PBS News Hour - Segments

Air travel across the country came to a standstill on Friday after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a rare nationwide ground stop citing "extraordinary circumstances" and "reasons of safety." Aviation correspondent Miles O'Brien reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Friday, a ship collided with a river cruise boat in New Orleans, causing it to sink in the Mississippi River, some Microsoft users were offline for a second day as the company scrambled to restore its widely used suite of workplace software and the White House is tightening rules on how staffers interact with lobbyists. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about...

The fallout of Jensen Huang's downfall expanded into a public fight between two of President Trump's top advisers. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of failing to prevent China from obtaining Nvidia's most advanced chips. Nick Schifrin looks at the finger-pointing and the ongoing efforts to control advanced technology exports to China. PBS News is supported...

Sales of existing homes in the U.S. fell last month to their lowest level in more than 16 years. That's according to a new report by the National Association of Realtors. In October alone, sales dropped to 3.75 million homes, an 8.8% drop compared with the same time last year. Stephanie Sy reports on what's driving the decline. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders....

Senate Democrats won back their majority last week, and now they're fighting over who will lead it. Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has thrown his hat in the ring and says he will take on current Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the first serious challenge Schumer has faced to his party leadership. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org...

The Department of Homeland Security reports that immigrant deportations and arrests hit an all-time high. More than 491,000 people were arrested by ICE in the last fiscal year, and more than 483,000 were deported. The Trump administration has said it aims to deport one million immigrants annually. William Brangham discussed more with John Sandweg, who was acting ICE Director under President Obama....

David Brooks of The Atlantic and Ruth Marcus of The New Yorker join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the fallout of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's resignation and what the Trump administration knew, how Republicans are responding to their losses in the midterm elections, JD Vance's chances in 2028 and the Democratic leadership battle in the Senate. PBS News is supported by - https:...

Anthony Roth Costanzo cuts an unusual figure in the world of music. The leading international opera singer is performing in the Metropolitan Opera's critically acclaimed and wildly popular "Lincoln at the Bardo," which the Met will stream for free to the public on Saturday. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - htt...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced his resignation after it was reported that he had an affair with a businesswoman accused of being a Chinese spy and an extramarital relationship with an Nvidia executive. Huang's departure has sparked questions about the future of Nvidia, the AI industry and U.S. national security. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Dmitri Alperovitch and Stephen Witt. PBS News...

New York officials say they've ended their rescue operations at the site of a collapsed building in Brooklyn and that there are no more victims inside. The collapse killed at least eight people, including two children, and injured dozens more. William Brangham reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Thursday, a gunman in Washington, D.C., killed one person and injured 4 others before fatally shooting himself, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a medal today to the soldier who admonished his party during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and European officials will join the next round of Ukraine peace talks. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.o...

In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom won his longshot bid to oust incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colom's victory is a stunning reversal in the deeply conservative state that hasn't been represented by a Black senator since the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. Liz Landers reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Scott Colom's historic victory in Mississippi marks a political milestone in a state central to the struggle for civil rights and voting rights in America. To discuss the significance of this moment, Geoff Bennett spoke with Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

The new Democratic senators are in Washington for orientation and are already facing tough questions about how they plan to govern. One is Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan, the first Muslim elected to the Senate. His win came after a hard-fought race marked by outside spending and attacks on his name and his faith. Amna Nawaz sat down with El-Sayed to discuss how he hopes to shake up Washington. PBS New...

Since the Trump administration began its reductions to foreign aid, we've brought you reports from around the world on the consequences. Wracked by conflict for decades and suffering the cruel effects of the climate crisis, Somalia is perpetually in need. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, Neha Wadekar and Ed Ram show how the cuts are affecting some of the world's most vulnerable people. PBS...

After 24 years in the Army, Quinton McNair returned home to Chicago and found himself struggling to adjust to civilian life. But an unexpected hobby helped him discover a new sense of mission. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on finding purpose after the military. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Iran's top national security official warned that it would strike American bases beyond the Gulf, including in Europe, if the United States resumes air strikes against the Islamic Republic. The warning comes one day after indictments in New York against three men who allegedly conspired to attack U.S. Air Force planes at a base in England. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://...

In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrat Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was admonished by an Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ended with an agreement to exchange prisoners, but no breakthrough on ending the war. PBS News is suppo...

With Democrats set to take control of Congress, the White House is threatening them over investigations into the Trump administration. The top White House lawyer warned that aggressive oversight of the administration "may cross the line into blatant criminality." It comes amid a wave of resignations within the Justice Department. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Devlin Barrett of The New York Times....

As Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons is poised to become chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, succeeding retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. A staunch supporter of Ukraine and a critic of President Trump's war with Iran, Coons would take the helm at a consequential moment for American foreign policy. Coons joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more. PB...

Companies have always tried to maximize profits, but now there are a host of sophisticated tools to determine the prices of the goods and services they sell. At a time when so many Americans are frustrated with rising costs, those tools are under greater scrutiny. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explains how that technology is transforming the prices we pay. PBS News is supported by - https://...

Over the last 250 years, the United States military has helped shape the nation's history – from the fight for independence to its emergence as the world's leading military power. But as the military's reach has grown, fewer Americans are serving in uniform. Judy Woodruff explores what that means for the country in her series, Crossroads: America at 250. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs....

The themes of service to country and reflection on humanity are at the center of the new film "The Mosquito Bowl." Special correspondent Mike Cerre caught up with some of the forces behind the film and the real historical event. It's part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Power shifts in Washington continued as new party leadership began to take shape. In the House, the GOP picked Jim Jordan to be their new leader and Senate Republicans re-elected John Thune. The House also voted to quash an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Lisa Desjardins reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

For a legal perspective on the effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Geoff Bennett spoke with Eugene Fidell. He's a longtime military law expert who served as a Coast Guard lawyer and later practiced military law in the private sector. He also co-founded the National Institute of Military Justice, an organization dedicated to improving the military justice system. PBS News is supported...