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December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

  • November 10, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 10, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E314 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News Hour, a group of Senate Democrats breaks with party leadership and makes a deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown. During a meeting with President Trump, Syria's leader announces his country is joining an anti-ISIS coalition. Plus, we speak with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary about the agency's decision to lift warnings on hormone replacement therapy for menopause.

  • November 8, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 8, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2025 E312 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, air travelers cope with reduced airline schedules, while the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to withhold food benefits for tens of millions of Americans for now. How a new federal investment may help struggling rural hospitals keep their doors open. Plus, what a trending relationship test reveals about the importance of life’s little moments.

  • November 7, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 7, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E311 - 56m 41s

    Friday on the News Hour, flights are canceled amid the longest-ever government shutdown, while SNAP food benefits remain in legal limbo. As President Trump targets the agency in charge of jobs reports, we examine what other labor market data says about unemployment. Plus, Tucker Carlson hosts white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes on his show, causing a rift in the Republican Party.

  • November 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E309 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, Democrats dominate election night as economic anxieties and discontent with President Trump’s leadership weigh heavily on Republican candidates. The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case questioning whether the president overstepped his authority when he imposed tariffs on nearly every country in the world. Plus, we speak with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Extras and Features

  • Deadly Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon despite ceasefire: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Deadly Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon despite ceasefire

    S2025 E326 - 9m 7s

    Next week marks one year since the ceasefire that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. During that time, fighting on the ground has continued. Just this week, Israel launched strikes in southern Lebanon that killed at least a dozen people. The Israeli military said it was targeting Hamas members. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports.

  • Capehart and Continetti on Trump's warm welcome of Mamdani: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Capehart and Continetti on Trump's warm welcome of Mamdani

    S2025 E325 - 12m 4s

    Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Matthew Continetti of the American Enterprise Institute join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump playing nice with Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office but calling six other Democrats traitors and saying the video they posted could be punishable by death and the president hosting the Saudi crown prince at the White House.

  • Clyburn spotlights trailblazing Black congressmen in book: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Clyburn spotlights trailblazing Black congressmen in book

    S2025 E325 - 7m 6s

    Congressman James Clyburn has spent more than three decades in Congress. In his new book, he turns his attention to the trailblazing Black men who were the first to walk those halls. Geoff Bennett sat down with Rep. Clyburn to discuss "The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation."

  • Trump and Mamdani meet after months of trading insults: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump and Mamdani meet after months of trading insults

    S2025 E325 - 5m 23s

    President Trump and the future mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, met at the White House after months of trading insults. In an Oval Office meeting, they were far more civilized, with the president at times praising the mayor-elect despite their political differences. Both said they’ll look to work together to improve the nation’s largest city. Liz Landers reports from the White House.

  • Oldest woman to hike Appalachian Trail reflects on journey: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Oldest woman to hike Appalachian Trail reflects on journey

    S2025 E325 - 3m 3s

    Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2,200 miles, across 14 states, in a single 12-month period. It's a monumental feat of physical and emotional endurance. Betty Kellenberger, an 80-year-old retired school teacher from Michigan, shares her story of completing the hike.

  • Zelenskyy pressured to accept Trump's Ukraine peace plan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Zelenskyy pressured to accept Trump's Ukraine peace plan

    S2025 E325 - 9m 16s

    President Trump said he’d like to see Ukraine accept his peace plan by Thursday of next week. But the plan asks Ukraine to make concessions it's previously rejected, and President Zelenskyy said his country has to decide whether to lose a major partner, or lose what it's been fighting for. Stephanie Sy reports on the latest and Amna Nawaz discusses more with Richard Haass.

  • How Colorado is working to protect vaccine access: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Colorado is working to protect vaccine access

    S2025 E325 - 8m 52s

    This week, the CDC changed its website to suggest that vaccines may cause autism, even though there's no scientific evidence to prove such a link. It’s the latest change to vaccine guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In response, some Democratic-led states have taken steps aimed at protecting access to vaccines and pushing back on misinformation. William Brangham reports.

  • News Wrap: USCG will classify swastikas as hate symbols: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: USCG will classify swastikas as hate symbols

    S2025 E325 - 6m 4s

    In our news wrap Friday, the Coast Guard will again classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, backing off a change to call those emblems "potentially divisive,” gunmen kidnapped students from a Catholic school in Nigeria, the Department of Transportation released a new crash test dummy that more closely resembles the female body and Mexico's Fátima Bosch Fernández was crowned Miss Universe.

  • Americans covered through ACA face spike in premiums: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Americans covered through ACA face spike in premiums

    S2025 E324 - 4m 54s

    We’re weeks away from 20 million Americans seeing a massive spike in their healthcare premiums. That’s if no deal can be struck to extend subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. We heard from some of those being affected.

  • Trump family’s cryptocurrency ties raise ethical concerns: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump family’s cryptocurrency ties raise ethical concerns

    S2025 E324 - 7m 57s

    As President Trump’s administration has moved to loosen regulations on cryptocurrency and pledged to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world,” his family’s ties to the industry are raising ethical concerns and blurring the lines between business and government. White House correspondent Liz Landers takes a closer look.

  • Trump pushes Ukraine peace plan with significant concessions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump pushes Ukraine peace plan with significant concessions

    S2025 E324 - 5m 42s

    PBS News obtained the 28-point plan drafted by the Trump administration to try to end the war in Ukraine. The document is at the center of a pivotal diplomatic visit to Kyiv by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. It references Ukrainian security guarantees, but also demands Ukraine give up territory, cap the size of its military and blocks NATO from sending troops to Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Experts offer views on coverage and cost of ACA subsidies: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Experts offer views on coverage and cost of ACA subsidies

    S2025 E324 - 9m

    If the Affordable Care Act subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of the year, premiums would double for the average enrollee, with some paying over $1,000 more every month. The subsidies were at the heart of the recent government shutdown, but Democrats were not successful in securing a deal. William Brangam spoke with Jonathan Cohn and Brian Blaze for their views on the debate.

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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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    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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    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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    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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    Monday
    Dec 8

    1 Hour

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

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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 9

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

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