PBS News Hour - Segments

If you're going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season, there's a chance the price you pay will be influenced by what's known as "surveillance pricing." Some retailers are using artificial intelligence to set individualized prices online by sifting through personal data, including age, gender, location and browsing history. Ali Rogin speaks with Jay Stanley at the ACLU for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Four new portraits have gone up at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, showcasing this year's recipients of the Portrait of a Nation award for their transformative contributions to American history and culture. One of them is Temple Grandin, who has transformed animal welfare around the world and affected public perception of autism. John Yang speaks with Grandin for our Weekend Spotlight. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Late Friday afternoon, the Justice Department began releasing thousands of pages of files and communications related to Jeffrey Epstein. The new documents include photos, call logs, court filings and more. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on the release and discusses more with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Investigators are still trying to determine the motive behind two shootings in New England after the suspect was found dead. The man who killed two students at Brown University was located in a New Hampshire storage facility. Authorities say he's also linked to the murder of a MIT professor. As Stephanie Sy reports, one anonymous tipster changed the course of the investigation. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Friday, nine pharmaceutical companies agreed to cut prices on many drugs they sell to Medicaid and sell them directly to consumers through the 'TrumpRx' website, Russian President Putin says he remains committed to achieving goals in Ukraine if Kyiv does not agree to its demands for peace and Australia announced a gun buyback plan following the Bondi Beach mass shooting. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

The Vanity Fair profile by journalist Chris Whipple, built on 11 interviews with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, offered a rare and revealing look inside President Trump's second term. Through Whipple, Wiles delivers unusually blunt assessments of senior officials and even offers a striking characterization of the president. Geoff Bennett discussed the story and reaction with Whipple. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Among the tens of thousands arrested in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, many are convicted of violent crimes. But nearly three-quarters of those held by ICE have no criminal record, according to TRAC, a nonpartisan data-gathering platform. Amna Nawaz spoke with the family of one young woman who was detained by federal immigration officers in North Carolina. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's attempts to address his sinking approval ratings on the economy, the Department of Justice begins to release the Epstein files and the renaming of the Kennedy Center. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

We want to acknowledge a difficult change for us here at the PBS News Hour. Over the past six years, our bureau in Phoenix has provided excellent reporting from that part of the country and produced an updated broadcast for stations in the Pacific time zone. But even strong and successful partnerships sometimes come to an end. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Inflation is showing fresh signs of cooling, ticking up 2.7% year-over-year, lower than many economists had expected. It follows the release of a delayed jobs report that showed weak growth and the highest unemployment rate in four years. The numbers could bolster the case for more interest rate cuts in 2026. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy