Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/october-25-2023-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wednesday on the News Hour... Wednesday on the NewsHour, House Republicans finally choose a speaker in Mike Johnson. Israel appears ready to delay a ground invasion of Gaza, buying time for hostage negotiations, humanitarian aid for Palestinians and the buildup of U.S. defenses. Plus, Judy Woodruff explores how American democracy has survived despite deep polarization at many points in history. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson and what can he accomplish? 11 min Israel may delay Gaza ground invasion for hostage negotiations and aid for Palestinians 3 min News Wrap: Trump fined $10,000 for violating a gag order in civil fraud trial 4 min Family of man held by Hamas asks Israel to make safe return of hostages a priority 5 min Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews volunteer for Israeli military 5 min UAW strike against Detroit automakers expands to more plants as negotiations continue 5 min Historian compares America’s current divisions to the past and how we can overcome them 11 min David Brooks writes about the art of seeing others in new book ‘How to Know a Person’ 7 min