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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Comey pleads not guilty on charges he lied to Congress
S2025 E281 - 4m 55s
Former FBI Director James Comey was arraigned on Wednesday after federal prosecutors charged him with lying to Congress five years ago. The charges were brought against Comey by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsay Halligan. Halligan’s predecessor was ousted for refusing to charge Comey. Amna Nawaz discussed more with NPR's Carrie Johnson.
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Trump threatens no back pay for furloughed federal workers
S2025 E280 - 3m
As the government shutdown hits the one-week mark with no end in sight, President Trump issued a new threat, saying that furloughed federal workers may not be reimbursed with back pay once the government reopens. It reverses what's been a long-standing policy and possibly goes against a 2019 law that ensures back pay for federal workers. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
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News Wrap: Texas National Guard arrives near Chicago
S2025 E280 - 4m 8s
In our news wrap Tuesday, National Guard troops from Texas arrived at an Army training center near Chicago ahead of an expected deployment, President Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, three U.S.-based scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in quantum mechanics and a medical helicopter crashed onto a highway in Sacramento.
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'Science Under Siege' warns of effort to discredit science
S2025 E280 - 8m 7s
From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells within the scientific community. William Brangham spoke with two prominent researchers about "Science Under Siege," their new book chronicling what they argue is a concerted war on science.
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What justices signaled in hearing on conversion therapy ban
S2025 E280 - 5m 25s
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could strike down bans on so-called conversion therapy for children. Conversion therapy broadly refers to attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity and is banned in 23 states and the District of Columbia. Geoff Bennett discussed Tuesday's arguments with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe.
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Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 Hamas attacks
S2025 E280 - 8m 58s
Two years after Hamas launched its deadly Oct. 7 attacks, Israelis took to the streets to mourn the loss of loved ones while also demanding the return of hostages still held. Among those kidnapped were the wife and children of Avihai Brodutch. They were released in November 2023, after being held for 51 days. Geoff Bennett spoke with Brodutch about the experience and his hope for Israel's future.
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The complications and risks of AI chatbot relationships
S2025 E280 - 7m 57s
Artificial intelligence has revolutionized everything from health care to art. It's now filling voids in some personal lives as AI chatbots are becoming friends, therapists and even romantic partners. As this technology enters our lives in new ways, our relationship with it has become more complicated and more risky. Stephanie Sy reports. A warning, this story includes discussion of suicide.
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Bondi dodges Democrats' questions in Senate hearing
S2025 E280 - 3m 56s
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee today underscored the deep partisan divide over the state of justice in America. In tense exchanges, Bondi and committee members clashed repeatedly, with each side accusing the other of politicizing and weaponizing the Justice Department. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins has this report.
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Trump considers farmer bailout as tariffs disrupt market
S2025 E280 - 9m 34s
President Trump is said to be preparing a bailout package of at least $10 billion that could provide relief to farmers facing the financial pain of tariffs on China. To discuss what this means for farmers and for the heartland, Liz Landers spoke with Aaron Lehman. He is the President of the Iowa Farmers Union, representing growers in the second-largest soybean-producing state in the country.
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Hamas and Israel begin indirect talks to end war in Gaza
S2025 E279 - 3m 16s
Israel and Hamas launched indirect talks in Egypt for a potential ceasefire. The first phase of the U.S.-drafted peace plan calls for the release of the Israeli hostages in exchange for the partial withdrawal of Israeli troops. A second phase envisions the end of the war and a lasting governance plan for Gaza. Nick Schifrin reports.
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What the CBS News shake-up means for the media landscape
S2025 E279 - 6m 57s
Paramount announced it is acquiring The Free Press, the independent news and commentary website founded in 2021 by Bari Weiss. As part of the deal, Weiss will also take a new role at CBS News as editor-in-chief. Weiss describes herself as a centrist and is known for pushing back against what she calls “woke” orthodoxy in mainstream media. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Oliver Darcy.
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Oregon governor calls Trump's actions 'threat to democracy'
S2025 E279 - 9m 21s
President Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to U.S. cities is setting up a new showdown in federal courts over the limits of his authority. Illinois sued the administration to stop plans to send in 400 troops from Texas. It comes after a separate judge blocked Trump from sending California’s National Guard to Oregon. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek.
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