PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS News Hour - Segments

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

Episodes

Displaced Gazans begin returning to shattered communities as ceasefire takes effect

October 10, 2025 • 6 mins
For the first time in more than six months, the guns have gone silent in Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis are saying tonight they hope this ceasefire will prove to be the end of the war. Palestinians used the respite from relentless bombing to start picking up the pieces. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Trump White House orders more federal layoffs amid shutdown

October 10, 2025 • 3 mins
As the federal government shutdown heads into its second weekend, the Trump administration has begun what it calls “substantial” layoffs of federal workers. President Trump and his team had suggested this would be coming, but it was Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought who made it official. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the agencies affected. PBS News is supported by - https:/...
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Trump showing ‘no interest’ in negotiating to end shutdown, Jeffries says

October 10, 2025 • 7 mins
As the government shutdown continues and the Trump administration begins mass layoffs, Geoff Bennett spoke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for reaction from the Democrats. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Unlikely alliance builds cleaner geothermal energy network in Massachusetts community

October 10, 2025 • 8 mins
An unlikely partnership between a utility and climate activists managed to convert a community to geothermal heating and cooling. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on this project for our energy and climate series, Tipping Point. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s focus on reaching the Gaza peace deal

October 10, 2025 • 11 mins
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump celebrating the Gaza peace deal while targeting political enemies at home and the government shutdown entering its second weekend. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite on stage in Broadway’s ‘Waiting for Godot’

October 10, 2025 • 8 mins
It's a classic of theater that continues to be taken on by top actors and still resonates with audiences. “Waiting for Godot” mixes despair and comedy to raise questions about the meaning of life. Now, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, two actors who are great friends, are doing their waiting on Broadway. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by...
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Gazans and Israelis celebrate ceasefire deal with hopes for lasting peace

October 9, 2025 • 7 mins
Israel and Hamas signed the agreement President Trump proposed to pause their devastating two-year war in Gaza. Under the terms, Hamas will release all 20 living hostages in the coming days in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, while the Israeli military will begin pulling back, but stay inside Gaza. As Nick Schifrin reports, uncertainty remains about some of the thornier aspects of the plan. PBS News is supported by - https://www...
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‘Hamas cannot remain’ in Gaza for this plan to work, Israeli ambassador to U.S. says

October 9, 2025 • 7 mins
As Israel and Hamas work to implement the first phase of the ceasefire deal, Geoff Bennett spoke with Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, about what changed to make this agreement acceptable today when it wasn’t previously. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Mideast expert analyzes Gaza peace deal and what comes next for the region

October 9, 2025 • 6 mins
For another perspective on the Israel and Hamas peace deal, Amna Nawaz spoke with Mouin Rabbani. He is a former United Nations official and non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He’s also co-editor of Jadaliyya, an online publication that focuses on the Middle East. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge after pressure from Trump

October 9, 2025 • 3 mins
A federal grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on two fraud-related charges. It marks another escalation in President Trump’s use of the Justice Department to target political opponents and figures who previously investigated him. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Carrie Johnson. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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News Wrap: Colombian president accuses U.S. of ‘military aggression’ in Caribbean

October 9, 2025 • 3 mins
In our news wrap Thursday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the Trump administration of "carrying out military aggression" by striking alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, Vladimir Putin admitted that Russian forces were to blame for downing an Azerbaijan Airlines jetliner last December and Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai won this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. PBS News is supported by - https://www....
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Thune says vote on health care subsidies possible, but only after government reopens

October 9, 2025 • 9 mins
Formal negotiations are at a standstill on day nine of the government shutdown. But Thursday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader John Thune offered his Democratic colleagues a potential off-ramp. Amna Nawaz spoke with Sen. Thune about a potential vote on extending health care subsidies. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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ICE escalates aggressive raids in Chicago as Trump moves to deploy National Guard

October 9, 2025 • 7 mins
President Trump and his team are doubling down on efforts to bring the National Guard into Democrat-run cities and to ramp up ICE enforcement. The administration argues that episodes of violence against federal agents constitute a danger. Governors and mayors say local police can handle any issues and argue it's an unconstitutional power play by Trump. William Brangham reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshou...
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Collection of Virginia Woolf’s lost stories published nearly 80 years after her death

October 9, 2025 • 5 mins
A remarkable literary discovery has thrilled readers of the late, great British writer Virginia Woolf. More than 80 years after her death, a new book has been published this week. It's a collection of three comic stories written eight years before her first novel appeared. Malcolm Brabant reports from England for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Ac...
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Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of deal to end Gaza war

October 8, 2025 • 4 mins
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a deal to end the two-year-long war in Gaza. The deal would include the release of all remaining hostages in exchange for Israel's partial withdrawal from Gaza. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Comey pleads not guilty in case his lawyers say is politically motivated

October 8, 2025 • 4 mins
Former FBI Director James Comey was arraigned on Wednesday after federal prosecutors charged him with lying to Congress five years ago. The charges were brought against Comey by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsay Halligan. Halligan’s predecessor was ousted for refusing to charge Comey. Amna Nawaz discussed more with NPR's Carrie Johnson. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fun...
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Airports face delays as shutdown deepens air traffic control staffing woes

October 8, 2025 • 6 mins
Thousands of flights have been delayed this week as the government shutdown enters its eighth day. It’s hard to know exactly how many delays are due to staffing shortages from the shutdown, but reports of air traffic controllers calling out sick in large numbers have surfaced at major airports. Controllers are required to work during a shutdown, but are doing so without pay. Miles O’Brien reports. PBS News is supported ...
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Palestinians in Gaza share stories of loss and suffering after 2 years of war

October 8, 2025 • 8 mins
Two years after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Palestinian health authorities say more than 67,000 people have been killed in the war in Gaza. More than 40,000 children have lost one or both parents. With the help of our producer in Gaza, Shams Odeh, Nick Schifrin reports on the stories of sacrifice and suffering. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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‘My husband is not a threat’: ICE detains man married to U.S. citizen

October 8, 2025 • 6 mins
Even as the Trump administration continues to insist that its immigration policies are just targeting the worst of the worst, many other immigrants in America are being detained as well. William Brangham spoke with Leslie Gonzales, whose husband was arrested by agents near Boston. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Wisconsin group defies trend by drawing more conservatives into bridge-building efforts

October 8, 2025 • 8 mins
As toxic polarization deepens, nonpartisan efforts to bridge divides have sprung up across the country, though they often attract more liberal-leaning participants. Judy Woodruff visited Walworth County, Wisconsin, to learn how one group has successfully engaged more conservatives. It’s part of her series, America at a Crossroads. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See ...
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