Episode Apr 17 April 17, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode Friday on the News Hour, the ceasefire holds in Lebanon, but questions remain about the future of the wider war as Iran claims it has reopened the Strait of Hormuz. Americans' overall health faces an uncertain future as the cost…
Politics Apr 17 News Wrap: Senate approves short-term renewal of FISA surveillance program In our news wrap Friday, the Senate approved a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, millions across the Midwest are facing the risk of severe storms and French officials say an 85-year-old widow of…
Episode Apr 16 April 16, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode Thursday on the News Hour, Israel and Lebanon agree to a 10-day ceasefire, but will Hezbollah abide by a truce it didn't negotiate? As White House budget director Russell Vought testifies before Congress, we check in on his efforts to…
World Apr 16 News Wrap: Pope warns of 'tyrants' spending billions on wars In our news wrap Thursday, Pope Leo is warning of a world "ravaged by a handful of tyrants" who spend billions on war, the Senate voted to lift a federal ban on mining upstream from Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area…
Episode Apr 15 April 15, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode Wednesday on the News Hour, diplomats lay the groundwork for a new round of talks between the U.S. and Iran as Americans' appetite for a prolonged conflict grows thin. A jury finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation monopolized the market and…
Nation Apr 15 News Wrap: IRS says average tax refund just under $3,500 this year n our news wrap Wednesday, tax refunds are larger this year, but not nearly as big as the Trump administration had projected, the head of the IRS told a Senate hearing that his agency is working to address taxes owed…
Episode Apr 14 April 14, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode Tuesday on the News Hour, the U.S. facilitates peace talks between Israel and Lebanon in hopes of finding a solution to the decades-old conflict reignited by the war with Iran. The resignations of two congressmen over separate sexual misconduct allegations…
Politics Apr 14 News Wrap: DOJ seeks to erase Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions In our news wrap Tuesday, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to throw out the Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, Super Typhoon Sinlaku battered a group of U.S. islands in the Pacific,…
Episode Apr 13 April 13, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode Monday on the News Hour, as the United States blockades Iran's ports after the first round of peace talks fails, we look at how the move is likely to affect negotiations and gas prices. Hungary's longtime leader, and Trump ally,…
Nation Apr 13 News Wrap: Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against WSJ for story on Epstein ties In our news wrap Monday, a judge dismissed President Trump's defamation lawsuit against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal for a story on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the Trump administration says it will allow Stonewall National Monument to…