October 4, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Two candidates are entering the Republican race to be the next Speaker of the House, but it's unclear how long it will take to find a successor to the ousted Kevin McCarthy. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the historic events unfolding on Capitol Hill and Geoff Bennett discusses the future of the House Republican Conference with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York.

The civil trial accusing Donald Trump of fraud is underway in New York. The case has become a vehicle for the former president and frontrunner for the GOP nomination to amplify violent rhetoric against his perceived enemies from judges to legal clerks and the attorney general. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

President Biden has been using existing, targeted programs to cancel student debt after the Supreme Court struck down his original plan in June. Wednesday, he announced another $9 billion in forgiveness for 125,000 borrowers and the Education Department is also making another attempt at mass relief. John Yang discussed the latest with Danielle Douglas-Gabriel.

Guatemala is Central America’s largest country and is critical to U.S. efforts to control regional migration. In August, the country elected an anti-corruption activist who vows to take on elites that have weakened the judiciary and persecuted Guatemalan journalists and activists. Nick Schifrin spoke with president-elect Bernardo Arévalo in his first English language interview since the election.

Research has found that teenagers should be getting eight to ten hours of sleep every night. But many are sleeping far less than that and nearly one in four also suffer from insomnia. William Brangham reports on why it's so hard for so many teens to sleep, and why it's taking a toll on their mental health. It’s part of our ongoing series, Early Warnings: America’s Youth Mental Health Crisis.