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PBS News Hour full episode, March 5, 2026
The News Hour details the escalating war with Iran, its regional and economic fallout, President Trump's first cabinet firing, and the expanding private space industry.

PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 30, 2026
This episode details the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown, the controversial nomination of an 'inflation hawk' to lead the Federal Reserve, and the significant impact of federal funding cuts on Medicaid and services for people with disabilities.

PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 21, 2026
President Trump backpedaled on threats against Greenland and European tariffs, while the Supreme Court heard arguments on Federal Reserve independence, and local officials pushed back against aggressive federal immigration enforcement, all against a backdrop of shifting global alliances and a mixed economic picture.

PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 13, 2026
This episode details the escalating Iranian protests and brutal government crackdown, the unprecedented mass resignations within the Justice Department over an ICE shooting investigation, the Supreme Court's hearing on transgender athletes in women's sports, and the US-Denmark diplomatic crisis over Greenland.

PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 12, 2026
The Trump administration faces accusations of weaponizing the Justice Department against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while simultaneously deploying extremist rhetoric in public campaigns and grappling with escalating protests in Iran.
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