shutdown reaches the one-month mark, Lisa Desjardins reports on the progress toward a resolution and the growing consequences of the continuing closure.
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How Virginia governor's race is microcosm of national issues
S2025 E303 - 7m 10s
Virginians head to the polls this coming Tuesday to pick their next governor. But the results may also serve as a referendum on President Trump's first 10 months in office, and offer clues of what to expect across the country in next year’s midterms. Liz Landers catches up with the candidates and the voters.
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Trump-Xi agreement a 'fragile truce,' Pottinger says
S2025 E303 - 6m 26s
For another view on the Trump-Xi meeting, Amna Nawaz spoke with Matt Pottinger. He was deputy national security adviser in the first Trump administration and spearheaded China policy as the confrontation with Beijing accelerated. He now serves as chairman of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington think tank.
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Warner slams White House for excluding Dems from briefing
S2025 E303 - 8m 31s
Senate Democrats blasted the White House over a classified briefing on U.S. military strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific. The briefing included more than a dozen Republican senators but no Democrats. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, called the move “indefensible and dangerous.” He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more.
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Trump and Xi agree to ease trade war, but tensions remain
S2025 E303 - 3m 19s
President Trump returned to the White House Thursday afternoon after a trip to Asia and a meeting with Chinese President Xi. It comes as the nations are engaged in a tough trade war, covering everything from agriculture to advanced technology. The two leaders agreed to something of a trade truce, each making some concessions, but mostly freezing battlelines in place. Nick Schifrin reports.
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Caribbean nations hit by Hurricane Melissa begin recovery
S2025 E303 - 3m 31s
Island nations in the Caribbean worked on rescue and recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The storm tore through Jamaica, leveling some communities entirely. It also left a trail of destruction in Cuba and Haiti. At least 30 are reported dead so far. William Brangham reports.
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Ben Folds on taking a stand for artistic freedom
S2025 E303 - 7m 34s
Ben Folds’ piano-powered pop music earned him a cult following and made him one of the most respected songwriters of his generation. He also held an influential role in classical music as artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra. Folds resigned after President Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center. Amna Nawaz spoke with him for our series, Art in Action, as part of our CANVAS coverage.
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Trump should block AI chips from China, ex-ambassador says
S2025 E303 - 6m 29s
To discuss the Trump-Xi meeting, Geoff Bennett spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. A diplomat with decades of service under Republican and Democratic administrations, Burns served as envoy during the Biden Administration.
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How data center power demand could lower electricity prices
S2025 E302 - 6m
The latest Consumer Price Index shows that the average electric bill went up more than 5% from September 2024 to September 2025. That's faster than the inflation rate for the same period. Conventional wisdom blames the demand for power on the explosive growth of data centers, but a new analysis concludes that it’s not that simple. John Yang reports on the other factors behind the rising costs.
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Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts
S2025 E302 - 8m 55s
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s behind a potential scientific brain drain.
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A look at the destruction in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
S2025 E302 - 8m 19s
Initial estimates show Hurricane Melissa may have killed dozens across Haiti and Jamaica. Melissa is one of the strongest storms the region has ever seen, leaving widespread destruction in multiple Caribbean nations. To discuss the ongoing rescue and relief efforts, Amna Nawaz spoke with Brian Bogart of the World Food Programme.
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Palestinians: Bodies returned by Israel show signs of abuse
S2025 E302 - 10m 3s
As part of the latest ceasefire deal, Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees and the bodies of nearly 200. Many of the dead show what Palestinian officials and relatives say are signs of torture and abuse. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen spoke with relatives of the deceased and of those still held. A warning: viewers may find some images disturbing.
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