December 1, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

War has returned to Gaza after a week-long cease-fire. The pause saw Hamas release more than 100 hostages, Israel free more than 240 Palestinians and hundreds of aid trucks allowed into Gaza. Negotiators are working to reinstate the temporary truce that ended Friday, but the Gaza health authority controlled by Hamas said more than 175 Palestinians have already been killed. Nick Schifrin reports.

In our news wrap Friday, a federal appeals court panel ruled that Jan. 6 lawsuits against former President Trump will move forward, an inmate is charged with attempted murder after stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times in a federal prison and Ukraine's spy agency has reportedly reached deep into Russia, blowing up two fuel tanker trains in Siberia.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including George Santos getting ousted from the House, the GOP presidential primary race heating up with Nikki Haley rising in the polls and the debate between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom.

For the first time in more than two decades, Congress has expelled one of its own. Rep. George Santos is out of a job in the wake of his many lies and scandals. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the historic development.