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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

  • Epstein survivors' lawyer: 'World will see who's involved': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Epstein survivors' lawyer: 'World will see who's involved'

    S2025 E322 - 5m 36s

    With bipartisan support, Congress voted to release the Epstein files. To discuss the vote and what comes next, Amna Nawaz spoke with Spencer Kuvin, an attorney representing multiple survivors of Epstein's abuse.

  • Bishops push U.S. to end 'dehumanizing' immigration actions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Bishops push U.S. to end 'dehumanizing' immigration actions

    S2025 E322 - 7m 18s

    Catholic bishops are speaking out against the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort and its treatment of immigrants in detention. In a special pastoral message, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote, “we pray for an end to the dehumanizing rhetoric and violence.” Amna Nawaz spoke with one of the bishops behind the message, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas.

  • News Wrap: Judge rules Meta does not have illegal monopoly: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Judge rules Meta does not have illegal monopoly

    S2025 E322 - 5m 59s

    In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that Meta does not have an illegal monopoly over social networking, Cloudflare says it has resolved an outage that disrupted internet users, the NTSB says two electrical blackouts disabled the ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge last year and the Trump administration is accelerating plans to dismantle the Education Department.

  • Trumps policies create challenges for community colleges: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trumps policies create challenges for community colleges

    S2025 E322 - 8m 18s

    The Trump administration's battles over higher education have mostly focused on elite and some public universities. But the president's policies are also creating challenges for some community colleges, and could undermine those schools' plans to build more economic opportunities and jobs. Paul Solman reports for our series, Rethinking College.

  • Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince to White House: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince to White House

    S2025 E322 - 8m 17s

    President Trump welcomed the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia to the White House. During the visit, the president dismissed the U.S. intelligence community’s finding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the plan to kill Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on finding where you belong: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Brief But Spectacular take on finding where you belong

    S2025 E322 - 2m 15s

    Sometimes, the right learning environment can change everything. For Courtney Irwin, that place was a youth development center in Salinas, California. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on how cooking and community helped her find her way.

  • A look at Trump's overhaul of plan to end homelessness: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at Trump's overhaul of plan to end homelessness

    S2025 E321 - 5m 38s

    The Trump administration announced an overhaul of how it will reallocate funds for housing and the homeless. The changes involve $3.9 billion in funds used to place people in permanent housing. That money will now be shifted to programs with work requirements and mandatory treatment, and to law enforcement to support clearing encampments. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Jennifer Ludden of NPR.

  • Epstein files vote expected on Tuesday after Trump's shift: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Epstein files vote expected on Tuesday after Trump's shift

    S2025 E321 - 7m 21s

    The House of Representatives is gearing up to vote on a bill that would force the Department of Justice to release all its files in the Jeffrey Epstein case. It follows an abrupt shift in tone from the White House as President Trump urged his party to move forward with the vote after key Republicans joined Democrats in the push. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • White House to welcome controversial Saudi crown prince: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    White House to welcome controversial Saudi crown prince

    S2025 E321 - 10m 58s

    For years, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, was shunned on the world stage. But President Biden visited him in Riyadh three years ago, and now President Trump will bestow on the 40-year-old pomp and pageantry usually reserved for an official state visit. Nick Schifrin reports and Geoff Bennett has views on the visit from Tom Malinowski and Kirsten Fontenrose.

  • How Charlotte is responding to Trump's immigration crackdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Charlotte is responding to Trump's immigration crackdown

    S2025 E321 - 6m 6s

    Charlotte is the latest city to be targeted by the Trump administration as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration. William Brangham discussed how local officials are responding to Border Patrol agents on the city’s streets with George Dunlap, a commissioner for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump and the Epstein files: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump and the Epstein files

    S2025 E321 - 8m 47s

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s U-turn on the release of the Epstein files and the White House beginning to acknowledge affordability concerns.

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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

    1 Hour

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

    1 Hour

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

    Friday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

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

    Friday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

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

    Friday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

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

    1 Hour

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

    Saturday
    Dec 6

    1 Hour

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

    Saturday
    Dec 6

    1 Hour

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

    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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    PBS News Hour

    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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    PBS News Hour

    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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    PBS News Hour

    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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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

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

    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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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

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

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

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

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

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

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

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