PBS News Hour - Segments

The Trump administration has reached a joint settlement with seven states that will effectively shut down a key Biden-era student loan relief program. But what about the roughly 7 million people currently enrolled in it? Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post's national higher education reporter, joins John Yang to break down the impact on borrowers in the months ahead. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

During the past three years, Judy Woodruff has spoken with people across the country whose stories have helped us understand this moment in America. Now, she checks back in with some of them as part of her series, "America at a Crossroads." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

With less than a year until the 2026 midterm elections, it's already expected to be one of the most expensive campaigns in history. But how that money is spent could be changing. Major arguments took place Tuesday at the Supreme Court that could reshape campaign finance laws. Lisa Desjardins has more on the Republican push to remove key spending limits.

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In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge allowed a request to unseal records from the grand jury investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell, President Trump considers expanding U.S. military operations against drug trafficking targets, Honduras seeks the arrest of the country's former president, Ukraine's president opens the door to elections and Australia rolls out a social media ban.

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Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rose to national prominence as one of the most vocal backers of President Trump. But the pair fell out after she called for the extension of expiring health care subsidies and for the release of the Epstein files over his objections. Greene, who plans on resigning in early January, joins Amna Nawaz for a one-on-one interview from her Capitol Hill office. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In a move with major implications for national security and the race to dominate artificial intelligence, President Trump announced Monday that he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 computer chip — an advanced chip used for developing A.I. — to China. Tufts University professor Chris Miller, author of "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology," joins Geoff Bennett with more.

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We are in the middle of that fraught period when high school students are finding out what colleges they've been accepted to, with about 60 percent of them going through this process right now. But not all of them will find the right fit. Jeff Selingo, who writes about higher education and has a new book "Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You," joins William Brangham for more.

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While President Trump's targeted immigration sweeps in cities like New Orleans and Minneapolis have drawn national attention, the reach of his administration's policies extends far beyond those headlines. Lisa Desjardins spoke with one man caught up in what authorities call the "Portland Sweep," now entering its eighth week.

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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

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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