PBS News Hour - Full Show December 3, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode
Dec 4, 2025
Nick Schifrin, PBS NewsHour's foreign affairs reporter, discusses the Pentagon's alarming findings about Pete Hegseth's exposed messages that risked U.S. personnel. Liz Landers, the White House correspondent, reveals the expanded role of Border Patrol in sweeping immigration operations miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. The conversation dips into political tensions within the House GOP over internal rifts and Trump’s controversial pardons, offering insight into the implications of these measures for upcoming elections.
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Classified Details Shared On Signal
- The Pentagon inspector general found Pete Hegseth's Signal messages about a Yemen strike contained information classified "Secret, NOFORN."
- The IG said if intercepted, those messages could have endangered U.S. service members and mission planning.
Border Patrol Doing Interior Raids
- The Trump administration is using Border Patrol agents to run interior operations in cities like New Orleans, Minneapolis–St. Paul, and earlier in L.A.
- That shifts enforcement away from ICE and expands Border Patrol's role far from the southern border.
Agent Bovino's Cross-Country Tactics
- Greg Bovino led a Kern County sweep hundreds of miles from the border that resulted in 78 arrests and became a model for nationwide operations.
- Bovino's tactics later appeared in Los Angeles and Chicago and drew lawsuits and protests.