Politics Aug 27 News Wrap: Trump administration taking over management of D.C.’s Union Station In our news wrap Wednesday, the Trump administration is taking over management of Washington's Union Station in its latest effort to put the capital city further under federal control, CDC head Susan Monarez is reportedly being forced out weeks after…
Episode Aug 26 August 26, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode Tuesday on the News Hour, President Trump tries to gain more control over the historically independent Federal Reserve by moving to fire a prominent member of its board. We speak with Baltimore's mayor after the president threatens to send in…
World Aug 26 News Wrap: Israeli military says it targeted Hamas camera in Gaza hospital strike In our news wrap Tuesday, the Israeli military claims it was targeting a Hamas surveillance camera when it struck a hospital in Gaza and killed 20 people, including five journalists and the Trump administration says it will withhold federal funding…
Episode Aug 25 August 25, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode Monday on the News Hour, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is arrested by immigration authorities again after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and then returned to the U.S. The unique history of how Washington, D.C., has been governed as National…
Politics Aug 25 News Wrap: Trump signs order aimed at flag burning In our news wrap Monday, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at flag burning, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, a dangerous heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is refusing to let up and nearly…
Episode Aug 22 August 22, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode Friday on the News hour, the FBI raids the home of John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser turned vocal critic. Famine is officially declared in parts of Gaza, where over half a million people face imminent starvation. Plus,…
Nation Aug 22 News Wrap: Pentagon says troops will start carrying firearms in D.C. In our news wrap Friday, the Pentagon says National Guard troops will start carrying firearms in D.C. as part of President Trump’s security crackdown of the city, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the…
Episode Aug 21 August 21, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode Thursday on the News Hour, an appeals court throws out President Trump's half-billion-dollar fine in his civil fraud case. The director of national intelligence slashes her agency's workforce and budget, including an office to track election interference. Plus, we sit…
Nation Aug 21 News Wrap: Trump greets law enforcement and National Guard troops patrolling D.C. In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump met with law enforcement and National Guard troops patrolling the nation's capital, California lawmakers moved closer to approving a redrawn congressional map a day after the Texas House approved redistricting and the State…
Episode Aug 20 August 20, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode Wednesday on the News Hour, NATO leaders plan what role U.S. and European forces could play in the future defense of Ukraine. The American Academy of Pediatrics releases new vaccine recommendations that diverge from CDC guidelines. Plus, the challenge of…