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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Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages
S2025 E289 - 7m 3s
Rescue crews are airlifting hundreds of evacuees in rural Alaska after the remnants of a typhoon brought hurricane-force winds and record-breaking storm surge to the state's remote western coast. Geoff Bennett discussed the storm with Sage Smiley, the news director at KYUK in Bethel, Alaska, a town that has become a hub for the recovery effort in recent days.
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Trump adviser turned critic John Bolton indicted
S2025 E289 - 5m 41s
A federal grand jury in Maryland indicted former national security adviser John Bolton on 18 charges of retaining and transmitting classified information to two of his relatives. Bolton served as U.N. ambassador and then national security adviser in the first Trump administration before emerging as one of the president’s most vocal critics. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Mary McCord.
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Abortion bans fueling rise in domestic violence, experts say
S2025 E289 - 8m 54s
On average, a woman’s risk of being killed in the U.S. increases by 20% when pregnant or after giving birth. Pregnant and postpartum women are more likely to be killed than to die from childbirth-related issues. Many killings are the result of domestic violence. Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports from Louisiana, where experts say abortion restrictions are putting women further at risk.
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Palestinians return to ruins where homes once stood
S2025 E288 - 8m 18s
The process of returning dead hostages continues as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds. Israel accuses Hamas of stalling the return of remains as promised in the deal. Hamas and the Red Cross say Israel’s destruction in Gaza has made recovery nearly impossible. As Leila Molana-Allen reports, Palestinians who survived the war are returning to ruins where their homes once stood.
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Federal workers on how the shutdown is upending their lives
S2025 E288 - 8m 4s
The government shutdown has far-reaching effects for federal workers. Hundreds of thousands have been furloughed and many others are working without a paycheck. Some may be out of work permanently after the Trump administration announced plans for mass layoffs. We hear from dozens of federal employees, and Lisa Desjardins reports on how many workers are off the job.
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News Wrap: Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to ceasefire
S2025 E288 - 5m 16s
In our news wrap Wednesday, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire following days of deadly clashes, Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga died at 80, a federal judge in Montana dismissed a lawsuit brought by young climate activists who tried to stop Trump’s executive orders on fossil fuels and Boston's mayor pushed back on Trump's threat to move World Cup matches.
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Democratic, GOP strategists on political fallout of shutdown
S2025 E288 - 8m 16s
It's Day 15 of the federal government shutdown, one of the longest lapses in funding in U.S. history. To discuss the politics of the shutdown, Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir and Republican strategist Doug Heye.
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How students are faring in Arizona's voucher program
S2025 E288 - 8m 23s
As the Trump administration throws its weight behind a national school voucher program that it says will give parents more options, critics point to the negative impacts school choice is having on public schools. Arizona introduced the first universal school voucher program in the country in 2022, and it may provide clues for what’s to come. Stephanie Sy reports on how the program is faring.
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Billionaire mining executive betting on green energy
S2025 E288 - 5m 54s
This week, countries may approve a carbon tax on the global shipping industry. The International Maritime Organization is poised to approve new levies on ships for their emissions, but the Trump administration argues it's a harmful tax. William Brangham has a profile of Andrew Forrest, a key business player who's attracting attention for his efforts to make industry greener.
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What justices signaled in Supreme Court redistricting case
S2025 E288 - 7m 21s
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled it could upend a central pillar of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The question at the heart of arguments is whether lawmakers can use race as a factor when drawing congressional districts. Ali Rogin discussed the case's potential to reshape electoral maps with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe and David Wasserman.
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How the latest federal layoffs could impact public health
S2025 E287 - 6m 3s
Over the weekend, roughly 1,300 employees at the CDC received notices they were fired. As the Trump administration realized it had fired some key staff, reportedly half of them were reinstated the next day. It still leaves the health agency without many crucial professionals. Amna Nawaz discussed the impact with Dr. Nirav Shah.
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Finding remains of hostages will be challenge, analyst says
S2025 E287 - 4m 51s
As the Israel–Hamas ceasefire faces tensions, Amna Nawaz discussed the latest developments with Yousef Munayyer. He’s the head of the Palestine/Israel Program and senior fellow at Arab Center Washington DC, a non-profit research group.
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