Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/january-16-2026-pbs-news-hour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday on the News Hour... Friday on the News Hour, the CIA director visits the president of Venezuela, while the opposition leader visits the U.S. and pushes for a democratic government. Restrictions are placed on Elon Musk's artificial intelligence program that was able to generate explicit images, but concerns remain. Plus, how Iran’s uprising met a crackdown and how a pledge of U.S. help seems to have gone unfulfilled. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Machado urges U.S. leaders to push for a democratic government in Venezuela 4 min News Wrap: Trump threatens tariffs for countries not supporting his Greenland takeover 5 min Musk's Grok AI faces more scrutiny after generating sexual deepfake images 6 min As U.S. pledge for help goes unfulfilled, Iran's uprising meets brutal crackdown 10 min Brooks and Capehart on Trump's threats against Minnesota and Greenland 10 min What to watch as Indiana and Miami face off for college football's championship 6 min Author Charles Duhigg joins Amna Nawaz for our 'Settle In' podcast 6 min Introducing 'Horizons' and 'Compass Points' from PBS News 4 min