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PBS News Hour full episode, May 6, 2026
President Trump expresses cautious optimism about a potential deal to end the U.S.-Iran war, while a new poll reveals widespread American disapproval of the conflict and its economic impact, alongside rising anti-Muslim sentiment in Texas and a look back at media pioneer Ted Turner's legacy.
Brooks and Capehart on the cost of the Iran war and Trump's strategy
David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart dissect the escalating costs of the Iran war, Trump's confusing communication, and his administration's perceived economic illiteracy and politicization of the Justice Department.
PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 23, 2026
This episode dissects escalating cartel violence in Mexico, FBI leadership scrutiny, President Trump's tariff defiance, a fragile Syrian-Kurdish peace, and Team USA's record-breaking Winter Olympics performance.
PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 5, 2026
This episode of PBS NewsHour reports on critical current events including shifting public opinion on ICE, a major measles outbreak in South Carolina, the resurgence of 'zombie mortgages' from the 2008 crisis, the escalating famine in Sudan, and the complex challenges of rehabilitating sex workers in India.
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