Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/october-29-2025-pbs-news-hour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wednesday on the News Hour... Wednesday on the News House, much of Jamaica is left with severe damage and no power in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Vice President Vance and Charlie Kirk's widow host a college event in Mississippi, aiming to chart a path forward for the young conservative movement. Plus, federal funding cuts force many top researchers to think about leaving the U.S. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode A look at the destruction in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa’s landfall as a Category 5 8 min News Wrap: Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for 2nd time this year 6 min Vance joins Erika Kirk at University of Mississippi for Turning Point USA event 5 min Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: ‘The science world is ending’ 9 min How data center power demand could help lower electricity prices 6 min Palestinians say bodies and detainees returned by Israel show signs of torture and abuse 10 min Jonathan Karl explores Trump’s focus on retribution in new book 8 min