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PBS NewsHour
Don't have time for a full news hour? Listen to the PBS News Hour, segment by segment. Our full coverage of politics, science, arts, health, national and international news is included in this feed in easy-to-digest 5 to 10 minute segments. Segments are published each night by 9 p.m. Is this not what you're looking for? Don't miss our other podcasts for our full show, Brooks and Capehart, Politics Monday, Brief but Spectacular, and more. Find them in iTunes or in your favorite podcasting app. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Dec 9, 2025 • 8min
Literary critics reveal their favorite books of 2025
It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the conversation for 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
Dec 9, 2025 • 1h 3min
Settle In with Irin Carmon
Journalist Irin Carmon was eight months pregnant when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, returning the right to an abortion back to state lawmakers. In this episode of Settle In, Carmon tells Amna Nawaz about how her own experience informed her book “Unbearable,” which follows five other pregnant women in New York City and Alabama, and how the history of labor and delivery helps explain the fractured health care systems we have today.
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Dec 8, 2025 • 6min
Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s power over independent agencies
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a legal case that could vastly expand presidential powers. At stake are 90 years of precedent that have kept presidents from being able to remove members of independent government agencies. News Hour’s Supreme Court analyst Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUSblog, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.
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Dec 8, 2025 • 7min
News Wrap: Paramount Skydance starts bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery
In our news wrap Monday, Paramount Skydance launched a hostile all-cash offer directly to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders just days after a deal was formed with Netflix, President Trump's former personal lawyer resigned as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey, Syria marks one year since a rebel uprising toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad and some students abducted in Nigeria were freed. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
Dec 8, 2025 • 11min
European leaders rally around Ukraine after U.S. shifts strategy to the Western Hemisphere
The U.S. has been pursuing a solution to the war in Ukraine and recently highlighted those efforts as part of its new national security strategy. Heather Conley, former deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs during the George W. Bush administration, and Dan Caldwell, an advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, join Nick Schifrin for two perspectives on that strategy. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
Dec 8, 2025 • 5min
Some Indiana Republicans resist White House calls to redraw their congressional maps
The Indiana Senate convened Monday to debate the possibility of redrawing state congressional maps ahead of the 2026 election. The new proposed map would likely give republicans two additional seats, and President Trump is highly invested in the outcome. News Hour's White House correspondent Liz Landers has been watching all this and joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
Dec 8, 2025 • 7min
Trump proposes $12 billion in aid to farmers after ‘exceptionally difficult year’
President Trump announced a $12 billion relief plan for American farmers on Monday. It’s aimed at supporting an industry hit by lower sales, higher expenses and the president’s tariff policy. Patrick Thomas of The Wall Street Journal, joins William Brangham to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
Dec 8, 2025 • 8min
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the pushback against Trump policies
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how President Trump is starting to face some pushback on several fronts, including from within his own party, and the impact of the president's economic policies. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
Dec 8, 2025 • 9min
Why Native Americans are facing high rates of mental decline
It’s estimated that around 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that’s expected to double by 2060. But researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment and dementia exist in a population that’s long been one of the most difficult to study: Native Americans. Stephanie Sy recently traveled to Seattle to understand why. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
Dec 7, 2025 • 2min
News Wrap: U.S. boat strike backlash continues as lawmakers weigh in
In our news wrap Sunday, lawmakers shared different interpretations of the contentious second U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean after Hegseth defended the action, Russia bombarded Ukraine with overnight attacks as negotiators seek to the end the war, and a massive fire at a popular nightclub in India killed at least 25 people. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
