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PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 5, 2026
The U.S. captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, sparking a new era of American interventionism in the Western Hemisphere, while simultaneously, the CDC drastically cut recommended childhood vaccines based on political ideology.

PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 2, 2026
This episode covers escalating protests in Iran, the controversial renaming and financial state of the Trump-Kennedy Center, the severity of the current flu season, and a skeptical outlook on the Ukraine peace plan and Trump's political vetoes.

PBS News Hour full episode, Dec. 31, 2025
This episode unpacks critical geopolitical shifts in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the South Caucasus, exposes the pervasive nature of misinformation in 2025, and highlights urgent scientific and social challenges.
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