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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

  • Aid begins to flow into Gaza as Trump heads to Israel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Aid begins to flow into Gaza as Trump heads to Israel

    S2025 E285 - 5m 27s

    President Trump left Washington and the government shutdown behind Sunday for the Middle East to highlight a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that includes the anticipated release of Israeli hostages and thousands of detained Palestinians. This as desperate Palestinians await more aid in Gaza. Anshel Pfeffer of The Economist joins John Yang from Jerusalem to discuss.

  • Humanitarian author Mitch Albom on love and second chances: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Humanitarian author Mitch Albom on love and second chances

    S2025 E284 - 9m 14s

    Mitch Albom is a sports writer turned author turned benefactor who puts love and hope at the center of nearly everything he does. For our Weekend Spotlight series, John Yang meets up with Albom to talk about his latest book, his writing process and giving back.

  • The latest advances in breast cancer prevention, treatment: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The latest advances in breast cancer prevention, treatment

    S2025 E284 - 6m 27s

    For the past 40 years, pink ribbons have sprouted every October as the symbol of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To take stock of the latest in breast cancer research and the experience of patients, Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Arif Kamal, the American Cancer Society’s chief patient officer, and Kristen Dahlgren, founder of the Cancer Vaccine Coalition.

  • Relief groups ready to surge aid to Gaza as ceasefire holds: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Relief groups ready to surge aid to Gaza as ceasefire holds

    S2025 E284 - 6m 35s

    There’s relief in both Israel and Gaza as the pause in fighting appears to be holding. As Israeli forces pull back in Gaza, humanitarian organizations prepare to move in to increase the flow of desperately needed aid. Before the ceasefire took hold, Nick Schifrin spoke with Antoine Renard, the World Food Program’s director for the Palestinian territories, about conditions inside Gaza.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's focus on the Gaza peace deal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's focus on the Gaza peace deal

    S2025 E283 - 11m 9s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump celebrating the Gaza peace deal while targeting political enemies at home and the government shutdown entering its second weekend.

  • Displaced Gazans begin returning to shattered communities: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Displaced Gazans begin returning to shattered communities

    S2025 E283 - 6m 5s

    For the first time in more than six months, the guns have gone silent in Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis are saying tonight they hope this ceasefire will prove to be the end of the war. Palestinians used the respite from relentless bombing to start picking up the pieces. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite on Broadway: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite on Broadway

    S2025 E283 - 8m 14s

    It's a classic of theater that continues to be taken on by top actors and still resonates with audiences. “Waiting for Godot” mixes despair and comedy to raise questions about the meaning of life. Now, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, two actors who are great friends, are doing their waiting on Broadway. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Trump White House orders more federal layoffs amid shutdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump White House orders more federal layoffs amid shutdown

    S2025 E283 - 3m 3s

    As the federal government shutdown heads into its second weekend, the Trump administration has begun what it calls “substantial” layoffs of federal workers. President Trump and his team had suggested this would be coming, but it was Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought who made it official. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the agencies affected.

  • Unlikely alliance builds cleaner geothermal energy network: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Unlikely alliance builds cleaner geothermal energy network

    S2025 E283 - 8m 3s

    An unlikely partnership between a utility company and climate activists managed to convert a community to geothermal heating and cooling. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on this project for our energy and climate series, Tipping Point.

  • Leiter: 'Hamas cannot remain' in Gaza for this plan to work: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Leiter: 'Hamas cannot remain' in Gaza for this plan to work

    S2025 E282 - 7m 48s

    As Israel and Hamas work to implement the first phase of the ceasefire deal, Geoff Bennett spoke with Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, about what changed to make this agreement acceptable today when it wasn’t previously.

  • ICE escalates aggressive raids in Chicago: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ICE escalates aggressive raids in Chicago

    S2025 E282 - 7m 25s

    President Trump and his team are doubling down on efforts to bring the National Guard into Democrat-run cities and to ramp up ICE enforcement. The administration argues that episodes of violence against federal agents constitute a danger. Governors and mayors say local police can handle any issues and argue it's an unconstitutional power play by Trump. William Brangham reports.

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    Dec 5

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    Dec 5

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Dec 5

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Dec 5

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Dec 5

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Dec 5

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Saturday
    Dec 6

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Saturday
    Dec 6

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Dec 6

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Dec 8

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Monday
    Dec 8

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    Monday
    Dec 8

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Dec 8

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Dec 9

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    Dec 9

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    Dec 9

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