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PBS News Hour full show, June 10, 2026
International RelationsGeopoliticsUS Foreign Policy

PBS News Hour full show, June 10, 2026

The US-Iran conflict escalates with new strikes and a full blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, driving US inflation to a three-year high, while domestic politics grapple with intelligence program reauthorization and deep ideological divisions.

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PBS News Hour full episode, May 6, 2026
US-Iran RelationsInternational DiplomacyNuclear Proliferation

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.

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Brooks and Capehart on the cost of the Iran war and Trump's strategy
Iran warTrump administrationForeign policy

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.

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PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 23, 2026
Mexican Drug CartelsOrganized CrimeU.S.-Mexico Relations

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.

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PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 5, 2026
Immigration PolicyPublic OpinionMeasles Outbreak

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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