#  @pbsnews pbsnews The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the government shutdown are two major ongoing issues. The conflict has resulted in a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, with prisoner and hostage exchanges taking place. Meanwhile, the government shutdown has entered its third week, with impacts felt across the country, including delayed flights, furloughed workers, and concerns about the economy. ### Engagements: [---------] [#](/creator/tiktok::7076180448963953710/interactions)  - [--] Week [----------] +275% - [--] Month [----------] -46% - [--] Months [-----------] +137% - [--] Year [-----------] +76% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/tiktok::7076180448963953710/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] -21% - [--] Month [---] +4.80% - [--] Months [-----] +75% - [--] Year [-----] +179% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/tiktok::7076180448963953710/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] +0.99% - [--] Month [---------] +4.30% - [--] Months [---------] +26% - [--] Year [---------] +155% ### CreatorRank: [-----] [#](/creator/tiktok::7076180448963953710/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 21.15% [finance](/list/finance) 12.69% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) #78 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 4.62% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 2.69% [stocks](/list/stocks) 1.92% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 1.54% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 0.77% [nfl](/list/nfl) #2940 [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) 0.38% **Social topic influence** [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) #930, [more than](/topic/more-than) #582, [in the](/topic/in-the) 8.08%, [jeffrey epstein](/topic/jeffrey-epstein) #19, [health](/topic/health) #641, [white house](/topic/white-house) #187, [the first](/topic/the-first) #1808, [history](/topic/history) #2443, [the white](/topic/the-white) #155, [the world](/topic/the-world) 4.23% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@magatruckr25](/creator/undefined) [@bareminimumhusband](/creator/undefined) [@trump.is.unfit](/creator/undefined) [@briangoldstone](/creator/undefined) [@herfirst100k](/creator/undefined) [@thebudgetmom](/creator/undefined) [@michellesingletary](/creator/undefined) [@milesobrien3](/creator/undefined) [@milesobrien3for](/creator/undefined) [@walkforpeaceusa](/creator/undefined) [@washingtonpost](/creator/undefined) [@kqedofficials](/creator/undefined) [@_cookiesandcream333](/creator/undefined) [@icy_pete](/creator/undefined) [@mybodymyhealth1](/creator/undefined) [@therealtruthsocial](/creator/undefined) [@drterrysimpson](/creator/undefined) [@end.yt.supremessy](/creator/undefined) [@shantellerackowski](/creator/undefined) [@knudsen360](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "The Great Wall of China was damaged after two individuals allegedly tried to create a shortcut through the iconic wall. The two construction workers were arrested after they used an excavator to widen an existing gap in order to move the machine through the wall instead of circling around it. The damaged section of the UNESCO World Heritage Site dates back to the Ming Dynasty. Police say the investigation is ongoing. #greatwallofchina #unesco #china #chinawalls #greatwall #pbsnews #news #pbsnewshour #mingdynesty #unescoworldheritagesite #newshour Workers damage Great Wall of China Workers" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7275914096564882718) 2023-09-07T03:03Z 2.8M followers, 59.1K engagements "Former President Donald Trump called his New York City rally over the weekend that featured racist language and insults "a love fest. The Republican presidential nominee made the comments Tuesday during an on-camera appearance at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach Florida. I don't think anybody has ever seen anything like what happened the other night at Madison Square Garden. The love in that room it was breathtaking Trump said to cheers from people assembled to hear his remarks in Florida. You could have filled it many many times with the people that were unable to get in. Politicians that" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7431273158214274346) 2024-10-29T18:55Z 2.8M followers, 30.9K engagements "Rare presidential artifacts command top dollars on the auction block If youre in the market for some rare presidential memorabilia and youve got deep pockets then the Guernsey's Auction in New York is for you. John Yang reports. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #president #presidents #memorabilia #artifacts #auction #abrahamlincoln #georgewashington #unitedstates" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7435793718491352362) 2024-11-11T15:00Z 2.8M followers, 289.7K engagements "Why millions of adults with ADHD struggle to get treatment More than [--] million U.S. adults have currently been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD according to a recent CDC report. The report also noted that most adults with ADHD struggle with access to treatment for the condition. Ali Rogin speaks with Maggie Sibley a clinical psychologist and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences to learn more. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #adhd #adhdinwomen #treatment #adhdinadults #psycology #behavior" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7443116860758920491) 2024-12-01T13:00Z 2.8M followers, 3.1M engagements "Washington Post faces editorial turmoil and high-profile departures Staff at The Washington Post are bracing for a wave of layoffs. It's the latest hit for the Post coming just days after longtime editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned in protest. A series of high-profile staff departures and a wave of reader backlash are raising questions about owner Jeff Bezos and the leadership of the Post. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Kara Swisher. #washingtonpost #wapo #cartoonist #layoffs #jeffbezos #newspaper #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7457286095706049838) 2025-01-07T23:00Z 2.8M followers, 39.5K engagements "Monday marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp where an estimated [---] million people mainly Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. One of the youngest survivors was an 8-year-old Polish girl named Rutka. She moved to Canada after World War II and took the name Rachel Hyams. Decades later she died by suicide. Rachel's daughter Audrey Hyams Romoff has been retracing her mother's steps in search of answers and allowed PBS News Hour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant to come along on the emotional journey. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7464382951263391022) 2025-01-27T15:00Z 2.8M followers, 841.7K engagements "Museum works to preserve shoes belonging to Auschwitz's youngest victims On the 80th anniversary of its liberation survivors of the Holocaust gathered at the extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Of the more than six million Jews murdered by the Nazis [---] million were killed at Auschwitz nearly a quarter million children. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on a project to preserve the shoes of the war's smallest victims. #auschwitz #holocaust #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #holocaustvictims #auschwitzbirkenau #holocaustmuseum" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7465003279211269422) 2025-01-28T16:26Z 2.8M followers, 312.9K engagements "How much gold is in Fort Knox Trump and Musk want an audit About half of Americas gold reserves are kept at Fort Knox in Kentucky. President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk have cast doubt on whether this gold still exists. Trumps Treasury secretary insists the gold is safe. PBS News digital correspondent Deema Zein spoke to economic correspondent Paul Solman about the legendary depository and why Trump and others are focusing on it now. #trump #musk #fortknox #fortknoxgold #gold #goldvault #goldaudit #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #kentucky #elonmusk #doge" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7481728840281345326) 2025-03-14T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 23K engagements "A look at the real reasons behind soaring egg prices Egg prices have soared to new records over the last couple of months. The wholesale price for a dozen white eggs climbed to over $8 in February. Since then that price has dropped but the prices consumers pay at the grocery store are still high. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at what has been going on. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #eggs #groceries #news #economics #eggprices #groceryprices #farms #avianinfluenza #economy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7484444313112284462) 2025-03-23T16:00Z 2.8M followers, 20.6K engagements "The Library of Congress this week added [--] new selections to its National Recording Registry. The registry is made up of songs albums and sounds considered instrumental to American society. Some of the [----] inductees included Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" from the [----] film "Titanic" [----] Hawaiian song "Aloha 'Oe" the original Broadway recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" music from the "Minecraft" video game and the Microsoft Windows reboot chime. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #libraryofcongress #celinedion #myheartwillgoon #titanic #aloha #broadway #hamilton #hamiltonmusical" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7492109072964029742) 2025-04-11T17:30Z 2.8M followers, 315.1K engagements "Explaining meme coins and why the joke-inspired cryptocurrencies often crash In the up-and-down world of cryptocurrency so-called meme coins are perhaps the most bewildering. The joke-inspired digital currency is all over the internet with new tokens popping up every day by the thousands. The value of some jumped thanks to viral trends or celebrity endorsements. But most never take off crash or disappear. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #cryptocurrency #news #dogecoin #bitcoin #finance #cryptocurrencynews #economy #cryptocurrencytrading #memecoins" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7494699117210324270) 2025-04-18T17:00Z 2.8M followers, 62K engagements "A hotline that allowed air traffic controllers at National Airport to communicate directly with the Pentagon has been broken for more than [--] years a Federal Aviation Administration official confirmed Wednesday. Franklin McIntosh the FAAs deputy chief operating officer also revealed during testimony before a Senate committee that the FAA didnt know the hotline was broken until another near-miss at the airport May [--]. Air traffic controllers at DCA had to stop two planes from landing because an Army helicopter was circling the Pentagon. The hotline maintained by the Department of Defense has" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7504426968444701995) 2025-05-14T22:09Z 2.8M followers, 18.9K engagements "Fort Gregg-Adams was renamed three years ago to honor two Black Army pioneers but in July the name was changed back to Fort Lee. President Trump restored the names of nine Army bases the Biden administration renamed in [----]. The $39 million Biden-era project was part of a Congressional mandate to remove all Confederate symbols from military installations. Trumps move will restore the original base names but with new namesakes. Fort Gregg- Adams was one of those that was renamed three years ago and was the first Army installation named to honor Black Americans. Charity Adams was the first" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7531154878714989838) 2025-07-26T22:00Z 2.8M followers, 305.1K engagements "The Corporation for Public Broadcasting which has distributed federal funds to both PBS and NPR for decades announced Friday that it's shutting down. The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public broadcasting. In a statement CPB President Patricia Harrison said "Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called wrote and petitioned Congress we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations." PBS and its stations get around 15% of annual revenue from federal money. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7533768164186934583) 2025-08-01T23:48Z 2.8M followers, 419.8K engagements "White House launches TikTok account The White House just launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday. But the move is stirring questions as a law was passed banning the app from being used on government-issued devices. In [----] the ban became a law after the Senate voted unanimously to ban federal employees from using the popular social media app on government-issued devices. The TikTok ban first emerged in [----] when Trump said it posed national security concerns to citizens and the government due to its Chinese parent company. In [----] President Trump gave ByteDance TikToks Chinese-owned" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7541515546055986487) 2025-08-22T22:00Z 2.8M followers, 90.9K engagements "Pastor leading Target boycott on its impact and the retailer's response Target is reeling as sales have stalled and its stock price has plunged. The company faced backlash after a rollback of its DEI initiatives prompted a boycott that slowed store traffic nationwide one of the factors that pushed CEO Brian Cornell to step down. Now Target is scrambling to reset its image. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Pastor Jamal Bryant who spearheaded the Target boycott. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #target #economy #dei #targetboycott #news #jamalbryant" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7541849030343560461) 2025-08-23T18:26Z [--] followers, 305.1K engagements "'Public health is in trouble' says high-ranking CDC leader who resigned in protest There are serious concerns about the Centers for Disease Control and its mission after Susan Monarez was suddenly fired from her position as director. She had refused to resign amid clashes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy. Her dismissal set off a wave of resignations including chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry who joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the developments. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #cdc #publichealth #vaccines #science #publichealth #debrahoury #rfkjr #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7543772460286512398) 2025-08-28T23:10Z 2.8M followers, 530.4K engagements "Afghan womens freedoms severely restricted four years after U.S. withdrawal UN says Four years ago today the U.S. military completed its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Since then the Taliban has imposed Islamic law and severely restricted the rights of girls and women. John Yang speaks with Richard Bennett the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan to learn more. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #afghanistan #usmilitary #afghanwomen #womensrights" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7544515947638426893) 2025-08-30T22:55Z 2.8M followers, 139.3K engagements "President Donald Trump called the rumors circulating online about his death "crazy" saying he was "very active" over the holiday weekend. "It's so fake. That's why the media has so little credibility" he said Tuesday during a news conference in the Oval Office. Trump's comments come after rumors went viral on social media about the president's health and that he had died. Trump had not been seen in public since his Cabinet meeting on Aug. [--] and he had no public event scheduled for Labor Day weekend sparking the false claims about his death. The rumors were also spurred by images of a bruise" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7545592753527311630) 2025-09-02T20:34Z 2.8M followers, 154.1K engagements "Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to call for the release of all files related to the governments investigation into the convicted child sex offender who died in [----] while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. They also urged the government not to give Ghislaine Maxwell Epsteins longtime associate who is serving [--] years in prison for sex trafficking special treatment. Meanwhile President Donald Trump said Wednesday at the White House that the Epstein case is a Democrat hoax that never ends. While Trump has not specified when his friendship with" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7546015285770210573) 2025-09-03T23:53Z [--] followers, 399.3K engagements "How AI infrastructure is driving a sharp rise in electricity bills Electricity bills are climbing nationwide rising faster than inflation in many places. The explosive growth of AI and the massive data centers behind it are driving demand and straining the grid. To explain how this hits consumers and what can be done Geoff Bennett spoke with Ari Peskoe director of the Electricity Law Initiative at Harvard Law School. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #ai #electricbills #datacenters #electricity #consumerprices #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7547008464279702797) 2025-09-06T16:08Z 2.8M followers, 125.8K engagements "Meet Khruangbin the Texas trio at the forefront of a new music movement In todays pop music vocals reign supreme. The charts are dominated by singers and rappers but theres an increasingly popular genre focused on more instrumental music. William Brangham catches up with Khruangbin a Grammy-nominated Texas trio and one of the bands at the forefront of this movement. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #khruangbin #music #alternativerock #alternativemusic #music" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7547411558360567053) 2025-09-07T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 150.7K engagements "The British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson was fired Thursday over his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. E-mails published in The Sun newspaper this week showed Mandelson voicing his support for Epstein in [----] as the disgraced financier was about to start a prison term for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Mandelson also appeared in a [----] birthday book for Epstein the same one that purportedly includes a note from Donald Trump. Mandelson maintains that he knew nothing about Epstein's sex crimes. His firing comes as Trump is due to visit the U.K." [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7549238886833196302) 2025-09-12T16:23Z 2.8M followers, 190K engagements "No single industry in the American economy relies more on immigrant labor than livestock and meat production. The shift began a half-century ago as the influence of labor unions and wages declined. PBS News Hour's Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at how this change played out in Austin Minnesota after the landmark Hormel strike [--] years ago. #immigration #migration #labor #agriculture #food #news #Trump #politics" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7557083677973335351) 2025-10-05T17:00Z 2.8M followers, 128.5K engagements "President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March to begin shutting down the Department of Education though it would take an act of Congress to actually close it. In the meantime the department is taking dramatic steps toward fulfilling a conservative vision of a reshaped primary and secondary education system. PBS News Weekend anchor John Yang speaks with Jennifer Smith Richards a reporter with ProPublica for more. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #departmentofeducation #congress #education #publiceducation #propublica" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7563373292816518414) 2025-10-20T19:40Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "Several colleges and universities are pushing back on pressure from the Trump administration. The president offered nine schools priority access to federal funding if they signed an agreement to meet his demands. So far seven schools have rejected the deal. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Ted Mitchell president of the American Council on Education. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #highereducation #college #university #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #federalfunding" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7564120391061343543) 2025-10-22T19:15Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "A federal judge ruled that Facebook's parent company Meta does not have an illegal monopoly over social networking. It's a huge win for the social media giant and means that Meta won't have to spin off its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms. In his ruling Judge James Boasberg said times have changed since the government first brought its case five years ago with competitors like TikTok mixing things up in the market. Tuesday's decision is a sharp contrast to recent rulings that found Google engaged in an illegal monopoly in both search and online advertising. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7574481279031233806) 2025-11-19T16:56Z 2.8M followers, 129.1K engagements "Hundreds of miles from the U.N. conference on climate change that wrapped this past weekend in Belm Brazil scientists are conducting a first-of-its-kind experiment that could help future policymakers address the issue. John Yang reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #tulsa #amazon #amazonrainforest #science #climatechange #climatescience" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7576459391977737486) 2025-11-25T09:00Z 2.8M followers, 47.3K engagements "Millions of full-time workers are struggling to afford a place to live. Heres why The skyrocketing cost of living has left millions of people struggling to afford a place to live despite working at full-time jobs or a number of part-time jobs. Journalist @brian_goldstone author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America joins Ali Rogin to discuss this growing nationwide crisis. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #affordability #costofliving #homelessnessinamerica #news #homelessness" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578570690849180941) 2025-11-30T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.9M engagements "Consumers cashing in on Cyber Monday this year spent a record $1 billion through buy now pay later programs according to data from Adobe Analytics. It's tempting during a season of giving to purchase goods immediately and pay them off over time through a loan from a third party company like Klarna Afterpay or Affirm. But using micro-loans for the holidays has many risks according to personal finance experts. Nearly one in four users have made a late payment on these loans according to the Federal Reserve. And now some of that buy now pay later information is shared with credit agencies those" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580503543212231949) 2025-12-06T14:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Around [--] million Americans are estimated to have Alzheimers disease. That number is expected to double by 2060.Researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment and dementia exist in a population thats been one of the most difficult to study: Native Americans. Stephanie Sy recently traveled to Seattle to understand why. #Alzheimer #nativeamerican #health #science #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7582246518653013303) 2025-12-10T15:25Z 2.8M followers, 862.7K engagements "TikTok signed a deal Thursday to sell its U.S. unit meaning it can continue operating in this country. That's according to a memo seen by the AP and others. It says that Oracle Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX would together control about [--] percent of the new entity. The sale would end years of efforts to force the company's Chinese parent ByteDance to divest its U.S. business over national security concerns. The deal is expected to close in January. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #tiktok #usa #oracle #business #bytedance" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7585617952427298061) 2025-12-19T17:12Z 2.8M followers, 544K engagements "How online retailers are using AI to adjust prices by mining your personal data If youre going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season theres a chance the price you pay will be influenced by whats 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. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #artificialintelligence #retail #onlineshopping #economy #ecommerce" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7586361602564197687) 2025-12-21T17:18Z 2.8M followers, 442K engagements "As medication costs rise decreasing insurance coverage has deadly consequences The rising cost of health care is among Americans biggest worries according to recent year-end polls. Insurance coverage for prescription drugs has been decreasing as their prices have been increasing. As PBS Wisconsins Marisa Wojcik reports not all health plans are created equal. #healthinsurance #healthcare #insurance #medication" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7586794710774172942) 2025-12-22T22:00Z 2.8M followers, 672.6K engagements "CBS News pulled an investigative report on [--] Minutes just a day before it was set to air. It promised a look at allegations of abuse and torture suffered by men deported by the Trump administration and sent to a prison in El Salvador. Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss said the segment would eventually run but it needed comment from the administration. William Brangham discussed more with Brian Stelter. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #60minutes #cbs #cbsnews #journalism #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7586854412740611342) 2025-12-23T01:10Z 2.8M followers, 175.9K engagements "Paramount is engaged in a battle to buy Warner Bros. Discovery but Netflix's proposed $83 billion offer is still considered the favorite for now. But regardless of the outcome talk of this deal has triggered widespread fears in Hollywood about what this merger could mean for the creative industry. Jeffrey Brown has perspective from one of the leading writers' unions for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #Art #Netflix #Paramount #warnerbros #merger #Business" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7587065122078608654) 2025-12-23T15:05Z 2.8M followers, 57.3K engagements "The Trump administration has announced an immediate pause on the leases for five large-scale offshore wind farms off the East Coast. The Interior Department provided few details Monday but Interior Secretary Doug Burgum claimed the Pentagon believed the turbines could obscure and confuse radar signals. It's the latest blow from the White House to wind power. Science correspondent Miles OBrien has been tracking these projects and shares more. #energy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #windpower #trump" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7587067179607133454) 2025-12-23T17:00Z 2.8M followers, 34K engagements "The United Arab Emirates is pulling its remaining forces out of Yemen after Saudi Arabia attacked an Emirati shipment in a Yemeni port. Black smoke could be seen in the port city of Mukalla on Tuesday where Saudi officials say two vessels from the UAE had delivered weapons and vehicles meant for a Yemeni separatist group. It was not clear if there were any casualties. The strike is an escalation in tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE and threatens to reignite the civil war in Yemen. #Yemen #UAE #SaudiArabia #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7590118116659678519) 2025-12-31T20:35Z 2.8M followers, 17.9K engagements "Maybe your resolution for [----] is paying down debt improving your retirement contributions or saving for a big ticket item. Maybe you need help with personal finance. PBS News' Cecilia Lallmann spoke with three experts @herfirst100k @thebudgetmom and @michelle.singletary about how to set yourself up for financial success this year. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #newyearsresolutions #2026goals #personalfinance #newyear #money #finances #financetips #budgeting" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7590883846602657079) 2026-01-02T21:46Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "A new Postal Service rule for how your mail is handled could affect your ballot taxes and more. The rule which went into effect on Christmas Eve redefines the meaning of a postmark the date mark printed on most mailed items. In the past the postmark generally meant the date the USPS received the item. Now it will mean the date that the USPS processes the item. For mail senders there are ways to ensure your ballot tax documents and more are in compliance with deadlines. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #pbs #usps #uspostalservice #unitedstatespostalservice #postmark #mail #deadline #bills #taxes #ballot" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7591907658052013325) 2026-01-05T16:45Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "An icebreakers's attempt to reach the 'Doomsday' glacier A team of nearly [--] global researchers are embarking on a two month journey to study the Thwaites Glacier.Some call it the Doomsday Glacier a vast expanse of Antarctic ice roughly the size of Florida. As temperatures rise the Thwaites Glacier is melting fast and threatens to raise global sea levels. PBS News Hours science correspondent Miles OBrien is with the expedition and reports aboard the Korean icebreaker Araon as the team attempts to reach the glacier. While uncertainty lies ahead on whether theyll make it @milesobrien3 will keep" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7593080314818202935) 2026-01-08T19:49Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "The mounting economic challenges weakening the job market The U.S. economy added a modest [-----] jobs in December. It was below expectations and capped the weakest year for job growth since the pandemic. Employers added a total of [------] jobs for all of [----] a big drop from the [--] million created in [----]. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4% but the jobs report points to a soft market. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #jobmarket #jobsearch #economy #trumpadministration" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7593771949881380151) 2026-01-10T16:33Z 2.8M followers, 128.7K engagements "Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Sunday pushed back against the Justice Department's criminal probe into the central bank saying the threat of charges is a "pretext" to undermine its independence. "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation" Powell said in a video. The DOJ issued grand jury subpoenas to the Fed over Powell's testimony last year before the Senate Banking Committee about the agency's $2.5 billion renovation" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7594611692374428941) 2026-01-12T22:52Z 2.8M followers, 42.3K engagements "The Justice Department has launched an unprecedented criminal investigation against the Federal Reserve and its chairman Jerome Powell. For his part Powell made it clear he was fed up with what he sees as a threat from President Trump and said he would not capitulate to political pressure when shaping economic policy. Amna Nawaz reports. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #trumpadministration #doj #jeromepowell #federalreserve #economy #trump #donaldtrump" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7594659537303375118) 2026-01-13T01:58Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "The Justice Department's investigation into the Federal Reserve is about "intimidation" and "control" former Fed Chair Janet Yellen said. "It's really about wanting to intimidate Fed leadership to be able to control monetary policy decisions to bend monetary policy to the president's will" she said. Yelled spoke to PBS News Hour's Amna Nawaz on Monday about the DOJ's criminal investigation against the central bank and its current chairman Jerome Powell. The department issued grand jury subpoenas to the Fed over Powell's testimony last year before the Senate Banking Committee about the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7594964828767276301) 2026-01-13T21:43Z 2.8M followers, 11.7K engagements "The White House press corps noticed something new at the White House on Tuesday. A new sign for the White House Rose Garden is now located in front of the outdoor patio space where the president holds outdoor events including dinners. Other signs in similar cursive gold script recently appeared outside of the Oval Office and outside of the West Wing. They are among the many aesthetic changes President Donald Trump has made at the White House complex including the demolition of the East Wing. LizLanders reports. #news #pbsnews #whitehouse #gold #rosegarden #ovaloffice #trump #trumpnews #decor" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7595272651556310286) 2026-01-14T17:37Z 2.8M followers, 219.2K engagements "The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a major case on whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete alongside women and girls. For over three hours the justices examined the constitutional arguments over science and whether trans athletes are competing on an equal playing field. The conservative majority seemed skeptical of striking down sports bans already in place in over half of all states. Liz Landers took a closer look at the legal and political fight before the nations highest court. #news #pbsnews #supremecourt #trans #highschoolsports #transathlete" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7595274420868992269) 2026-01-14T18:45Z 2.8M followers, 20.8K engagements "Protests continue in the Twin Cities and nationwide more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis. Since then the presence of immigration enforcement officials has grown. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro and his team reported from Minnesota they witnessed an ICE raid in a Minneapolis neighborhood that prompted bystander pushback and multiple arrests. #news #pbsnews #minnesota #minneapolis #ICE #protest #arrest" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7595624232730529037) 2026-01-15T16:21Z 2.8M followers, 320.9K engagements "It's a piece of financial advice that's been around for generations: When searching for a place to live don't spend more than 30% of your income on rent. But with housing costs driving inflation today is that guideline still realistic Studies of working class families in the late 19th century that found people tended to spend "a week's wages for a month's rent." Congress eventually used a 30% standard as guidelines for various federal housing assistance programs. Experts say the rule isn't a bad start for many renters today. But for others it just doesn't work. PBS News' Hannah Grabenstein" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7595682713961516343) 2026-01-15T20:45Z 2.8M followers, 132.8K engagements "Luxury retailer Saks Global filed for bankruptcy protection this week. The parent company of retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman has been struggling amid increased competition and a heavy debt load following its acquisition of Neiman Marcus in [----]. Saks says its stores will stay open as it restructures under bankruptcy protection. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #saksfifthavenue #saks #retail #luxury #neimanmarcus #bankruptcy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7596093766126144782) 2026-01-17T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 38K engagements "Tucked into the legislation that ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history was a provision to change the definition of hemp. It was a small tweak involving minute measurements but one that could have a huge impact on the booming market for hemp products. Jeffrey Brown reports from Kentucky. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #hempindustry #congress #regulation #funding" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7596094400619465997) 2026-01-18T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 58.1K engagements "Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg says "small patterns" can have a big impact on our lives. "If you go and you run just [--] minutes today you are [--] minutes healthier than if you had not run" he told PBS News' Amna Nawaz. "Not only that but if you run [--] minutes today next week it's gonna be a lot easier to run [--] minutes." "It's important to give ourselves the grace to find the small patterns in our life because those small patterns compound" he added. Duhigg author of "The Power of Habit" sat down with Amna Nawaz for the latest episode of PBS News' podcast "Settle In." He" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597172623440629005) 2026-01-19T20:30Z 2.8M followers, 22.5K engagements "President Trump ramped up the pressure threatening new tariffs on NATO allies if they don't allow the U.S. to acquire Greenland. European leaders met to coordinate a response as they work to resolve the crisis sparked by Trump. Geoff Bennett discussed the developments with Charles Kupchan the senior director for European affairs on the National Security Council during the Obama administration. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trump #nato #europe #greenland #denmark #worldnews" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597233155052932366) 2026-01-20T00:25Z [--] followers, 187.2K engagements "Even though PBS and NPR are still in existence President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he heard theyre closed up. During a news conference at the White House that lasted more than [--] minutes Trump noted that among his accomplishments during the first year of his second term in office he signed legislation to cut all taxpayer funding to the two main American public media networks. The Trump administrations move mainly affected the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) the independent nonprofit organization that distributed federal funds to PBS NPR public media programming and more than" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597560568697998647) 2026-01-20T21:36Z 2.8M followers, 257.8K engagements "What's the best way to deal with political fatigue Sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom recommends getting more involved. "We are getting so much passive information and we have so few opportunities to act" she told PBS News' Geoff Bennett. "We are tired then not from doing too much but from doing too little." "The more time you spend doing something . the less exhausted you are by the onslaught of information that really wins when it can convince you that the only thing you can do is watch what is happening to you" she later added. Cottom a MacArthur Fellow and New York Times columnist spoke" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597578647947595021) 2026-01-20T22:46Z 2.8M followers, 150.2K engagements "In Minnesota clashes between protesters and federal immigration officers continue into a third week. It comes as the Department of Justice announced its plan to pursue charges against protesters in Minneapolis while confirming it does not plan to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #minnesota #protest #ice #immigration #deportation #doj #reneegood" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597638173241429262) 2026-01-21T02:36Z 2.8M followers, 115.4K engagements "Nathan's Famous hot dogs is being sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in a deal worth $450 million. The Coney Island icon started as a stand that sold 5-cent hot dogs more than a century ago. More recently it's faced pressure from rising prices. Shares of Nathan's closed more than 8% higher on Thursday after the news. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #nathanshotdogs #hotdog #coneyisland #businessdeal" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598232897631309070) 2026-01-22T18:00Z 2.8M followers, 230K engagements "A closely watched reading on inflation ticked higher. The Commerce Department said today that the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index rose [---] percent in November from a year earlier. That's a bit more than the month before and above the Fed's preferred target of [--] percent. Thursday's report was delayed by last year's government shutdown. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #inflation #economy #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598572701757803789) 2026-01-23T15:35Z 2.8M followers, 11K engagements "During President Donald Trump's whirlwind trip to Davos Switzerland for the World Economic Forum he unveiled what he calls the Board of Peace. Trump's vision of the panel which he would chair is to establish and oversee the cease-fire and postwar plans for Gaza. But already the American president has expanded the proposed board's purview to conflicts around the world. Amna Nawaz reports" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598588094140484877) 2026-01-23T16:20Z 2.8M followers, 58.6K engagements "In a string of ultimatums around U.S. ownership of Greenland President Donald Trump suggested at the World Economic Forum this week that America had once given Greenland back to Denmark." History tells a different story. PBS News Tim McPhillips takes a closer look at the relationship between U.S. and Greenland and the arctic islands relationship with the Kingdom of Denmark. #Trump #Vance #NATO #news #greenland" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598678145524436238) 2026-01-23T22:30Z 2.8M followers, 47.8K engagements "The White House posted a digitally altered photo Thursday of a civil rights attorney who was arrested for disrupting a church service in Minneapolis to make it look like she was crying. The attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong was one of three people arrested in connection with a protest that disrupted services Sunday at the Cities Church in St. Paul where one of the pastors is an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem initially posted the original unaltered photo of Armstrong showing her composed and looking off to the side on the social" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598696219350748471) 2026-01-23T23:30Z 2.8M followers, 295.8K engagements "'Miracle Children' explores admissions scandal that exposed inequalities in education A few years ago a small private school in an underprivileged Black community in Louisiana made national headlines for propelling student after student into elite universities like Harvard and Yale. But according to the new book Miracle Children the school's success was built on lies and threats. Amna Nawaz spoke with the writers Katie Benner and Erica Green. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #newbook #louisiana #highereducation" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598698666253192503) 2026-01-24T13:00Z 2.8M followers, 16K engagements "How the affordability crisis has evolved since Trump's return President Trump marks his first year in office with an economy that looks a lot like the one he inherited. During a White House briefing Trump hailed his policies and hit on the number one issue for Americans affordability. For a closer look Amna Nawaz spoke with Heather Long chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #affordability #donaldtrump #economy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598699331692023053) 2026-01-24T16:00Z 2.8M followers, 61.9K engagements "The ice in the Arctic and Antarctica plays critical roles in maintaining life on Earth. They are the biggest reservoirs of freshwater on the planet and help steer ocean currents which are major drivers of our weather. But if enough of that ice melts sea levels could rise all over the world. Thats why a team of scientists is studying the Thwaites Glacier nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier which is roughly the size of Florida and melting fast. PBS News Hours science correspondent Miles OBrien joined Horizons host William Brangham from the western coast of Antarctica where he is aboard a scientific" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598708276993215758) 2026-01-24T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 236.2K engagements "Americas judicial system is undergoing one of its most consequential stress tests as President Trump pushes the limits of executive power and strains the system of checks and balances. A year into his second term we're returning to guests from our On Democracy series. Geoff Bennett discussed the administration challenging the authority of judges with Georgetown constitutional law professor Steve Vladeck. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #executive #judicial #legislative #checksandbalances #democracy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598812631301885198) 2026-01-24T11:00Z 2.8M followers, 159.7K engagements "Trinity Rodman is now reportedly the highest paid women's soccer player in the world. The 23-year-old forward signed a three-year deal on Thursday with the Washington Spirit where she started her career. It's valued at an estimated $2 million per year when counting in bonuses. The deal comes amid a broader legal fight over salary caps in the National Women's Soccer League. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #trinityrodman #nwsl #womenssports #womenssoccer" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7599720896303074591) 2026-01-26T17:18Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "A number of congressional Democrats are heading to a detention center in Dilley Texas this week. They're planning to meet with the 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father who were taken by ICE agents in Minnesota last week. The detention of preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos has become a focal point of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The visit comes after The Associated Press captured aerial images of detainees protesting at the South Texas Family Residential Center. They held signs saying "Liberty for the Kids" in Spanish. Sen. Chris Murphy D-Conn. tried to visit the site" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600148378491571486) 2026-01-27T20:57Z 2.8M followers, 58.9K engagements "The nation's population is growing at a slower rate because of President Trump's immigration crackdown. That's according to estimates out Tuesday from the Census Bureau. The U.S. population grew by just [---] million people in the year that ended last July to around [---] million people. That amounts to just [---] percent growth which is the slowest pace since the early days of the COVID pandemic. The bureau cites a historic decline in net international migration as the driving factor behind the decline. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #immigrationpolicy #immigration #america #usa #population" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600429208384326926) 2026-01-28T15:08Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "China removed its top army general last weekend in what many analysts see as a move to cement loyalty to President Xi Jinping. The move is rattling Taiwan and one of its islands Kinmen which is much closer to China than Taiwan amid already heightened fears that the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro could embolden China to mimic the move against Taipei. Special correspondent Patrick Fok has more. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #donaldtrump #trumpadministration#international #foreign #taiwan #taipei #china #xijingping #nicolasmaduro" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600500747171564814) 2026-01-28T21:30Z 2.8M followers, 12.1K engagements "What it's like to walk on the Doomsday Glacier' PBS News Miles OBrien and his team have joined a group of scientists engineers and researchers on a voyage to reach the famous Thwaites glacier a chunk of Antarctic ice the size of Florida that scientists fear could someday collapse and dramatically raise sea levels. Miles paid a visit to the surface of the glacier where the team will drill through [----] feet of ice to reach and study the Amundsen Sea below. Join @milesobrien3for a quick -- and frigid -- tour. #doomsdayglacier #thwaites #thwaitesglacier #antarctic" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600502066552917303) 2026-01-28T19:50Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Sen. Chris Coons D-Del. said the Trump administration failed to properly consult with Congress in the months leading up to the dramatic U.S. military raid that ousted President Nicols Maduro. The administration was taking strike after strike after strike against drug-trafficking boats Coon said referring to the series of boat strikes near Venezuela that have so far killed at least [---] people over nearly five months. Senior Trump officials told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the military action to remove Maduro wasnt on the table he added. Yet it was being rehearsed the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600512626610752781) 2026-01-28T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 26.2K engagements "FBI raids Georgia elections office as Trump administration seeks voter data from states The FBI searched an elections center in Georgia seeking records related to the [----] election. Baseless claims of voter fraud have been a focus of President Trump since he lost that race and it comes as his administration has requested voter information from states. Liz Landers discussed more with two secretaries of state Democrat Shenna Bellows of Maine and Republican Michael Adams of Kentucky. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #georgia#fultoncounty #elections#voting #votingrights#trumpadministration" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600599140753542414) 2026-01-29T02:07Z [--] followers, 112.1K engagements "Football fans are fuming over news that former New England head coach Bill Belichick is not going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. ESPN first reported that the eight-time Super Bowl champion fell short of the required vote threshold in his first year of eligibility. His longtime quarterback Tom Brady told a sports radio program: "I don't understand it." Three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes called the news insane and NBA legend LeBron James called the snub disrespectful. Belichick's career was not without controversy. In [----] he was fined $500000 after New England was caught" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600811075784690999) 2026-01-29T17:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Two Democratic members of Congress made a visit Wednesday to the ICE family detention center in Dilley Texas. where 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father are among the many children and families being detained. Congressman Joaquin Castro posted an image of his meeting with Liam and his father and shared an update on his condition saying "he hasn't been eating well." Over the weekend hundreds of detainees inside the facility protested their conditions and treatment in a remarkable display of defiance. Amna Nawaz spoke to immigration attorney Eric Lee who was at the center that day. #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600823781904370958) 2026-01-29T18:00Z [--] followers, 76.7K engagements "For the first time in history a woman now leads the Church of England. Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury at a ceremony Wednesday at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The 63-year-old former nurse will serve as the spiritual leader for some [--] million Anglicans around the world though King Charles remains supreme governor of the church. Mullally takes over amid divisions on issues such as the role of women in the church and its treatment of LGBTQ people. She will start her public-facing work after one final ceremony in March. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600827567733624078) 2026-01-29T19:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Border czar Tom Homan said the "hostile rhetoric" against immigration agents "must stop" and suggested that people take their protests to Congress instead of against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "If you want certain laws reformed then take it up with Congress" Homan said. "Again ICE isn't making this up. They're enforcing laws enacted by Congress and signed by the president." Homan spoke to reporters for the first time Thursday since President Donald Trump sent him to Minnesota following backlash over the second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by federal agents in the state this" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600844945900981518) 2026-01-29T18:20Z 2.8M followers, 19.1K engagements "Cardinal Joseph Tobin one of the country's highest-ranking Catholic leaders called for the defunding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement due to "concern for the common good." "It's not simply the vindication of competing rights but it's rather the preservation of the common good so to look at how the actions in Minneapolis or anywhere else affect the common good" he said. Tobin the head of the Archdiocese of Newark called ICE a "lawless organization" and urged people to pressure lawmakers to block funding for the agency during an interfaith service this week. PBS News Hour's Geoff" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600900539081133325) 2026-01-29T21:36Z 2.8M followers, 14.8K engagements "Trade deals around the world are being negotiated signed and celebrated without the U.S. They come as world leaders are looking to other sources of economic partnership as turbulent tariff policies harsh rhetoric and unpredictable social media posts from President Trump push allies to the edge. Nick Schifrin reports. #China #India #tariff #Trump #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601174516965952782) 2026-01-30T15:35Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "As U.S. allies look to other sources of economic partnership amid Trump's turbulent tariff policies Amna Nawaz discussed the implications of these shifting global relationships with Chrystia Freeland the former deputy prime minister and former foreign affairs minister of Canada. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #trump #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #tradedeal #allies #foreignaffairs #canada #worldnews #economics #economy #tariffs" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601185217444990222) 2026-01-30T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 13.1K engagements "What do non-stick pans firefighting foam and many of our couches carpets and cosmetics have in common Theyre all made with PFAS. The so-called forever chemicals helped spur innovation but theyre also insidious to human health. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores these chemicals and how we can protect ourselves with investigative journalist Mariah Blake and scientist Laurel Schaider. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #pfas #foreverchemicals #chemistry #science #health" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601234998699511053) 2026-01-31T16:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Twenty-five classic movies are entering the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress. And fans of a certain age will be "totally buggin'" about one of those. The iconic '90s comedy "Clueless" made this year's list. Like the others it was selected for preservation due to its "cultural historic or aesthetic importance." The newest film to be included was Wes Anderson's "Grand Budapest Hotel" from [----] and the oldest a silent film "The Tramp and the Dog" which dates back to [----]. Four documentaries also made the cut including 1981's "Brooklyn Bridge" by Ken Burns. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601238080967773453) 2026-02-01T15:00Z 2.8M followers, 25.9K engagements "Introducing Horizons from PBS News. We have exciting news about PBS News and two new programs. These two original productions Horizons and Compass Points expand the depth and reach of our journalism. Horizons is hosted by William Brangham and explores the science health and technology news making headlines each week. #technology #health #Science #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601269960492453175) 2026-01-31T14:00Z 2.8M followers, [---] engagements "Thousands of protesters have been killed in a brutal crackdown by the Iranian government following an eruption of economic frustration that evolved into demands to bring down the regime. The protests are the largest most widespread and deadliest since the [----] revolution when the shah fell. Now one of the U.S. militarys largest aircraft carriers the USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the region. The United States is perfectly capable of destruction. We saw that in Iraq. We saw it in Afghanistan. The problem is what is the construct afterwards Robin Wright a columnist for The New Yorker asked" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601273636154002702) 2026-02-01T19:00Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as anti-ICE protests spread from Minneapolis The Justice Department said today it has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti the ICU nurse who was killed in Minneapolis last weekend. That news came shortly after there were more arrests in Minnesota over a protest and as the national backlash against the immigration crackdown grows. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #donlemon #georgiafort #minneapolis #news #doj" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601319004375993613) 2026-01-31T00:40Z 2.8M followers, 35K engagements "President Donald Trump announced that an IndyCar race will be held in the streets of Washington D.C. later this year as part of the nation's 250th birthday celebration. Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office establishing the event alongside Roger Penske owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar. The White House has dubbed it the Freedom [---] Grand Prix. It's set to be held on Aug. [--]. Officials say the route will include the National Mall though no further details have been announced. #news #pbsnews #trump #trumpnews #indycar #indy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7602293780724616503) 2026-02-02T17:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "The world's most famous groundhog reportedly saw his shadow on Monday. By tradition that means six more weeks of winter but national weather experts say Phil is accurate less than half the time. What we do know is that milder temperatures are coming this week for parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic with temperatures rising above freezing for the first time in days. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #groundhogday" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7602678366822518030) 2026-02-03T16:35Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Officials at an immigration detention center in Dilley Texas are working to contain a further spread of measles after two infections were reported this weekend. The facility is where 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father were held until their release over the weekend. The pair flew from San Antonio back to Minneapolis Sunday after a judge ordered they be freed. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #measles #immigration #texas" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7602678659308064013) 2026-02-03T17:35Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "President Trump on Monday said he's cutting tariffs on India from [--] percent to [--] percent. In a social media post Trump said the change comes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil. India is the second largest buyer of Russian crude after China. Trump says India will instead buy more oil from the U.S. and potentially from Venezuela. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #tariffs #india #economy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7602713570110950670) 2026-02-03T18:52Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts recently renamed the Trump Kennedy Center will likely close its doors for two years starting this summer according to President Donald Trump. The president made the announcement on social media late Sunday claiming that the closure is necessary for renovations. On Monday Trump said that the work will "probably" cost around $200 million. "I'm not ripping it down" he said. Ill be using the steel. So were using the structure were using some of the marble and some of the marble comes down. Sources told PBS News' Liz Landers that the center's" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7602718245342203150) 2026-02-03T19:10Z 2.8M followers, 26.5K engagements "For the first time in more than a year and a half Gaza has a border open to the outside world. But Mondays reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt was limited and comes after a deadly weekend in Gaza. Palestinians say Israeli strikes killed more than [--] people. Israel says it was targeting Hamas reconstituting in Gaza. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #gaza #rafah #egypt #palestine #palestinians #israel #israeli #strikes #hamas" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7602773489870769422) 2026-02-03T23:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "President Donald Trump said Tuesday that PBS and NPR are a waste of money having convinced the Republican-led Congress to gut funding for U.S. public media last year. The president made the comment moments before signing legislation passed earlier in the day by the House of Representatives to fund most of the government through the end of September and end the partial government shutdown. Trumps remarks were not the first time he has singled out PBS and NPR. Earlier in the year the president said incorrectly during a White House news conference that he heard the two networks were closed up." [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7602779784845856013) 2026-02-03T23:25Z 2.8M followers, 17.1K engagements "Correction: This post corrects a previous version that included a typo in the video headline. We regret the error. The leader of the National Institutes of Health told a Senate committee Tuesday that he has not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism. Scientific consensus based on repeated study is that vaccines do not cause autism. However Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a former anti-vaccine activist has repeatedly expressed views questioning the effectiveness of vaccines and raised unfounded concerns about vaccines and autism. In November a" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7602826520633068813) 2026-02-04T02:10Z 2.8M followers, 22.9K engagements "The U.S. military says it's shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea that was approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier with what officials described as an unclear intent. Iranian forces on Tuesday are said to have harassed a U.S.-flagged merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The two developments come as Iran's president called for fair and equitable negotiations with the U.S. in talks scheduled for later this week. That marks a shift in tone following weeks of heightened tensions between the two nations over Tehran's bloody crackdown of protests that left thousands dead. #pbsnews" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603029546966715661) 2026-02-04T15:17Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Janet Napolitano former Homeland Security secretary said Tuesday that the department she used to run and the officers of its agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are not conducting immigration enforcement properly. What we have seen in Minneapolis and in other cities where the so-called surges occurred is increasingly aggressive behavior by federal agents she told PBS News Amna Nawaz. Immigration is a tough topic. I know. I have dealt with it for decades. But it is no excuse for the excessive use of force against the citizenry of the United States. A forum hosted by" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603182663423298829) 2026-02-05T01:30Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the state of California to use a newly drawn congressional map that favors Democrats in this year's midterm elections. The justices on Wednesday rejected a request by California Republicans to override an appeals court's approval of the map which could help Democrats flip five seats. It comes about two months after the court cleared the way for Texas to use a map aimed at helping Republicans pick up five seats of their own. That map was pushed by President Trump and helped kick-start a nationwide battle over redistricting. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603403921331211533) 2026-02-05T15:30Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Officials in Fulton County Georgia are challenging the FBI seizure of ballots and other documents related to the [----] election. In a filing Wednesday they said they're seeking the return of the materials that were taken during a raid last week at the warehouse where the records were stored. "This case is not only about Fulton County. This is about elections across Georgia and across the nation" said County Chairman Robb Pitts a Democrat. Mr. Trump has long falsely claimed that the [----] election was rigged and this week he called for Republican officials to take over voting and nationalize" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603405181627239694) 2026-02-05T16:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "A Doberman pinscher named Penny is the latest winner of the most prestigious prize in the U.S. dog show world. The fan favorite at the Westminster Dog Show in New York beat out [----] other dogs spanning more than [---] breeds. Penny becomes the fifth Doberman to win top honors. Runner-up and receiving just as many cheers was a Chesapeake Bay retriever named Cota. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #news #westminsterdogshow #newyork #dobermanpinscher #dogshow" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603408793145249037) 2026-02-05T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 11.9K engagements "Federal immigration enforcement officials are using a growing arsenal of surveillance tools to track immigrants and protesters including facial detection apps and databases cellphone trackers and drones. William Brangham speaks with [---] Media investigative journalist Joseph Cox for more on how this technology is being deployed on U.S. streets" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603423388282965262) 2026-02-05T17:15Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "The search for Nancy Guthrie the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie continues. Authorities believe shes been kidnapped and remains alive but there are no current suspects. The FBI is offering a $50000 reward for information that leads to her recovery and for information leading to arrests and convictions in the case. Stephanie Sy reports. #nancyguthrie #Tuscon #Arizona #FBI" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603769118059154701) 2026-02-06T15:08Z 2.8M followers, 15K engagements "Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified from the [----] Milan Cortina Games over his customized helmet painted with the faces of Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed since Russia's invasion of his country four years ago. The International Olympic Committee said the decision was made due to Heraskevych's "refusal to comply" with its athlete expression guidelines and rules prohibiting statements on the field of play. Rule [--] of the Olympic Charter states that "No kind of demonstration or political religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7606081072417213709) 2026-02-12T20:39Z 2.8M followers, 15.3K engagements "A right-wing political activist who has spread conspiracy theories and used hate speech has become a central figure in the hirings and firings of Trump administration staffers. Laura Loomer has successfully lobbied to remove aides from several key government roles including the National Security Council. Despite her close alliance with the president she's drawn some foes within the Republican Party including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene R-Ga. Stephanie Sy has more on Loomer's mission to shape the Trump administration in her vision. #LauraLoomer #trump #politics #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7538846824984087822) 2025-08-15T16:35Z 2.8M followers, 327.7K engagements "AI companies push for eased data center environmental regulations The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is creating a data center boom but decades-old environmental protections are slowing efforts by big tech to build massive facilities. Wired Magazine has found that companies are asking the White House to ease those protections and the Trump administration appears to be all in. Ali Rogin spoke to Wired senior reporter Molly Taft for more. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #ai #datacenters #news #environmentalprotection #trumpadministration #technology #artificialintelligence" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7542207034658278711) 2025-08-24T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 104K engagements "Jeffrey Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda called on the federal government to release documents related to the case saying it could help her piece her life back together. "The government is still in possession right now of the documents and information about that could help me remember and get over all of this maybe and help me heal" she said Wednesday at a news conference on Capitol Hill. "They have documents with my name on them that were confiscated from Jeffrey Epstein's house and could help me put the pieces of my own life back together." Lacerda who was identified as the "Minor-Victim 1"" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7545911626721922318) 2025-09-03T17:11Z 2.8M followers, 15.5M engagements "Mark Wolf a federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan is resigning after [--] years on the bench. In an essay published by The Atlantic this week he wrote the White Houses assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence for me is now intolerable. He spoke with Amna Nawaz about his concerns saying in his view Trump is "uniquely dangerous." #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #doj #markwolf #ruleoflaw #judge #news #trumpadministration #whitehouse" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7571906252742135054) 2025-11-12T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 525.4K engagements "Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups Just weeks into the new year the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers reports on what some of these images and posts mean and Amna Nawaz discusses more with Cynthia Miller-Idriss of the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab at American University. #whitenationalist #extremism #trumpadministration #rhetoric" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7594978572343774478) 2026-01-13T22:36Z 2.8M followers, 3.6M engagements "Elon Musk was forced to put restrictions on X and its AI chatbot Grok after its image generator sparked outrage around the world. Grok created non-consensual sexualized images prompting some countries to ban the bot. Liz Landers discussed Grok's troubles with Riana Pfefferkorn of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #grok #AI #artificialintelligence #aiimages #X #aichatbot #elonmusknews" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597182514536566030) 2026-01-19T22:30Z 2.8M followers, 53.4K engagements "The Social Security Administration now says members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the agency last year accessed and shared sensitive data. In a court filing earlier this month the Trump administration amended what it had previously disclosed writing that one DOGE employee at SSA signed an agreement with an unnamed political advocacy group to analyze voter rolls to "find evidence of voter fraud and to overturn election results in certain states." In another instance a DOGE member shared personally identifiable information of [----] people in an encrypted e-mail attachment though the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600508746522987790) 2026-01-28T20:35Z 2.8M followers, 276.3K engagements "President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday that he wants to "drive housing prices up." "Existing housing people who own their homes we're going to keep them wealthy. We're going to keep those prices up" Trump said. Trump made his comments following Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner's update that home sales in December "rose sharply to their strongest pace in three years." According to the National Association of Realtors home sales in December rose to "nearly" the highest in three years but the increase was just 1.4% year over year. The association" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600901198647954701) 2026-01-29T21:39Z 2.8M followers, 66.3K engagements "A U.N.-backed watchdog group that tracks hunger warned on Thursday that famine is spreading to more parts of Darfur in Western Sudan. Sudan is already enduring the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. On Thursday a paramilitary rebel group the Rapid Support Forces struck a military hospital reportedly killing at least [--] people. The U.N. says the war between the RSF and Sudan's army has driven [--] million people from their homes and killed an estimated [-----]. Nick Schifrin and producer Zeba Warsi spoke to civilians trapped in the epicenter of this nearly 3-year-old civil war.#news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603853448253132046) 2026-02-06T20:35Z 2.8M followers, 13.9K engagements "Alicia Graf Mack reflects on leading the legendary Alvin Ailey dance company The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater launched its [----] U.S. tour under its new artistic director Alicia Graf Mack. A renowned former Ailey dancer and an educator Graf Mack is now fusing those roles to lead the modern dance troupe which started in [----]. Mack joined Geoff Bennett as the company kicked off its tour in Washington D.C. for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #alvinailey #aliciagrafmack #alvinaileydancecompany #blackhistory" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603877138009214221) 2026-02-07T17:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "After seven years the Studio Museum in Harlem reopened this fall in a new building that showcases its history of highlighting Black artists. Its a history and project credited with helping change and diversify the art world. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visited the museum for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #studiomuseum #harlem #blackart" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603879979067165966) 2026-02-09T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 16.2K engagements "With a deadlocked front line the state of Ukraine peace talks and what Putin wants American-led diplomacy restarts as the war in Ukraine rages on and unprecedented attacks plunge Kyiv into cold and darkness. How long can Ukraine hold out How long can Russia wage war And why has Trump failed to find a path to peace Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses that with Michael Kofman Justin Logan Angela Stent and Bill Taylor. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #compasspoints #russiaukrainewar" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603886880077221133) 2026-02-08T19:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "New York City nurses said on Monday that they reached a tentative three-year deal for better staffing and pay with two major hospital systems. It follows a nearly monthlong strike. Nurses with a third hospital New York Presbyterian still remain on strike. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #nyc #nurses" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7605256665268636941) 2026-02-10T15:20Z 2.8M followers, 10.6K engagements "The U.S. military on Monday said it boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean. The Pentagon posted video of what it called a maritime interdiction aboard the Aquila II which experts say departed Venezuela last month. The Pentagon did not say whether it had seized the ship. The announcement came as Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said an ally of hers was kidnapped in Caracas less than [--] hours after he was released from detention. The country's top prosecutor had called for Juan Pablo Guanipa to be rearrested but didn't" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7605259334599183629) 2026-02-10T16:20Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Millions inspired by monks Walk for Peace In October [--] Buddhist monks and their rescue dog Aloka left Fort Worth Texas en route to Washington D.C. for a [----] mile journey spreading a message of mindfulness compassion and peace. They called it The Walk for Peace. Along their journey the monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center greeted well-wishers with blessings smiles and thousands of peace bracelets as they marched toward the nations capital. This world has been receiving so much anger and hatred and everything already that is why it's coming back to us with all kinds of sufferings" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7605612961264045325) 2026-02-11T14:23Z 2.8M followers, 47.4K engagements "Rep. Thomas Massie R-Ky. told Attorney General Pam Bondi in a House oversight hearing Wednesday that she is responsible for a portion of what he calls a coverup of the investigation into the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi asked Massie why he hadnt questioned former President Joe Bidens attorney general Merrick Garland the same way. You dont have to go back to Biden. Lets go back to Obama lets go back to George Bush. This cover-up spans decades and you are responsible for this portion of it Massie said. The Department of Justice has released millions" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7605691358040427789) 2026-02-11T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 74.9K engagements "Ski mountaineering also known as skimo will make its Olympic debut in this year's Winter Games. What exactly is that Think of the sport popular among Alpine nations as a kind of mix between skiing and hiking. Athletes start at the bottom of the mountain ascending both on skis and by foot before descending back down the course on skis. PBS News Tim McPhillips spoke with Sarah Cookler of the U.S. Ski Mountaineering Association to learn more about skimo and how its inclusion in the [----] Winter Olympics could boost its popularity. #winterolympics #Milan #italy #skiing #skimo #skimountaineering" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7605725377503202573) 2026-02-12T13:45Z 2.8M followers, 11.3K engagements "Attorney General Pam Bondi faced heavy scrutiny in a congressional hearing Wednesday as Democratic lawmakers asked a barrage of questions about the Justice Departments handling of document releases related Jeffrey Epstein. She left many unanswered. Instead she lobbed personal attacks at Democrats often saying she wouldnt get in the gutter with them. If Bondi said Epsteins name it was to accuse prior administrations of failing to act on the case. She repeatedly accused Democrats of theatrics while shouting herself. They yell they cut me off she said of the Democratic members of the House" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7605731637711752461) 2026-02-11T22:20Z 2.8M followers, 13.4M engagements "Rep. Crockett blasts Bondi for DOJ leadership Rep. Jasmine Crockett D-Texas questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi in an oversight hearing Wednesday. The hearing offered an opportunity for lawmakers to question Bondi on a number of controversial issues involving the Justice Department including around the Trump administrations failure to meet a Congress-mandated deadline to release all of its Epstein files; the legal justification for the administrations capture of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific; as well as prosecutions" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7605744763215564045) 2026-02-11T22:54Z 2.8M followers, 239.4K engagements "The Seahawks took to the streets of Seattle Wednesday to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. The team rode a bus emblazoned with "World Champions" on the side as the city celebrated its second title in franchise history. They beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday in a game watched by nearly [---] million people according to Nielsen data. That is the second largest audience ever behind last year's matchup between the Eagles and Chiefs. Bad Bunny's halftime show this year was the fourth most watched in history with [---] million viewers more than the game itself. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7606037410631224590) 2026-02-12T18:45Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements ""Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek has died. Dawson's Creek ran for six seasons with Van Der Beek at its center. He played Dawson Leery the earnest high schooler who along with his friends learns about life love family and their futures. The show later found a new generation of fans through streaming services. Van Der Beek also appeared on the big screen in "Varsity Blues" and on TV as an FBI special agent on "CSI: Cyber." In late [----] he revealed that he was being treated for colorectal cancer a journey he chronicled on social media. In a social media post his wife described him as a" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7606037952237538573) 2026-02-12T19:15Z 2.8M followers, 23.8K engagements "After deaths protests and political backlash ICE surge set to end in Minnesota President Trump's immigration campaign faced intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill and his border czar announced a significant drawdown of its operations in Minnesota. Lisa Desjardins reports on the latest. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #ice #minnesota #dhs #tomhoman #politics" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7606131097809784078) 2026-02-12T23:53Z 2.8M followers, 28.4K engagements "A federal judge blocked the Pentagon from taking action against Senator Mark Kelly for participating in a video made by democratic lawmakers calling for troops to disregard illegal orders. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth censured Kelly a retired Navy captain for participating in the video and asked the Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to conduct an investigation on redetermining Kellys retirement grade. PBS News Cecilia Lallmann spoke with Rachel VanLandingham Southwestern Law School professor and former judge advocate general for the U.S. Air Force to breakdown the ruling. #pbsnews" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7606133107552537869) 2026-02-13T10:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Ahead of Europe's largest annual security conference NATO defense ministers gathered in Brussels on Thursday to calm nerves and stiffen spines after President Donald Trump's threats to Greenland roiled the alliance. Nick Schifrin filed this report from Germany. #news #pbsnews #trumpadministration #trump #nato #europe #greenland" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7606452903523454222) 2026-02-13T20:42Z 2.8M followers, 21K engagements "Trump says he would 'absolutely' pardon Jan. [--] rioters Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he "absolutely" would pardon rioters who assaulted police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. [--] [----] "if they're innocent." At an interview with the Republican presidential nominee at the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Chicago three journalists pressed Trump on immigration abortion and other policy issues. When asked by ABC News' Rachel Scott if he would pardon rioters who assaulted around law enforcement officers who attempted to protect the Capitol on Jan. [--] Trump" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7397895052636294443) 2024-07-31T20:25Z 2.8M followers, 1.3M engagements "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Health and Human Services testified Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. Kennedy an environmental lawyer faced questions about his stance on Medicaid abortion rights COVID and public health insurance and vaccines. Democrats pushed Kennedy on his past statements opposing vaccines and the debunked baseless claims that they cause autism. During the hearing Kennedy insisted he would not restrict vaccine access and supported the childhood vaccine schedule."The only thing I want is good science" he said. Kennedy will" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7465457578319826222) 2025-01-29T21:48Z 2.8M followers, 1M engagements "Today is our first day without federal funding. Our commitment to providing trusted objective journalism hasn't wavered. For [--] years PBS News has given you facts to understand the world and make informed decisions. This mission drives our work every day and your immediate support of PBS News will make it possible. Learn how you can support PBS News and your local public media station by visiting our website. Link in bio. #pbs #cpb #pbsnews #publicnews #federalfunding" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7556372955974946103) 2025-10-01T21:46Z 2.8M followers, 729.1K engagements "You may be feeling the pinch more lately when youre going grocery shopping. The price of a dozen eggs is up around [---] percent in the last five years the price of ground beef is up [--] percent in the same time frame and coffee is up nearly [---] percent. New Consumer Price Index data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that while inflation is still up overall price increases have begun to slow. But many staples are still rising causing pain for consumers in the checkout lane. PBS NewsTimMcPhillips spoke with Michigan State Universitys David Ortega about what you need to know" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7564896607490166071) 2025-10-24T21:30Z 2.8M followers, 221K engagements "U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva D-Ariz. was sworn in officially to the House of Representatives on Wednesday by Speaker Mike Johnson more than seven weeks after voters elected her to the seat. Grijalva won a special election in late September to succeed her father Rep. Ral Grijalva who died earlier this year at age [--]. She is the first Latina to represent Arizona in the U.S. House. Her congressional district includes the city of Tucson and almost all of Arizonas border with Mexico. Johnson previously said he would not officially seat Grijalva in the House until the chamber reconvened following a" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7571974271094787342) 2025-11-12T22:47Z [--] followers, 1.8M engagements "Its been [--] years since Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery Alabama as local laws at the time required. The act of defiance on Dec. [--] [----] sparked the Montgomery bus boycott a key moment in the civil rights movement. In [----] shortly after Parks' death essayist Roger Rosenblatt commented on the civil rights activist's legacy. He reflected on a famous photograph taken in [----] of Parks siting on a city bus and looking out the window. "There are several reasons to be entranced by this photograph the clearest being that it represents one woman's" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579087692793711885) 2025-12-02T03:10Z [--] followers, 72.3K engagements "Why the flu season is so bad and how you can protect yourself We are entering peak flu season and a new variant known as subclade k is spreading quickly across the country driving a sharp rise in illness and hospitalizations. Public health officials say this current wave may last for weeks to come. William Brangham discussed the variant and what to look out for this flu season with Dr. Andrew Pekosz of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #healthtips #flu #fluseason" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7591616109506268471) 2026-01-04T21:35Z [--] followers, 203.6K engagements "Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado on Friday described harrowing moments of her escape from her country where she spent more than a year out of the public eye amid threats on her life and a crackdown on dissent by the Maduro regime. She told PBS News Nick Schifrin at a news conference that she would not be able to share all of the details about when and how she left Venezuela for the protection of those involved and until the regime is no longer in a capacity to harm them. But she called her presence a miracle. Yes there was a certain moment in the trip in the boat where I was" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7596071190125350157) 2026-01-16T21:45Z 2.8M followers, 30.8K engagements "President Donald Trump just signed an executive order banning large institutional investors from buying single family homes. The goal: making housing more affordable including for first-time buyers and young families. But will this ban actually help with affordability PBS News' Cecilia Lallmann spoke with Tobias Peter of the American Enterprise Institute and Laurie Goodman of the Urban Institute to hear about the action and why it likely won't mean immediate relief. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #economy #housing #housingmarket #donaldtrump #trump #wallstreet #singlefamilyhome" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598673542443568397) 2026-01-23T23:00Z 2.8M followers, 17.3K engagements "Children being held at an ICE detention center in Dilley Texas are despondent and depressed Rep. Joaquin Castro D-Texas said after a visit there this week. Among the children he visited was Liam Ramos a 5-year-old who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while returning to his Minneapolis-area home from school with his father. Ramos and his family entered the U.S. legally Castro said. The case has drawn national attention and Democrats are calling for the father and son to be released as broader scrutiny has grown around the ICE facility in Dilley where the pair is" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601288862186458423) 2026-01-30T22:43Z [--] followers, 23.3K engagements "Political fallout is mounting after the Justice Department released [--] million more files related to investigations of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The department is under fire for how it has handled the release with advocates raising questions about transparency and if it has done enough to hold Epsteins associates accountable. Ali Rogin reports on the latest documents. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #epstein #epsteinfiles #jeffreyepstein #princeandrew" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7602427592318258487) 2026-02-03T00:22Z [--] followers, 88.6K engagements "Palestinians gathered on both sides of the Rafah crossing on Tuesday hoping to pass through on day two of its long-awaited reopening. Ambulances were seen departing Gaza evacuating patients in dire need of medical care to hospitals in Egypt and Palestinians who previously fled Gaza returned home via the crossing. It's not clear how many people made the journey in either direction. It comes after only a dozen Palestinians were allowed back into Gaza late Monday. Some said their passage included an interrogation by Israeli troops. The reopening of the crossing is a vital step toward the second" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603068382958603534) 2026-02-04T18:15Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday night that if Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is not fired Democratic lawmakers are "prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings against her." Jeffries D-NY also criticized Noem for saying that a program to issue body cameras to Department of Homeland Security officers will be expanded nationwide as funding is available. Kristi Noem has zero credibility Jeffries told PBS News Geoff Bennett. Certainly it is the case that body cameras should be required. We also know that the Department of Homeland Security has more than enough" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603142250809412877) 2026-02-04T22:55Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "There's been more fallout from the recent release of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The British government on Wednesday said it'll release documents related to Peter Mandelson who was appointed as ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Epstein. Also on Wednesday philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he regrets "every minute" he spent with Epstein after an e-mail in the files alleged that Gates was having an extramarital affair which he denies. Meanwhile lawyers for Epstein's victims reached a deal with the Justice" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603483938379631886) 2026-02-05T20:41Z [--] followers, 42.7K engagements "New book Meat explores how the next food revolution could transform meat consumption In his new book Meat Bruce Friedrich argues that the way we produce meat is unsustainable for the climate the planet and public health and that the solution isnt eating less of it but making it differently. From lab-grown meat to plant-based alternatives he says a food revolution is already underway whether consumers realize it or not. Geoff Bennett speaks with Friedrich for more. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #foodtrends #newbook" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603876346636291341) 2026-02-07T16:00Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Americans are expected to place a record-breaking $1.7 billion in legal bets on the Super Bowl. With a potential casino inside every phone and computer a rising chorus of experts who study problem gambling and addiction are ringing the alarm. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores this tidal shift in American culture with journalist Danny Funt and addiction psychiatrist Dr. Timothy Fong. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #news #sportsbetting #superbowllx #superbowlsunday #gambling #sportsgambling" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603877036242832653) 2026-02-07T19:00Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron says news organizations are important because the public "deserves" to know what happening in the "corridors of power." "The role of a news organization is to give the public the information it needs and deserves to know so that they can govern themselves" he said. "The Washington Post has a long history of that and particularly of holding the government to account." Baron who was editor of The Washington Post from [----] until [----] spoke to PBS News Hour's Geoff Bennett on Wednesday about the sweeping layoffs at the Post. The Post laid off a third of" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7603878031492533517) 2026-02-08T00:00Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "A new investigation details the political maneuvers that led to the release of Andrew and Tristan Tate right-wing influencers charged with rape human trafficking and other crimes. The Tates who are major players with big social media followings in the so-called manosphere are facing criminal investigations in Romania and criminal charges in the U.K. for alleged sex crimes. Both men have denied the criminal allegations. The brothers had been barred from leaving Romania for years as prosecutors built their case. But in February the Romanian government suddenly lifted the travel ban and allowed" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7583081828160982286) 2025-12-12T21:30Z 2.8M followers, 633.7K engagements "Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epsteins body was found dead in his cell at the now-shuttered Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City at 6:30 a.m. on Aug. [--] [----]. Rather than close the story on the disgraced financier his death before he could stand trial for child sex trafficking charges led to conspiracies controversies and questions. Epstein was found to have died by suicide and in later investigations medical examiners found no evidence of homicide or attempted homicide. In the federally operated corrections center guards failed to do repeated checks and assign Epstein a new" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7585688772319186231) 2025-12-19T22:15Z 2.8M followers, 1.6M engagements "Post-traumatic stress disorder is common among veterans with 10% of men and nearly 20% of women reporting having symptoms at some point in their lives. But could exposure to more arts programming be the needed prescription for those who have served our country Stephanie Sy reports for our look at the intersection of art and health part of our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #veterans #ptsd #arttherapy #arts" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7591279768562175246) 2026-01-04T17:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "The Department of Homeland Security is barreling toward a shutdown after Democrats refused to budge on a funding bill and lawmakers left Washington D.C. for a 10-day break. At issue are disagreements over ICE reform and the department's funding set to expire at midnight on Friday. Lisa Desjardins spoke to Geoff Bennett about the likelihood of a partial shutdown and who would feel the impacts. #news #pbsnews #congressnews #democrats #republicans #shutdown #governmentshutdown #dhs #funding" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7606454243188296974) 2026-02-13T21:15Z 2.8M followers, 27.1K engagements "The first Black American statue to be included in the National Statuary Hall collection was revealed in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. Bethune was a civil rights activist and a presidential adviser to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She also founded what is now Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Florida. Her statue is one of two representing Florida and replaces a statue of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith that was removed in [----]. #marymcleodbethune #capitol #uscapitol #nationalstatuaryhall #florida #bethune #pbs #newshour #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #news #unveiling #civilrightsleader" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7119985636899179822) 2022-07-13T22:20Z 2.8M followers, 10.1K engagements "March [--] marks Pi Day Pi is the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter and has an infinite number of digits. While many businesses give away discounted pizza and pie on this celebrated day others like us here at PBS NewsHour put down our slice to bring you the first [---] digits in pi. Credit: The Pi Song (100 Digits of Pi) AsapSCIENCE #piday #pi #pieday #pinumber #pbs #newshour #pbsnews #pbsnewshour PBS NewsHour presents [---] digits of pi PBS NewsHour presents [---] digits of pi" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7210582151442615595) 2023-03-15T01:41Z 2.8M followers, 16K engagements "Kwanzaa a holiday whose name is derived from a Swahili phrase is celebrated by millions every year starting Dec. [--]. Created by scholar and activist Maulana Ron Karenga in the 1960s the weeklong holiday brings together African Americans of all religions to celebrate their cultural heritage. The holiday celebrates history and community with cultural items like the kinara or candle holder that displays traditional black red and green candles representing seven principles: unity self-determination collective work cooperative economics purpose creativity and faith. The kinara is lit daily during" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7317018225013837086) 2023-12-26T21:27Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Study links petrochemical plants in Louisiana to premature and low-weight births About a fifth of Americas petrochemical production is concentrated on a stretch of land along the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana. That production comes with serious risks. The area has been known as Cancer Alley because of the high rates of cancer among people who live nearby. A new study now shows how those risks may fall on the next generation as well. William Brangham reports. #Louisiana #lowbirthweights #birtheffect #petrochemical #petrochemicalplants #canceralley #cancer #mississippiriver" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7359253608048676139) 2024-04-18T17:03Z 2.8M followers, 32.3K engagements "The future of #MeToo as a second Trump administration prepares to take power Theres a noticeable pattern across some of President-elect Trumps Cabinet nominees: allegations of sexual misconduct or assault. Trump himself has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct and found liable in civil court of sexual abuse and his return to office is raising questions about the future of the #MeToo movement. Law professor Deborah Tuerkheimer joins Laura Barrn-Lpez to discuss. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #metoomovement #trump #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #cabinet #survivor #victim #misconduct" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7440993968491597102) 2024-11-25T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 2.3M engagements "The White House said Wednesday that a broad Chinese hacking operation had infiltrated at least eight American telecommunications companies and that none of them have yet managed to remove the Chinese hackers from their systems. It's believed to be the largest hack on U.S. telecommunications firms in the nation's history targeting a large number of Americans' metadata. The hackers also infiltrated dozens of telecommunications companies in Asia and Europe over the last two years. PBS News Hour's Geoff Bennett spoke to Nick Schifrin to learn more. #chinesehackersoperation" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7445062794774383914) 2024-12-05T22:46Z 2.8M followers, 73.1K engagements "More than [----] Native American children died in the custody of the U.S. government after being forced to attend boarding schools from the 1800s to 1960s according to an investigation by @washingtonpost. That's three times the number of lives lost that the government documented in its own investigation released earlier this year.The U.S. Interior Department found [---] children died during a 150-year period at the schools that stripped children of their language and culture to assimilate them into white society. The children suffered abuse starvation beatings and forced labor.PBS News Hour's" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7453176107265805614) 2024-12-27T19:29Z 2.8M followers, 4.7M engagements "Thousands attend funeral of Hassan Nasrallah longtime Hezbollah leader killed by Israel Thousands in Lebanon turned out for the Sunday funeral of Hassan Nasrallah the former longtime leader of Hezbollah who was killed nearly five months ago in the war with Israel. The funeral came just days after Israel failed to meet a second deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon as part of a fragile ceasefire deal. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from Beirut. #hassannasrallah #lebanon #lebanontiktok #nasrallahfuneral #southlebanon #beirut #lebanonnews #israellebanon #pbsnewshour #newshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7475070744561601835) 2025-02-24T19:33Z 2.8M followers, 15.9K engagements "How Black musicians have influenced punk music Punk music is known for its raw aggressive sound edgy fashion and mosh pits. Its also known for being predominantly white but that's changed a lot in recent years. Resurfaced music from its earliest days underscores that punk has always been influenced and shaped by Black artists as well. Stephanie Sy has the story for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #punk #music #CANVAS #musichistory #purehell #badbrains #alttiktok #blackpunk #altmusic #ramones #talkingheads #detroit #philadelphia" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7479488357295328555) 2025-03-08T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 166.1K engagements "During a White House press briefing on Friday White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed concerns over the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act also referred to as the SAVE Act. The act requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for those registering to vote but voting rights groups have argued that the legislation could erect barriers that would make it harder for millions of Americans to vote including married women who have changed their names. It has been illegal under federal law for non-U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections since [----] and is already a rare" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7492119935737482542) 2025-04-11T18:12Z 2.8M followers, 2.4M engagements "NPR CEO discusses suing Trump administration over order targeting funding NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit against the Trump administration in federal court over his executive order targeting funding for NPR PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The lawsuit contends Trump's order is a violation of the First Amendment. Geoff Bennett discussed more with NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #trumpadministration #news #npr #pbs #publicradio #colorado #firstamendment #freepress #executiveorder #cpb #publicmedia" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7509272980405357870) 2025-05-27T23:34Z 2.8M followers, 20.8K engagements "Prosecutors in the U.K. say that influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged with rape human trafficking and other crimes. The charges were authorized last year and are only now being confirmed. The Tates were arrested in Romania in [----] and indicted last year on charges of sexually exploiting women. The two will be extradited to the U.K. once the Romanian case is concluded. The Tates deny any wrongdoing. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #tate #influencer #romania #charged #andrewtatte" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7509933048021028142) 2025-05-29T20:30Z 2.8M followers, 147.5K engagements "The world's most popular TikTok personality has left the U.S. voluntarily after being detained since Friday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Khaby Lame is known as TikTok's silent star. He doesn't say a word in his comedy videos. Lame is Senegalese with Italian citizenship and has more than [---] million followers on TikTok. According to ICE he'd allegedly overstayed his visa. The agency said in a statement that he was allowed to leave the U.S. without a deportation order which could have prevented him from being allowed back into the country for up to a decade. #pbsnewshour #newshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7515148245686078766) 2025-06-12T19:33Z 2.8M followers, 495.9K engagements "PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #cpb #pbs #congress #funding" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7529690514254286093) 2025-07-22T00:05Z 2.8M followers, 2.2M engagements "General Motors posted a [--] percent drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday. The automaker said the President Trump's tariffs resulted in a $1.1 billion dent in its earnings. In a letter to shareholders CEO Mary Barra said "GM is trying to reduce our tariff exposure which includes $4 billion of new investment in the U.S" GM was the second automaker this week to say the tariffs are taking a toll. On Monday Jeep maker Stellantis warned of a loss of $2.7 billion in the first half of the year due at least in part to tariffs. #generalmotorscompany #generalmotors #gm #tariffs #trumptariffs #trump" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7530661849549917495) 2025-07-24T14:54Z 2.8M followers, 54.8K engagements "HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was accused on Thursday of infringing on parents' freedom to get their children vaccinated. Doctors and scientists have slammed Kennedy's anti-vaccine rhetoric and his changes in vaccine policy since taking office. As Kennedy's agency narrows recommendations for who should be vaccinated Sen. Michael Bennet D-Colo. said Kennedy was making vaccine decisions without transparency. Kennedy denied Bennets claims. "Let me just say Mr. Secretary all these vaccines that we're talking about today are free and accessible to parents today in America who have the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7546297387992534286) 2025-09-04T18:25Z 2.8M followers, 289K engagements "Historian Jill Lepore explores the Constitution and its interpretations in 'We the People' Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard University and author of the new book We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution. Geoff Bennett sat down with Lepore for our series On Democracy. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #History #democracy #constitution #civics" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7552227094105689358) 2025-09-21T12:00Z 2.8M followers, 342.7K engagements "The planet is drying at an unprecedented pace presenting a critical threat to humanity according to a study published in Scientific Advances. Researchers found that continental drying is having profound global impacts that threaten water availability across the globe.PBS News Weekend's Ali Rogin spoke to ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten for more. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #globalwarming #climatechange#environmentalscience #globalimpact #propublica" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7552940047075396919) 2025-09-22T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 503.5K engagements "What to know about the potentially deadly 'kissing bugs' "Kissing bugs" may sound sweet but the disease they spread can turn deadly. The triatomine bug leaves often painless bites around the face like kisses hence the nickname. Not as charming as it may seem the bug spreads a parasitic illness known as Chagas diisease through its poop though the parasite can also spread in utero from mother to child through blood transfusions or by eating unpeeled fruits or vegetables from areas where the bug is common. Some people or animals can go weeks months or years without knowing they've been infected" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7553642482685218062) 2025-09-24T13:10Z 2.8M followers, 398.6K engagements "A group of polar bears have taken over an abandoned polar research station off Russia's far eastern coast. Russian photographer Vadim Makhorov captured drone footage of the polar bears lounging on the facility's grounds. The polar bears appear to be using the facility as a shelter to live and rest in as they peer out the door and window openings seemingly playfully interacting with the drone capturing the footage. The research station on the western part of Kolyuchin Island operated from [----] to [----]. This post was produced by Cecilia Lallmann Julia Griffin and Yasmeen Alamiri. #pbsnews" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7554093574606834958) 2025-09-25T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 588.6K engagements "During a gathering of U.S. military officials in Quantico Virginia on Tuesday President Donald Trump discussed nuclear threats made by Russia as the N-word while also referencing a racist slur that goes by the same term. The reference to the threats was based on Trumps mention which he alsoannounced on Truth Socialin early August that he was repositioning two nuclear submarines based on the highly provocative statements of former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Medvedevsaidin late July that Trump's playing the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7555963378863328526) 2025-09-30T19:45Z 2.8M followers, 154.1K engagements "Hamas is still reviewing the U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza that was presented by President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. But the war continues and Israel blocked a flotilla of ships trying to break through its blockade of Gaza. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #hamas #gaza #israel #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #benjaminnetanyahu #flotilla" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7556695123946507533) 2025-10-02T18:37Z 2.8M followers, 236.3K engagements "President Donald Trump said Wednesday that when it comes to burning the American flag during protests his administration "took the freedom of speech away" even though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled nearly four decades ago that flag burning is protected by the First Amendment. We took the freedom of speech away because thats been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech but what has happened is when they burn the flag it agitates and irritates crowds the president said during a White House roundtable discussion on antifa the term used to describe the decentralized" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7558979331750481207) 2025-10-08T22:21Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements "The assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah last month brought renewed attention to the ways Americans debate and engage in political dialogue. Kirk was known for his back-and-forth with college students and moments that often went viral on social media. Judy Woodruff examines the spectacle that debate has become in the U.S. and what it means for our ability to disagree. #CharlieKirk #debate #Jubilee #politics #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7564444143511014711) 2025-10-23T16:05Z 2.8M followers, 42.5K engagements "Meet the nurse in Uganda who climbs a 1000-foot ladder to save lives To reach the isolated eastern Uganda mountain communities that need her help nurse Agnes Nambozo scales a treacherous 1000-foot ladder that is too steep for small children mothers carrying babies and the sick to climb down. John Yang reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #uganda #nurses #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7565620526203342135) 2025-10-26T20:10Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "In Sudan aid groups say tens of thousands of people have fled the violence in the city of el-Fasher in the Darfur region of the northeastern African nation amid a civil war that has lasted more than two years. In makeshift camps they recounted what they saw this past week when a paramilitary force captured the city and killed hundreds of people. This follows an official declaration that famine is spreading through Sudan. "There are some [--] million people in this country who need humanitarian assistance half of them children" Sheldon Yett UNICEFs representative in Sudan told PBS News Weekends" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7570868324045786381) 2025-11-09T23:35Z 2.8M followers, 240.1K engagements "Ukraine says Russia is recruiting African mercenaries to fight in its war Since last fall more than [-----] North Koreans have reportedly been deployed to fight with the Russian army in Ukraine. Recently Ukraine accused the Kremlin of recruiting foreign fighters from African nations as it struggles to recruit troops among its own population. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky investigates the reliance on mercenaries in the world's deadliest conflicts. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #cameroon #togo #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7572949301844905229) 2025-11-15T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 707K engagements "Many people associate colon cancer with old age. But that's not the case anymore. The number of young people being diagnosed with colon cancer is on the rise. Normally for colon cancer patients they were in their 60s 70s or 80s. And then all of a sudden we were seeing this influx of young adults Dr. Andrea Cercek head of the colorectal section at Memorial Sloan Kettering said. We are seeing younger and younger patients even teenagers which we previously didn't see that don't have any family history or any hereditary or genetic predisposition. According to the American Cancer Society an" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577248517232659725) 2025-11-27T03:54Z 2.8M followers, 189.4K engagements "Never-before-seen images and video footage of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epsteins private island were released Wednesday morning by the House Oversight Committee. U.S. Virgin Island authorities snapped the images in [----]. Epstein owned Little St. James and Great St. James two private islands in the U.S. Virgin Island archipelago. There are no people pictured in the images. The committee also released video footage showing a walkthrough of his property.A number of Epstein survivors allege they were trafficked to Little St. James where they were exploited by the financier and his" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579699527137905934) 2025-12-03T18:45Z 2.8M followers, 356.5K engagements "For years solar power at home was mostly limited to people who own their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But a new generation of small affordable systems are making clean energy more accessible. The technology often called "plug-in" solar is already widespread in Germany and gaining momentum in the United States. @kqedofficial's Laura Klivans reports" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7581925628102987021) 2025-12-10T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 420K engagements "While President Donald Trump has tried to distance himself from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein his name and image have appeared repeatedly in records released this year from Epsteins estate. New photos and documents in recent weeks have offered some glimpses of their relationship which has come under renewed scrutiny in the push for the government to release the information it has about the Epstein investigation. Trump and Epstein were at one point friends. Trump traveled on the disgraced financiers jet at least eight times in the 1990s at one point calling Epstein a terrific guy. But" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7585332793626873101) 2025-12-18T22:45Z 2.8M followers, 55.2K engagements "Whats in the U.S. weapons package for Taiwan and why China is angry The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.S. effort to help Taiwan deter and if necessary defend itself against China. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #trump #taiwan #china #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7585682726435573047) 2025-12-19T21:23Z 2.8M followers, 617.5K engagements "U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that its up to Ukraine and Russia to hammer out a deal to end the ongoing war which started in [----] with Russia's full-scale invasion. In the end it's up to them to make a deal. We can't force Ukraine to make a deal. We can't force Russia to make a deal. They have to want to make a deal Rubio said in response to a question from PBS News Nick Schifrin. The role we're trying to play is the role of figuring out whether there's any overlap here that they can agree to and that's what we've invested a lot of time and energy and continue to do so. That" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7585939783210372365) 2025-12-20T14:20Z 2.8M followers, 8.9M engagements "Justice Departments heavily redacted Epstein file release draws criticism from lawmakers Overnight the Justice Department released hundreds more heavily redacted pages of material it had gathered on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They come in addition to the thousands of pages released Friday but what has been made public so far falls short of the full disclosure required by the law Congress passed last month. John Yang speaks with Reuters correspondent Jeff Mason for more. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #jeffreyepstein #epsteinfiles #departmentofjustice #news #doj" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7586089115209174286) 2025-12-21T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 314.5K engagements "Pamela Hemphill who rejected a pardon for her part in the Jan. [--] attack on the U.S. Capitol made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the riot. When Donald Trump pardoned us I rejected the pardon. Accepting that pardon would be lying about what happened on January 6th. I am guilty and I own that guilt said Hemphill [--] who was known as the "MAGA Granny." House Democrats reconvened the former special committee that investigated the attack to hear from witnesses and lawmakers about their experiences from that day and ongoing threats to elections. The House" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7592348534406499639) 2026-01-06T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 238.4K engagements "In the five years since Jan. [--] [----] there has been a widespread fight over the story of that day. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins was inside the U.S. Capitol and witnessed the storming firsthand. Watch her report on the half-decade battle over the narrative. #news #pbsnews #jan6 #january6 #anniversary #pardon #trump #donaldtrump #capitol" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7592654981191208205) 2026-01-07T16:45Z 2.8M followers, 67.5K engagements "Sen. Thom Tillis R-N.C railed against claims from the White House that the United States should assume control of Greenland Wednesday. His fiery Senate floor speech came after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller had questioned the territorial claim Denmark has over Greenland in an interview on CNN Monday evening adding "Greenland should be part of the United States." The comments come in the wake of the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. "I'm sick of stupid" Tillis said after pointing out Denmark's -- and thus Greenland's -- high level" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7592757948531674423) 2026-01-07T22:59Z 2.8M followers, 189.9K engagements "New book offers glimpse inside world of controversial tech firm Palantir and its CEO Palantir Technologies is one of the most secretive and powerful companies in Silicon Valley. It develops software that can quickly analyze massive amounts of data used by government agencies the military and major corporations. Ali Rogin speaks with Michael Steinberger author of the new book The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp Palantir and the Rise of the Surveillance State for more. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #palantir #technology #data" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7594160096653872398) 2026-01-11T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 297.8K engagements "By some estimates around 90% of prescriptions in the United States are filled with generic drugs. While the Food and Drug Administration says that all agency-approved generic drugs have the same high quality as brand-name drugs a ProPublica investigation found that the FDA rarely tests the quality of those generic medications. John Yang spoke with ProPublica's Debbie Cenziper to learn more. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour#fda #generic #medication #pharmaceutical #pharmaceuticalindustry #propublica" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7594567604031802637) 2026-01-12T20:01Z 2.8M followers, 292.1K engagements "White House border czar Tom Homan blamed Minneapolis for the recent actions of federal immigration agents saying the city needs to let agents into their "damn jail." "If they let us in their damn jail and stopped being a sanctuary city we could arrest the bad guy in the safety and security of the jail" he said to reporters outside the White House Wednesday. "But because they normally release them now we've got to go to the community and find them." PBS News' Liz Landers asked Homan about recent video showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dragging a woman out of her car in" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7595356517482630413) 2026-01-14T23:02Z 2.8M followers, 264.6K engagements "GPS pioneer and mathematician Gladys West has died. She was [--]. Her calculations helped produce extremely accurate modeling of the Earth's shape laying the foundation for modern global positioning system technology. West was born in rural Virginia during segregation. In [----] she was hired as a computer programmer at a Navy base in Virginia where she was one of only four Black employees. Her work went largely unrecognized for years though she was later acknowledged as one of the hidden figures of the era. Despite being considered the mother of GPS West said she still preferred using a paper" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597535139723283767) 2026-01-20T20:30Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements "ICE arrests Minnesota man without warrant On Sunday federal immigration agents in Minnesota broke into 56-year-old Chongly Scott Thaos home without a warrant and arrested him at gunpoint. Within minutes Thao an American citizen was brought outside in the subfreezing weather wearing nothing but underwear sandals and his grandson's blanket wrapped around his shoulders. Only when he was returned home an hour or two later did agents look at his ID. The Department of Homeland Security said the operation was targeting two convicted sex offenders but Thaos family believes it was a case of mistaken" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597583319777217805) 2026-01-20T23:04Z 2.8M followers, 578.6K engagements "President Trump sent mixed signals on his threats to take over Greenland ahead of meetings with European allies in Davos this week. After inflammatory messages were posted online Trump seemed to signal a deal could be reached. It comes as European leaders are pushing back against the presidents new tariff threats. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Robin Niblett. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trump #nato #europe #greenland #denmark #worldnews #trumpadministration" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597598819026586894) 2026-01-21T00:04Z 2.8M followers, 2.7M engagements "In Gaza some families are digging through rubble with their bare hands as they search for loved ones. Nick Schifrin and our Gaza producer Shams Odeh have this look at one mans desperate search for his deceased family. Warning: Some images in this story are disturbing. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #gaza #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597898048164957454) 2026-01-21T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 49K engagements "The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee said Wednesday that nobody on our side is defending Attorney General Pam Bondi after a Democratic committee member called for her to be held in contempt over the Jeffrey Epstein files. The comments from Rep. James Comer R-Ky. came during a hearing where the committee voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas to testify about Epstein the disgraced financier and convicted sex trafficker who died in [----]. Rep. Yassamin Ansari" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7597958642758946062) 2026-01-21T23:20Z 2.8M followers, 315K engagements "Former special counsel Jack Smith told a House committee Thursday that he stands by the decisions he made in that role including the decision to bring charges against President Trump. In a hearing focused on Smiths investigations into President Donald Trumps mishandling of classified documents and role in efforts to overturn the results of the [----] election Smith said his investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump had engaged in criminal activity. If asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today I would do so regardless of whether that" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598242777540906253) 2026-01-22T17:43Z 2.8M followers, 3.6M engagements "Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee sharply criticized former special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday over his investigation of President Donald Trump. That investigation produced more than [--] criminal charges that have since been dropped. In the House hearing GOP lawmakers accused Smith of partisanship. As Ali Rogin reports Smith defended his conduct saying the law required him to act.#news #pbsnews #jacksmith #trump #donaldtrump #investigation #2020election" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598583999463738638) 2026-01-23T15:47Z 2.8M followers, 241.9K engagements "Ice in the Arctic and Antarctica plays a critical role in maintaining life on Earth and it is melting faster than previously thought. This is threatening our planet with potentially massive sea-level rise weather disruptions and further global warming. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the fate of ice on Earth with science correspondent Miles OBrien and glaciologist Erin Pettit. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #iceburg #antartica #science #meltingice #ice #climatechange" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7598671876868574478) 2026-01-24T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 149.3K engagements "Activists now say that more than [----] people were killed in Iran's recent crackdown on nationwide protests and they warn that number could rise. The latest figures come from a U.S.-based human rights group are nearly double the official death toll. The protests began late last month amid widespread anger over a weakening currency and rising prices. On Tuesday Iran's real rial fell to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East this week to lead any possible American military response to Iran's bloody suppression of the protests." [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600445709355126071) 2026-01-28T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 31.7K engagements "Just days after a group of mainly American investors approved by President Donald Trump took over control of TikToks U.S. operations some users report that the app is censoring and limiting their content. The content in question includes posts and messages about Jeffrey Epstein and the shooting deaths of U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis. The company issued a statement on Tuesday saying it had suffered a cascading systems failure that caused multiple bugs on the platform after a power outage at one of its U.S. data centers. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jacob Ward of The Rip" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600477202165107982) 2026-01-28T18:14Z 2.8M followers, 140.3K engagements "Alex Prettis mentor remembers who he was Alex Pretti the 37-year-old ICU nurse who was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday was an upstanding citizen according to his former mentor. Dr. Aasma Shaukat hired Pretti for his first healthcare job and worked with him for multiple years. She wasnt surprised to learn that Pretti was at the protest. He encouraged everybody to be standing up for their rights and for each other she told PBS News. Shaukat spoke to Digital Anchor Deema Zein about her memories of Pretti and what she hopes people take away from his death. #alexpretti" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600482436589391118) 2026-01-28T18:34Z 2.8M followers, 51.1K engagements "Rapper Nicki Minaj claimed she is President Donald Trump's biggest fan at a U.S. Treasury event in Washington D.C. on Wednesday saying she and his supporters will not let him be bullied. "I am probably the president's No. [--] fan and that's not going to change" she said. "The hate or what people have to say it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more." "We're not going to let them get away with bullying him and you know the smear campaigns. It's not going to work" she added. "He has a lot of force behind him and God is protecting him." Minaj spoke at an event" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7600493376290508046) 2026-01-28T19:35Z 2.8M followers, 1.4M engagements "As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of her series "America at a Crossroads." Shell explore what it means to be an American how that idea has evolved since the nations founding and where we might be headed. She begins by looking at how closely our identity as Americans adheres to the template created by the nation's first president George Washington. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #declarationofindependence #independenceday #georgewashington #foundingfathers #america #americans #president #usa" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601237405248523533) 2026-02-01T13:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements "Iran is on notice as one of the U.S. militarys largest aircraft carriers arrives in the Middle East after thousands of protesters were killed in a brutal crackdown. How vulnerable is the regime And what are President Trumps options if he chooses to enforce his red line Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses that with Firas Maksad Vali Nasr Behnam Ben Taleblu and Robin Wright. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #internationalnews #worldnews #middleeast #protesters #protests #iranprotests #iran #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601239222443347255) 2026-02-01T17:00Z 2.8M followers, 28.5K engagements "An expedition to Antarctica has brought scientists and researchers to the widest glacier on Earth. The Thwaites Glacier is nicknamed the "Doomsday Glacier" because of its potential impact on sea levels if ice continues to melt. Miles O'Brien reports on the work to drill into the ice to record temperatures and understand the impact of climate change. His story is part of our series "Tipping Point." #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #antartica #glacier #climatechange #science #thwaites #climatescience #globalwarming" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7601268815611088141) 2026-02-01T23:00Z 2.8M followers, 23.9K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"The Great Wall of China was damaged after two individuals allegedly tried to create a shortcut through the iconic wall. The two construction workers were arrested after they used an excavator to widen an existing gap in order to move the machine through the wall instead of circling around it. The damaged section of the UNESCO World Heritage Site dates back to the Ming Dynasty. Police say the investigation is ongoing. #greatwallofchina #unesco #china #chinawalls #greatwall #pbsnews #news #pbsnewshour #mingdynesty #unescoworldheritagesite #newshour Workers damage Great Wall of China Workers"
TikTok Link 2023-09-07T03:03Z 2.8M followers, 59.1K engagements
"Former President Donald Trump called his New York City rally over the weekend that featured racist language and insults "a love fest. The Republican presidential nominee made the comments Tuesday during an on-camera appearance at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach Florida. I don't think anybody has ever seen anything like what happened the other night at Madison Square Garden. The love in that room it was breathtaking Trump said to cheers from people assembled to hear his remarks in Florida. You could have filled it many many times with the people that were unable to get in. Politicians that"
TikTok Link 2024-10-29T18:55Z 2.8M followers, 30.9K engagements
"Rare presidential artifacts command top dollars on the auction block If youre in the market for some rare presidential memorabilia and youve got deep pockets then the Guernsey's Auction in New York is for you. John Yang reports. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #president #presidents #memorabilia #artifacts #auction #abrahamlincoln #georgewashington #unitedstates"
TikTok Link 2024-11-11T15:00Z 2.8M followers, 289.7K engagements
"Why millions of adults with ADHD struggle to get treatment More than [--] million U.S. adults have currently been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD according to a recent CDC report. The report also noted that most adults with ADHD struggle with access to treatment for the condition. Ali Rogin speaks with Maggie Sibley a clinical psychologist and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences to learn more. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #adhd #adhdinwomen #treatment #adhdinadults #psycology #behavior"
TikTok Link 2024-12-01T13:00Z 2.8M followers, 3.1M engagements
"Washington Post faces editorial turmoil and high-profile departures Staff at The Washington Post are bracing for a wave of layoffs. It's the latest hit for the Post coming just days after longtime editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned in protest. A series of high-profile staff departures and a wave of reader backlash are raising questions about owner Jeff Bezos and the leadership of the Post. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Kara Swisher. #washingtonpost #wapo #cartoonist #layoffs #jeffbezos #newspaper #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour"
TikTok Link 2025-01-07T23:00Z 2.8M followers, 39.5K engagements
"Monday marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp where an estimated [---] million people mainly Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. One of the youngest survivors was an 8-year-old Polish girl named Rutka. She moved to Canada after World War II and took the name Rachel Hyams. Decades later she died by suicide. Rachel's daughter Audrey Hyams Romoff has been retracing her mother's steps in search of answers and allowed PBS News Hour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant to come along on the emotional journey. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews"
TikTok Link 2025-01-27T15:00Z 2.8M followers, 841.7K engagements
"Museum works to preserve shoes belonging to Auschwitz's youngest victims On the 80th anniversary of its liberation survivors of the Holocaust gathered at the extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Of the more than six million Jews murdered by the Nazis [---] million were killed at Auschwitz nearly a quarter million children. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on a project to preserve the shoes of the war's smallest victims. #auschwitz #holocaust #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #holocaustvictims #auschwitzbirkenau #holocaustmuseum"
TikTok Link 2025-01-28T16:26Z 2.8M followers, 312.9K engagements
"How much gold is in Fort Knox Trump and Musk want an audit About half of Americas gold reserves are kept at Fort Knox in Kentucky. President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk have cast doubt on whether this gold still exists. Trumps Treasury secretary insists the gold is safe. PBS News digital correspondent Deema Zein spoke to economic correspondent Paul Solman about the legendary depository and why Trump and others are focusing on it now. #trump #musk #fortknox #fortknoxgold #gold #goldvault #goldaudit #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #kentucky #elonmusk #doge"
TikTok Link 2025-03-14T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 23K engagements
"A look at the real reasons behind soaring egg prices Egg prices have soared to new records over the last couple of months. The wholesale price for a dozen white eggs climbed to over $8 in February. Since then that price has dropped but the prices consumers pay at the grocery store are still high. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at what has been going on. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #eggs #groceries #news #economics #eggprices #groceryprices #farms #avianinfluenza #economy"
TikTok Link 2025-03-23T16:00Z 2.8M followers, 20.6K engagements
"The Library of Congress this week added [--] new selections to its National Recording Registry. The registry is made up of songs albums and sounds considered instrumental to American society. Some of the [----] inductees included Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" from the [----] film "Titanic" [----] Hawaiian song "Aloha 'Oe" the original Broadway recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" music from the "Minecraft" video game and the Microsoft Windows reboot chime. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #libraryofcongress #celinedion #myheartwillgoon #titanic #aloha #broadway #hamilton #hamiltonmusical"
TikTok Link 2025-04-11T17:30Z 2.8M followers, 315.1K engagements
"Explaining meme coins and why the joke-inspired cryptocurrencies often crash In the up-and-down world of cryptocurrency so-called meme coins are perhaps the most bewildering. The joke-inspired digital currency is all over the internet with new tokens popping up every day by the thousands. The value of some jumped thanks to viral trends or celebrity endorsements. But most never take off crash or disappear. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #cryptocurrency #news #dogecoin #bitcoin #finance #cryptocurrencynews #economy #cryptocurrencytrading #memecoins"
TikTok Link 2025-04-18T17:00Z 2.8M followers, 62K engagements
"A hotline that allowed air traffic controllers at National Airport to communicate directly with the Pentagon has been broken for more than [--] years a Federal Aviation Administration official confirmed Wednesday. Franklin McIntosh the FAAs deputy chief operating officer also revealed during testimony before a Senate committee that the FAA didnt know the hotline was broken until another near-miss at the airport May [--]. Air traffic controllers at DCA had to stop two planes from landing because an Army helicopter was circling the Pentagon. The hotline maintained by the Department of Defense has"
TikTok Link 2025-05-14T22:09Z 2.8M followers, 18.9K engagements
"Fort Gregg-Adams was renamed three years ago to honor two Black Army pioneers but in July the name was changed back to Fort Lee. President Trump restored the names of nine Army bases the Biden administration renamed in [----]. The $39 million Biden-era project was part of a Congressional mandate to remove all Confederate symbols from military installations. Trumps move will restore the original base names but with new namesakes. Fort Gregg- Adams was one of those that was renamed three years ago and was the first Army installation named to honor Black Americans. Charity Adams was the first"
TikTok Link 2025-07-26T22:00Z 2.8M followers, 305.1K engagements
"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting which has distributed federal funds to both PBS and NPR for decades announced Friday that it's shutting down. The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public broadcasting. In a statement CPB President Patricia Harrison said "Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called wrote and petitioned Congress we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations." PBS and its stations get around 15% of annual revenue from federal money. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour"
TikTok Link 2025-08-01T23:48Z 2.8M followers, 419.8K engagements
"White House launches TikTok account The White House just launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday. But the move is stirring questions as a law was passed banning the app from being used on government-issued devices. In [----] the ban became a law after the Senate voted unanimously to ban federal employees from using the popular social media app on government-issued devices. The TikTok ban first emerged in [----] when Trump said it posed national security concerns to citizens and the government due to its Chinese parent company. In [----] President Trump gave ByteDance TikToks Chinese-owned"
TikTok Link 2025-08-22T22:00Z 2.8M followers, 90.9K engagements
"Pastor leading Target boycott on its impact and the retailer's response Target is reeling as sales have stalled and its stock price has plunged. The company faced backlash after a rollback of its DEI initiatives prompted a boycott that slowed store traffic nationwide one of the factors that pushed CEO Brian Cornell to step down. Now Target is scrambling to reset its image. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Pastor Jamal Bryant who spearheaded the Target boycott. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #target #economy #dei #targetboycott #news #jamalbryant"
TikTok Link 2025-08-23T18:26Z [--] followers, 305.1K engagements
"'Public health is in trouble' says high-ranking CDC leader who resigned in protest There are serious concerns about the Centers for Disease Control and its mission after Susan Monarez was suddenly fired from her position as director. She had refused to resign amid clashes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy. Her dismissal set off a wave of resignations including chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry who joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the developments. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #cdc #publichealth #vaccines #science #publichealth #debrahoury #rfkjr #news"
TikTok Link 2025-08-28T23:10Z 2.8M followers, 530.4K engagements
"Afghan womens freedoms severely restricted four years after U.S. withdrawal UN says Four years ago today the U.S. military completed its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Since then the Taliban has imposed Islamic law and severely restricted the rights of girls and women. John Yang speaks with Richard Bennett the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan to learn more. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #afghanistan #usmilitary #afghanwomen #womensrights"
TikTok Link 2025-08-30T22:55Z 2.8M followers, 139.3K engagements
"President Donald Trump called the rumors circulating online about his death "crazy" saying he was "very active" over the holiday weekend. "It's so fake. That's why the media has so little credibility" he said Tuesday during a news conference in the Oval Office. Trump's comments come after rumors went viral on social media about the president's health and that he had died. Trump had not been seen in public since his Cabinet meeting on Aug. [--] and he had no public event scheduled for Labor Day weekend sparking the false claims about his death. The rumors were also spurred by images of a bruise"
TikTok Link 2025-09-02T20:34Z 2.8M followers, 154.1K engagements
"Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to call for the release of all files related to the governments investigation into the convicted child sex offender who died in [----] while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. They also urged the government not to give Ghislaine Maxwell Epsteins longtime associate who is serving [--] years in prison for sex trafficking special treatment. Meanwhile President Donald Trump said Wednesday at the White House that the Epstein case is a Democrat hoax that never ends. While Trump has not specified when his friendship with"
TikTok Link 2025-09-03T23:53Z [--] followers, 399.3K engagements
"How AI infrastructure is driving a sharp rise in electricity bills Electricity bills are climbing nationwide rising faster than inflation in many places. The explosive growth of AI and the massive data centers behind it are driving demand and straining the grid. To explain how this hits consumers and what can be done Geoff Bennett spoke with Ari Peskoe director of the Electricity Law Initiative at Harvard Law School. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #ai #electricbills #datacenters #electricity #consumerprices #news"
TikTok Link 2025-09-06T16:08Z 2.8M followers, 125.8K engagements
"Meet Khruangbin the Texas trio at the forefront of a new music movement In todays pop music vocals reign supreme. The charts are dominated by singers and rappers but theres an increasingly popular genre focused on more instrumental music. William Brangham catches up with Khruangbin a Grammy-nominated Texas trio and one of the bands at the forefront of this movement. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #khruangbin #music #alternativerock #alternativemusic #music"
TikTok Link 2025-09-07T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 150.7K engagements
"The British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson was fired Thursday over his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. E-mails published in The Sun newspaper this week showed Mandelson voicing his support for Epstein in [----] as the disgraced financier was about to start a prison term for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Mandelson also appeared in a [----] birthday book for Epstein the same one that purportedly includes a note from Donald Trump. Mandelson maintains that he knew nothing about Epstein's sex crimes. His firing comes as Trump is due to visit the U.K."
TikTok Link 2025-09-12T16:23Z 2.8M followers, 190K engagements
"No single industry in the American economy relies more on immigrant labor than livestock and meat production. The shift began a half-century ago as the influence of labor unions and wages declined. PBS News Hour's Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at how this change played out in Austin Minnesota after the landmark Hormel strike [--] years ago. #immigration #migration #labor #agriculture #food #news #Trump #politics"
TikTok Link 2025-10-05T17:00Z 2.8M followers, 128.5K engagements
"President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March to begin shutting down the Department of Education though it would take an act of Congress to actually close it. In the meantime the department is taking dramatic steps toward fulfilling a conservative vision of a reshaped primary and secondary education system. PBS News Weekend anchor John Yang speaks with Jennifer Smith Richards a reporter with ProPublica for more. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #departmentofeducation #congress #education #publiceducation #propublica"
TikTok Link 2025-10-20T19:40Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Several colleges and universities are pushing back on pressure from the Trump administration. The president offered nine schools priority access to federal funding if they signed an agreement to meet his demands. So far seven schools have rejected the deal. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Ted Mitchell president of the American Council on Education. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #highereducation #college #university #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #federalfunding"
TikTok Link 2025-10-22T19:15Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"A federal judge ruled that Facebook's parent company Meta does not have an illegal monopoly over social networking. It's a huge win for the social media giant and means that Meta won't have to spin off its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms. In his ruling Judge James Boasberg said times have changed since the government first brought its case five years ago with competitors like TikTok mixing things up in the market. Tuesday's decision is a sharp contrast to recent rulings that found Google engaged in an illegal monopoly in both search and online advertising. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews"
TikTok Link 2025-11-19T16:56Z 2.8M followers, 129.1K engagements
"Hundreds of miles from the U.N. conference on climate change that wrapped this past weekend in Belm Brazil scientists are conducting a first-of-its-kind experiment that could help future policymakers address the issue. John Yang reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #tulsa #amazon #amazonrainforest #science #climatechange #climatescience"
TikTok Link 2025-11-25T09:00Z 2.8M followers, 47.3K engagements
"Millions of full-time workers are struggling to afford a place to live. Heres why The skyrocketing cost of living has left millions of people struggling to afford a place to live despite working at full-time jobs or a number of part-time jobs. Journalist @brian_goldstone author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America joins Ali Rogin to discuss this growing nationwide crisis. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #affordability #costofliving #homelessnessinamerica #news #homelessness"
TikTok Link 2025-11-30T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.9M engagements
"Consumers cashing in on Cyber Monday this year spent a record $1 billion through buy now pay later programs according to data from Adobe Analytics. It's tempting during a season of giving to purchase goods immediately and pay them off over time through a loan from a third party company like Klarna Afterpay or Affirm. But using micro-loans for the holidays has many risks according to personal finance experts. Nearly one in four users have made a late payment on these loans according to the Federal Reserve. And now some of that buy now pay later information is shared with credit agencies those"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T14:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Around [--] million Americans are estimated to have Alzheimers disease. That number is expected to double by 2060.Researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment and dementia exist in a population thats been one of the most difficult to study: Native Americans. Stephanie Sy recently traveled to Seattle to understand why. #Alzheimer #nativeamerican #health #science #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T15:25Z 2.8M followers, 862.7K engagements
"TikTok signed a deal Thursday to sell its U.S. unit meaning it can continue operating in this country. That's according to a memo seen by the AP and others. It says that Oracle Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX would together control about [--] percent of the new entity. The sale would end years of efforts to force the company's Chinese parent ByteDance to divest its U.S. business over national security concerns. The deal is expected to close in January. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #tiktok #usa #oracle #business #bytedance"
TikTok Link 2025-12-19T17:12Z 2.8M followers, 544K engagements
"How online retailers are using AI to adjust prices by mining your personal data If youre going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season theres a chance the price you pay will be influenced by whats 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. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #artificialintelligence #retail #onlineshopping #economy #ecommerce"
TikTok Link 2025-12-21T17:18Z 2.8M followers, 442K engagements
"As medication costs rise decreasing insurance coverage has deadly consequences The rising cost of health care is among Americans biggest worries according to recent year-end polls. Insurance coverage for prescription drugs has been decreasing as their prices have been increasing. As PBS Wisconsins Marisa Wojcik reports not all health plans are created equal. #healthinsurance #healthcare #insurance #medication"
TikTok Link 2025-12-22T22:00Z 2.8M followers, 672.6K engagements
"CBS News pulled an investigative report on [--] Minutes just a day before it was set to air. It promised a look at allegations of abuse and torture suffered by men deported by the Trump administration and sent to a prison in El Salvador. Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss said the segment would eventually run but it needed comment from the administration. William Brangham discussed more with Brian Stelter. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #60minutes #cbs #cbsnews #journalism #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump"
TikTok Link 2025-12-23T01:10Z 2.8M followers, 175.9K engagements
"Paramount is engaged in a battle to buy Warner Bros. Discovery but Netflix's proposed $83 billion offer is still considered the favorite for now. But regardless of the outcome talk of this deal has triggered widespread fears in Hollywood about what this merger could mean for the creative industry. Jeffrey Brown has perspective from one of the leading writers' unions for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #Art #Netflix #Paramount #warnerbros #merger #Business"
TikTok Link 2025-12-23T15:05Z 2.8M followers, 57.3K engagements
"The Trump administration has announced an immediate pause on the leases for five large-scale offshore wind farms off the East Coast. The Interior Department provided few details Monday but Interior Secretary Doug Burgum claimed the Pentagon believed the turbines could obscure and confuse radar signals. It's the latest blow from the White House to wind power. Science correspondent Miles OBrien has been tracking these projects and shares more. #energy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #windpower #trump"
TikTok Link 2025-12-23T17:00Z 2.8M followers, 34K engagements
"The United Arab Emirates is pulling its remaining forces out of Yemen after Saudi Arabia attacked an Emirati shipment in a Yemeni port. Black smoke could be seen in the port city of Mukalla on Tuesday where Saudi officials say two vessels from the UAE had delivered weapons and vehicles meant for a Yemeni separatist group. It was not clear if there were any casualties. The strike is an escalation in tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE and threatens to reignite the civil war in Yemen. #Yemen #UAE #SaudiArabia #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-31T20:35Z 2.8M followers, 17.9K engagements
"Maybe your resolution for [----] is paying down debt improving your retirement contributions or saving for a big ticket item. Maybe you need help with personal finance. PBS News' Cecilia Lallmann spoke with three experts @herfirst100k @thebudgetmom and @michelle.singletary about how to set yourself up for financial success this year. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #newyearsresolutions #2026goals #personalfinance #newyear #money #finances #financetips #budgeting"
TikTok Link 2026-01-02T21:46Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"A new Postal Service rule for how your mail is handled could affect your ballot taxes and more. The rule which went into effect on Christmas Eve redefines the meaning of a postmark the date mark printed on most mailed items. In the past the postmark generally meant the date the USPS received the item. Now it will mean the date that the USPS processes the item. For mail senders there are ways to ensure your ballot tax documents and more are in compliance with deadlines. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #pbs #usps #uspostalservice #unitedstatespostalservice #postmark #mail #deadline #bills #taxes #ballot"
TikTok Link 2026-01-05T16:45Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"An icebreakers's attempt to reach the 'Doomsday' glacier A team of nearly [--] global researchers are embarking on a two month journey to study the Thwaites Glacier.Some call it the Doomsday Glacier a vast expanse of Antarctic ice roughly the size of Florida. As temperatures rise the Thwaites Glacier is melting fast and threatens to raise global sea levels. PBS News Hours science correspondent Miles OBrien is with the expedition and reports aboard the Korean icebreaker Araon as the team attempts to reach the glacier. While uncertainty lies ahead on whether theyll make it @milesobrien3 will keep"
TikTok Link 2026-01-08T19:49Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The mounting economic challenges weakening the job market The U.S. economy added a modest [-----] jobs in December. It was below expectations and capped the weakest year for job growth since the pandemic. Employers added a total of [------] jobs for all of [----] a big drop from the [--] million created in [----]. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4% but the jobs report points to a soft market. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #jobmarket #jobsearch #economy #trumpadministration"
TikTok Link 2026-01-10T16:33Z 2.8M followers, 128.7K engagements
"Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Sunday pushed back against the Justice Department's criminal probe into the central bank saying the threat of charges is a "pretext" to undermine its independence. "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation" Powell said in a video. The DOJ issued grand jury subpoenas to the Fed over Powell's testimony last year before the Senate Banking Committee about the agency's $2.5 billion renovation"
TikTok Link 2026-01-12T22:52Z 2.8M followers, 42.3K engagements
"The Justice Department has launched an unprecedented criminal investigation against the Federal Reserve and its chairman Jerome Powell. For his part Powell made it clear he was fed up with what he sees as a threat from President Trump and said he would not capitulate to political pressure when shaping economic policy. Amna Nawaz reports. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #trumpadministration #doj #jeromepowell #federalreserve #economy #trump #donaldtrump"
TikTok Link 2026-01-13T01:58Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The Justice Department's investigation into the Federal Reserve is about "intimidation" and "control" former Fed Chair Janet Yellen said. "It's really about wanting to intimidate Fed leadership to be able to control monetary policy decisions to bend monetary policy to the president's will" she said. Yelled spoke to PBS News Hour's Amna Nawaz on Monday about the DOJ's criminal investigation against the central bank and its current chairman Jerome Powell. The department issued grand jury subpoenas to the Fed over Powell's testimony last year before the Senate Banking Committee about the"
TikTok Link 2026-01-13T21:43Z 2.8M followers, 11.7K engagements
"The White House press corps noticed something new at the White House on Tuesday. A new sign for the White House Rose Garden is now located in front of the outdoor patio space where the president holds outdoor events including dinners. Other signs in similar cursive gold script recently appeared outside of the Oval Office and outside of the West Wing. They are among the many aesthetic changes President Donald Trump has made at the White House complex including the demolition of the East Wing. LizLanders reports. #news #pbsnews #whitehouse #gold #rosegarden #ovaloffice #trump #trumpnews #decor"
TikTok Link 2026-01-14T17:37Z 2.8M followers, 219.2K engagements
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a major case on whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete alongside women and girls. For over three hours the justices examined the constitutional arguments over science and whether trans athletes are competing on an equal playing field. The conservative majority seemed skeptical of striking down sports bans already in place in over half of all states. Liz Landers took a closer look at the legal and political fight before the nations highest court. #news #pbsnews #supremecourt #trans #highschoolsports #transathlete"
TikTok Link 2026-01-14T18:45Z 2.8M followers, 20.8K engagements
"Protests continue in the Twin Cities and nationwide more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis. Since then the presence of immigration enforcement officials has grown. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro and his team reported from Minnesota they witnessed an ICE raid in a Minneapolis neighborhood that prompted bystander pushback and multiple arrests. #news #pbsnews #minnesota #minneapolis #ICE #protest #arrest"
TikTok Link 2026-01-15T16:21Z 2.8M followers, 320.9K engagements
"It's a piece of financial advice that's been around for generations: When searching for a place to live don't spend more than 30% of your income on rent. But with housing costs driving inflation today is that guideline still realistic Studies of working class families in the late 19th century that found people tended to spend "a week's wages for a month's rent." Congress eventually used a 30% standard as guidelines for various federal housing assistance programs. Experts say the rule isn't a bad start for many renters today. But for others it just doesn't work. PBS News' Hannah Grabenstein"
TikTok Link 2026-01-15T20:45Z 2.8M followers, 132.8K engagements
"Luxury retailer Saks Global filed for bankruptcy protection this week. The parent company of retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman has been struggling amid increased competition and a heavy debt load following its acquisition of Neiman Marcus in [----]. Saks says its stores will stay open as it restructures under bankruptcy protection. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #saksfifthavenue #saks #retail #luxury #neimanmarcus #bankruptcy"
TikTok Link 2026-01-17T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 38K engagements
"Tucked into the legislation that ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history was a provision to change the definition of hemp. It was a small tweak involving minute measurements but one that could have a huge impact on the booming market for hemp products. Jeffrey Brown reports from Kentucky. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #hempindustry #congress #regulation #funding"
TikTok Link 2026-01-18T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 58.1K engagements
"Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg says "small patterns" can have a big impact on our lives. "If you go and you run just [--] minutes today you are [--] minutes healthier than if you had not run" he told PBS News' Amna Nawaz. "Not only that but if you run [--] minutes today next week it's gonna be a lot easier to run [--] minutes." "It's important to give ourselves the grace to find the small patterns in our life because those small patterns compound" he added. Duhigg author of "The Power of Habit" sat down with Amna Nawaz for the latest episode of PBS News' podcast "Settle In." He"
TikTok Link 2026-01-19T20:30Z 2.8M followers, 22.5K engagements
"President Trump ramped up the pressure threatening new tariffs on NATO allies if they don't allow the U.S. to acquire Greenland. European leaders met to coordinate a response as they work to resolve the crisis sparked by Trump. Geoff Bennett discussed the developments with Charles Kupchan the senior director for European affairs on the National Security Council during the Obama administration. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trump #nato #europe #greenland #denmark #worldnews"
TikTok Link 2026-01-20T00:25Z [--] followers, 187.2K engagements
"Even though PBS and NPR are still in existence President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he heard theyre closed up. During a news conference at the White House that lasted more than [--] minutes Trump noted that among his accomplishments during the first year of his second term in office he signed legislation to cut all taxpayer funding to the two main American public media networks. The Trump administrations move mainly affected the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) the independent nonprofit organization that distributed federal funds to PBS NPR public media programming and more than"
TikTok Link 2026-01-20T21:36Z 2.8M followers, 257.8K engagements
"What's the best way to deal with political fatigue Sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom recommends getting more involved. "We are getting so much passive information and we have so few opportunities to act" she told PBS News' Geoff Bennett. "We are tired then not from doing too much but from doing too little." "The more time you spend doing something . the less exhausted you are by the onslaught of information that really wins when it can convince you that the only thing you can do is watch what is happening to you" she later added. Cottom a MacArthur Fellow and New York Times columnist spoke"
TikTok Link 2026-01-20T22:46Z 2.8M followers, 150.2K engagements
"In Minnesota clashes between protesters and federal immigration officers continue into a third week. It comes as the Department of Justice announced its plan to pursue charges against protesters in Minneapolis while confirming it does not plan to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #minnesota #protest #ice #immigration #deportation #doj #reneegood"
TikTok Link 2026-01-21T02:36Z 2.8M followers, 115.4K engagements
"Nathan's Famous hot dogs is being sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in a deal worth $450 million. The Coney Island icon started as a stand that sold 5-cent hot dogs more than a century ago. More recently it's faced pressure from rising prices. Shares of Nathan's closed more than 8% higher on Thursday after the news. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #nathanshotdogs #hotdog #coneyisland #businessdeal"
TikTok Link 2026-01-22T18:00Z 2.8M followers, 230K engagements
"A closely watched reading on inflation ticked higher. The Commerce Department said today that the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index rose [---] percent in November from a year earlier. That's a bit more than the month before and above the Fed's preferred target of [--] percent. Thursday's report was delayed by last year's government shutdown. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #inflation #economy #news"
TikTok Link 2026-01-23T15:35Z 2.8M followers, 11K engagements
"During President Donald Trump's whirlwind trip to Davos Switzerland for the World Economic Forum he unveiled what he calls the Board of Peace. Trump's vision of the panel which he would chair is to establish and oversee the cease-fire and postwar plans for Gaza. But already the American president has expanded the proposed board's purview to conflicts around the world. Amna Nawaz reports"
TikTok Link 2026-01-23T16:20Z 2.8M followers, 58.6K engagements
"In a string of ultimatums around U.S. ownership of Greenland President Donald Trump suggested at the World Economic Forum this week that America had once given Greenland back to Denmark." History tells a different story. PBS News Tim McPhillips takes a closer look at the relationship between U.S. and Greenland and the arctic islands relationship with the Kingdom of Denmark. #Trump #Vance #NATO #news #greenland"
TikTok Link 2026-01-23T22:30Z 2.8M followers, 47.8K engagements
"The White House posted a digitally altered photo Thursday of a civil rights attorney who was arrested for disrupting a church service in Minneapolis to make it look like she was crying. The attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong was one of three people arrested in connection with a protest that disrupted services Sunday at the Cities Church in St. Paul where one of the pastors is an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem initially posted the original unaltered photo of Armstrong showing her composed and looking off to the side on the social"
TikTok Link 2026-01-23T23:30Z 2.8M followers, 295.8K engagements
"'Miracle Children' explores admissions scandal that exposed inequalities in education A few years ago a small private school in an underprivileged Black community in Louisiana made national headlines for propelling student after student into elite universities like Harvard and Yale. But according to the new book Miracle Children the school's success was built on lies and threats. Amna Nawaz spoke with the writers Katie Benner and Erica Green. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #newbook #louisiana #highereducation"
TikTok Link 2026-01-24T13:00Z 2.8M followers, 16K engagements
"How the affordability crisis has evolved since Trump's return President Trump marks his first year in office with an economy that looks a lot like the one he inherited. During a White House briefing Trump hailed his policies and hit on the number one issue for Americans affordability. For a closer look Amna Nawaz spoke with Heather Long chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #affordability #donaldtrump #economy"
TikTok Link 2026-01-24T16:00Z 2.8M followers, 61.9K engagements
"The ice in the Arctic and Antarctica plays critical roles in maintaining life on Earth. They are the biggest reservoirs of freshwater on the planet and help steer ocean currents which are major drivers of our weather. But if enough of that ice melts sea levels could rise all over the world. Thats why a team of scientists is studying the Thwaites Glacier nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier which is roughly the size of Florida and melting fast. PBS News Hours science correspondent Miles OBrien joined Horizons host William Brangham from the western coast of Antarctica where he is aboard a scientific"
TikTok Link 2026-01-24T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 236.2K engagements
"Americas judicial system is undergoing one of its most consequential stress tests as President Trump pushes the limits of executive power and strains the system of checks and balances. A year into his second term we're returning to guests from our On Democracy series. Geoff Bennett discussed the administration challenging the authority of judges with Georgetown constitutional law professor Steve Vladeck. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #executive #judicial #legislative #checksandbalances #democracy"
TikTok Link 2026-01-24T11:00Z 2.8M followers, 159.7K engagements
"Trinity Rodman is now reportedly the highest paid women's soccer player in the world. The 23-year-old forward signed a three-year deal on Thursday with the Washington Spirit where she started her career. It's valued at an estimated $2 million per year when counting in bonuses. The deal comes amid a broader legal fight over salary caps in the National Women's Soccer League. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #trinityrodman #nwsl #womenssports #womenssoccer"
TikTok Link 2026-01-26T17:18Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"A number of congressional Democrats are heading to a detention center in Dilley Texas this week. They're planning to meet with the 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father who were taken by ICE agents in Minnesota last week. The detention of preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos has become a focal point of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The visit comes after The Associated Press captured aerial images of detainees protesting at the South Texas Family Residential Center. They held signs saying "Liberty for the Kids" in Spanish. Sen. Chris Murphy D-Conn. tried to visit the site"
TikTok Link 2026-01-27T20:57Z 2.8M followers, 58.9K engagements
"The nation's population is growing at a slower rate because of President Trump's immigration crackdown. That's according to estimates out Tuesday from the Census Bureau. The U.S. population grew by just [---] million people in the year that ended last July to around [---] million people. That amounts to just [---] percent growth which is the slowest pace since the early days of the COVID pandemic. The bureau cites a historic decline in net international migration as the driving factor behind the decline. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #immigrationpolicy #immigration #america #usa #population"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T15:08Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"China removed its top army general last weekend in what many analysts see as a move to cement loyalty to President Xi Jinping. The move is rattling Taiwan and one of its islands Kinmen which is much closer to China than Taiwan amid already heightened fears that the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro could embolden China to mimic the move against Taipei. Special correspondent Patrick Fok has more. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #donaldtrump #trumpadministration#international #foreign #taiwan #taipei #china #xijingping #nicolasmaduro"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T21:30Z 2.8M followers, 12.1K engagements
"What it's like to walk on the Doomsday Glacier' PBS News Miles OBrien and his team have joined a group of scientists engineers and researchers on a voyage to reach the famous Thwaites glacier a chunk of Antarctic ice the size of Florida that scientists fear could someday collapse and dramatically raise sea levels. Miles paid a visit to the surface of the glacier where the team will drill through [----] feet of ice to reach and study the Amundsen Sea below. Join @milesobrien3for a quick -- and frigid -- tour. #doomsdayglacier #thwaites #thwaitesglacier #antarctic"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T19:50Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Sen. Chris Coons D-Del. said the Trump administration failed to properly consult with Congress in the months leading up to the dramatic U.S. military raid that ousted President Nicols Maduro. The administration was taking strike after strike after strike against drug-trafficking boats Coon said referring to the series of boat strikes near Venezuela that have so far killed at least [---] people over nearly five months. Senior Trump officials told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the military action to remove Maduro wasnt on the table he added. Yet it was being rehearsed the"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 26.2K engagements
"FBI raids Georgia elections office as Trump administration seeks voter data from states The FBI searched an elections center in Georgia seeking records related to the [----] election. Baseless claims of voter fraud have been a focus of President Trump since he lost that race and it comes as his administration has requested voter information from states. Liz Landers discussed more with two secretaries of state Democrat Shenna Bellows of Maine and Republican Michael Adams of Kentucky. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #georgia#fultoncounty #elections#voting #votingrights#trumpadministration"
TikTok Link 2026-01-29T02:07Z [--] followers, 112.1K engagements
"Football fans are fuming over news that former New England head coach Bill Belichick is not going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. ESPN first reported that the eight-time Super Bowl champion fell short of the required vote threshold in his first year of eligibility. His longtime quarterback Tom Brady told a sports radio program: "I don't understand it." Three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes called the news insane and NBA legend LeBron James called the snub disrespectful. Belichick's career was not without controversy. In [----] he was fined $500000 after New England was caught"
TikTok Link 2026-01-29T17:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Two Democratic members of Congress made a visit Wednesday to the ICE family detention center in Dilley Texas. where 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father are among the many children and families being detained. Congressman Joaquin Castro posted an image of his meeting with Liam and his father and shared an update on his condition saying "he hasn't been eating well." Over the weekend hundreds of detainees inside the facility protested their conditions and treatment in a remarkable display of defiance. Amna Nawaz spoke to immigration attorney Eric Lee who was at the center that day. #news"
TikTok Link 2026-01-29T18:00Z [--] followers, 76.7K engagements
"For the first time in history a woman now leads the Church of England. Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury at a ceremony Wednesday at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The 63-year-old former nurse will serve as the spiritual leader for some [--] million Anglicans around the world though King Charles remains supreme governor of the church. Mullally takes over amid divisions on issues such as the role of women in the church and its treatment of LGBTQ people. She will start her public-facing work after one final ceremony in March. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour"
TikTok Link 2026-01-29T19:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Border czar Tom Homan said the "hostile rhetoric" against immigration agents "must stop" and suggested that people take their protests to Congress instead of against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "If you want certain laws reformed then take it up with Congress" Homan said. "Again ICE isn't making this up. They're enforcing laws enacted by Congress and signed by the president." Homan spoke to reporters for the first time Thursday since President Donald Trump sent him to Minnesota following backlash over the second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by federal agents in the state this"
TikTok Link 2026-01-29T18:20Z 2.8M followers, 19.1K engagements
"Cardinal Joseph Tobin one of the country's highest-ranking Catholic leaders called for the defunding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement due to "concern for the common good." "It's not simply the vindication of competing rights but it's rather the preservation of the common good so to look at how the actions in Minneapolis or anywhere else affect the common good" he said. Tobin the head of the Archdiocese of Newark called ICE a "lawless organization" and urged people to pressure lawmakers to block funding for the agency during an interfaith service this week. PBS News Hour's Geoff"
TikTok Link 2026-01-29T21:36Z 2.8M followers, 14.8K engagements
"Trade deals around the world are being negotiated signed and celebrated without the U.S. They come as world leaders are looking to other sources of economic partnership as turbulent tariff policies harsh rhetoric and unpredictable social media posts from President Trump push allies to the edge. Nick Schifrin reports. #China #India #tariff #Trump #news"
TikTok Link 2026-01-30T15:35Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"As U.S. allies look to other sources of economic partnership amid Trump's turbulent tariff policies Amna Nawaz discussed the implications of these shifting global relationships with Chrystia Freeland the former deputy prime minister and former foreign affairs minister of Canada. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #trump #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #tradedeal #allies #foreignaffairs #canada #worldnews #economics #economy #tariffs"
TikTok Link 2026-01-30T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 13.1K engagements
"What do non-stick pans firefighting foam and many of our couches carpets and cosmetics have in common Theyre all made with PFAS. The so-called forever chemicals helped spur innovation but theyre also insidious to human health. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores these chemicals and how we can protect ourselves with investigative journalist Mariah Blake and scientist Laurel Schaider. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #pfas #foreverchemicals #chemistry #science #health"
TikTok Link 2026-01-31T16:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Twenty-five classic movies are entering the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress. And fans of a certain age will be "totally buggin'" about one of those. The iconic '90s comedy "Clueless" made this year's list. Like the others it was selected for preservation due to its "cultural historic or aesthetic importance." The newest film to be included was Wes Anderson's "Grand Budapest Hotel" from [----] and the oldest a silent film "The Tramp and the Dog" which dates back to [----]. Four documentaries also made the cut including 1981's "Brooklyn Bridge" by Ken Burns. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour"
TikTok Link 2026-02-01T15:00Z 2.8M followers, 25.9K engagements
"Introducing Horizons from PBS News. We have exciting news about PBS News and two new programs. These two original productions Horizons and Compass Points expand the depth and reach of our journalism. Horizons is hosted by William Brangham and explores the science health and technology news making headlines each week. #technology #health #Science #news"
TikTok Link 2026-01-31T14:00Z 2.8M followers, [---] engagements
"Thousands of protesters have been killed in a brutal crackdown by the Iranian government following an eruption of economic frustration that evolved into demands to bring down the regime. The protests are the largest most widespread and deadliest since the [----] revolution when the shah fell. Now one of the U.S. militarys largest aircraft carriers the USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the region. The United States is perfectly capable of destruction. We saw that in Iraq. We saw it in Afghanistan. The problem is what is the construct afterwards Robin Wright a columnist for The New Yorker asked"
TikTok Link 2026-02-01T19:00Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as anti-ICE protests spread from Minneapolis The Justice Department said today it has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti the ICU nurse who was killed in Minneapolis last weekend. That news came shortly after there were more arrests in Minnesota over a protest and as the national backlash against the immigration crackdown grows. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #donlemon #georgiafort #minneapolis #news #doj"
TikTok Link 2026-01-31T00:40Z 2.8M followers, 35K engagements
"President Donald Trump announced that an IndyCar race will be held in the streets of Washington D.C. later this year as part of the nation's 250th birthday celebration. Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office establishing the event alongside Roger Penske owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar. The White House has dubbed it the Freedom [---] Grand Prix. It's set to be held on Aug. [--]. Officials say the route will include the National Mall though no further details have been announced. #news #pbsnews #trump #trumpnews #indycar #indy"
TikTok Link 2026-02-02T17:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The world's most famous groundhog reportedly saw his shadow on Monday. By tradition that means six more weeks of winter but national weather experts say Phil is accurate less than half the time. What we do know is that milder temperatures are coming this week for parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic with temperatures rising above freezing for the first time in days. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #groundhogday"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T16:35Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Officials at an immigration detention center in Dilley Texas are working to contain a further spread of measles after two infections were reported this weekend. The facility is where 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father were held until their release over the weekend. The pair flew from San Antonio back to Minneapolis Sunday after a judge ordered they be freed. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #measles #immigration #texas"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T17:35Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"President Trump on Monday said he's cutting tariffs on India from [--] percent to [--] percent. In a social media post Trump said the change comes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil. India is the second largest buyer of Russian crude after China. Trump says India will instead buy more oil from the U.S. and potentially from Venezuela. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #tariffs #india #economy"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T18:52Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts recently renamed the Trump Kennedy Center will likely close its doors for two years starting this summer according to President Donald Trump. The president made the announcement on social media late Sunday claiming that the closure is necessary for renovations. On Monday Trump said that the work will "probably" cost around $200 million. "I'm not ripping it down" he said. Ill be using the steel. So were using the structure were using some of the marble and some of the marble comes down. Sources told PBS News' Liz Landers that the center's"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T19:10Z 2.8M followers, 26.5K engagements
"For the first time in more than a year and a half Gaza has a border open to the outside world. But Mondays reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt was limited and comes after a deadly weekend in Gaza. Palestinians say Israeli strikes killed more than [--] people. Israel says it was targeting Hamas reconstituting in Gaza. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #gaza #rafah #egypt #palestine #palestinians #israel #israeli #strikes #hamas"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T23:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"President Donald Trump said Tuesday that PBS and NPR are a waste of money having convinced the Republican-led Congress to gut funding for U.S. public media last year. The president made the comment moments before signing legislation passed earlier in the day by the House of Representatives to fund most of the government through the end of September and end the partial government shutdown. Trumps remarks were not the first time he has singled out PBS and NPR. Earlier in the year the president said incorrectly during a White House news conference that he heard the two networks were closed up."
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T23:25Z 2.8M followers, 17.1K engagements
"Correction: This post corrects a previous version that included a typo in the video headline. We regret the error. The leader of the National Institutes of Health told a Senate committee Tuesday that he has not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism. Scientific consensus based on repeated study is that vaccines do not cause autism. However Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a former anti-vaccine activist has repeatedly expressed views questioning the effectiveness of vaccines and raised unfounded concerns about vaccines and autism. In November a"
TikTok Link 2026-02-04T02:10Z 2.8M followers, 22.9K engagements
"The U.S. military says it's shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea that was approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier with what officials described as an unclear intent. Iranian forces on Tuesday are said to have harassed a U.S.-flagged merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The two developments come as Iran's president called for fair and equitable negotiations with the U.S. in talks scheduled for later this week. That marks a shift in tone following weeks of heightened tensions between the two nations over Tehran's bloody crackdown of protests that left thousands dead. #pbsnews"
TikTok Link 2026-02-04T15:17Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Janet Napolitano former Homeland Security secretary said Tuesday that the department she used to run and the officers of its agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are not conducting immigration enforcement properly. What we have seen in Minneapolis and in other cities where the so-called surges occurred is increasingly aggressive behavior by federal agents she told PBS News Amna Nawaz. Immigration is a tough topic. I know. I have dealt with it for decades. But it is no excuse for the excessive use of force against the citizenry of the United States. A forum hosted by"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T01:30Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the state of California to use a newly drawn congressional map that favors Democrats in this year's midterm elections. The justices on Wednesday rejected a request by California Republicans to override an appeals court's approval of the map which could help Democrats flip five seats. It comes about two months after the court cleared the way for Texas to use a map aimed at helping Republicans pick up five seats of their own. That map was pushed by President Trump and helped kick-start a nationwide battle over redistricting. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T15:30Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Officials in Fulton County Georgia are challenging the FBI seizure of ballots and other documents related to the [----] election. In a filing Wednesday they said they're seeking the return of the materials that were taken during a raid last week at the warehouse where the records were stored. "This case is not only about Fulton County. This is about elections across Georgia and across the nation" said County Chairman Robb Pitts a Democrat. Mr. Trump has long falsely claimed that the [----] election was rigged and this week he called for Republican officials to take over voting and nationalize"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T16:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"A Doberman pinscher named Penny is the latest winner of the most prestigious prize in the U.S. dog show world. The fan favorite at the Westminster Dog Show in New York beat out [----] other dogs spanning more than [---] breeds. Penny becomes the fifth Doberman to win top honors. Runner-up and receiving just as many cheers was a Chesapeake Bay retriever named Cota. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #news #westminsterdogshow #newyork #dobermanpinscher #dogshow"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 11.9K engagements
"Federal immigration enforcement officials are using a growing arsenal of surveillance tools to track immigrants and protesters including facial detection apps and databases cellphone trackers and drones. William Brangham speaks with [---] Media investigative journalist Joseph Cox for more on how this technology is being deployed on U.S. streets"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T17:15Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The search for Nancy Guthrie the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie continues. Authorities believe shes been kidnapped and remains alive but there are no current suspects. The FBI is offering a $50000 reward for information that leads to her recovery and for information leading to arrests and convictions in the case. Stephanie Sy reports. #nancyguthrie #Tuscon #Arizona #FBI"
TikTok Link 2026-02-06T15:08Z 2.8M followers, 15K engagements
"Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified from the [----] Milan Cortina Games over his customized helmet painted with the faces of Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed since Russia's invasion of his country four years ago. The International Olympic Committee said the decision was made due to Heraskevych's "refusal to comply" with its athlete expression guidelines and rules prohibiting statements on the field of play. Rule [--] of the Olympic Charter states that "No kind of demonstration or political religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites"
TikTok Link 2026-02-12T20:39Z 2.8M followers, 15.3K engagements
"A right-wing political activist who has spread conspiracy theories and used hate speech has become a central figure in the hirings and firings of Trump administration staffers. Laura Loomer has successfully lobbied to remove aides from several key government roles including the National Security Council. Despite her close alliance with the president she's drawn some foes within the Republican Party including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene R-Ga. Stephanie Sy has more on Loomer's mission to shape the Trump administration in her vision. #LauraLoomer #trump #politics #news"
TikTok Link 2025-08-15T16:35Z 2.8M followers, 327.7K engagements
"AI companies push for eased data center environmental regulations The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is creating a data center boom but decades-old environmental protections are slowing efforts by big tech to build massive facilities. Wired Magazine has found that companies are asking the White House to ease those protections and the Trump administration appears to be all in. Ali Rogin spoke to Wired senior reporter Molly Taft for more. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #ai #datacenters #news #environmentalprotection #trumpadministration #technology #artificialintelligence"
TikTok Link 2025-08-24T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 104K engagements
"Jeffrey Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda called on the federal government to release documents related to the case saying it could help her piece her life back together. "The government is still in possession right now of the documents and information about that could help me remember and get over all of this maybe and help me heal" she said Wednesday at a news conference on Capitol Hill. "They have documents with my name on them that were confiscated from Jeffrey Epstein's house and could help me put the pieces of my own life back together." Lacerda who was identified as the "Minor-Victim 1""
TikTok Link 2025-09-03T17:11Z 2.8M followers, 15.5M engagements
"Mark Wolf a federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan is resigning after [--] years on the bench. In an essay published by The Atlantic this week he wrote the White Houses assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence for me is now intolerable. He spoke with Amna Nawaz about his concerns saying in his view Trump is "uniquely dangerous." #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #doj #markwolf #ruleoflaw #judge #news #trumpadministration #whitehouse"
TikTok Link 2025-11-12T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 525.4K engagements
"Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups Just weeks into the new year the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers reports on what some of these images and posts mean and Amna Nawaz discusses more with Cynthia Miller-Idriss of the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab at American University. #whitenationalist #extremism #trumpadministration #rhetoric"
TikTok Link 2026-01-13T22:36Z 2.8M followers, 3.6M engagements
"Elon Musk was forced to put restrictions on X and its AI chatbot Grok after its image generator sparked outrage around the world. Grok created non-consensual sexualized images prompting some countries to ban the bot. Liz Landers discussed Grok's troubles with Riana Pfefferkorn of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #grok #AI #artificialintelligence #aiimages #X #aichatbot #elonmusknews"
TikTok Link 2026-01-19T22:30Z 2.8M followers, 53.4K engagements
"The Social Security Administration now says members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the agency last year accessed and shared sensitive data. In a court filing earlier this month the Trump administration amended what it had previously disclosed writing that one DOGE employee at SSA signed an agreement with an unnamed political advocacy group to analyze voter rolls to "find evidence of voter fraud and to overturn election results in certain states." In another instance a DOGE member shared personally identifiable information of [----] people in an encrypted e-mail attachment though the"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T20:35Z 2.8M followers, 276.3K engagements
"President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday that he wants to "drive housing prices up." "Existing housing people who own their homes we're going to keep them wealthy. We're going to keep those prices up" Trump said. Trump made his comments following Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner's update that home sales in December "rose sharply to their strongest pace in three years." According to the National Association of Realtors home sales in December rose to "nearly" the highest in three years but the increase was just 1.4% year over year. The association"
TikTok Link 2026-01-29T21:39Z 2.8M followers, 66.3K engagements
"A U.N.-backed watchdog group that tracks hunger warned on Thursday that famine is spreading to more parts of Darfur in Western Sudan. Sudan is already enduring the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. On Thursday a paramilitary rebel group the Rapid Support Forces struck a military hospital reportedly killing at least [--] people. The U.N. says the war between the RSF and Sudan's army has driven [--] million people from their homes and killed an estimated [-----]. Nick Schifrin and producer Zeba Warsi spoke to civilians trapped in the epicenter of this nearly 3-year-old civil war.#news"
TikTok Link 2026-02-06T20:35Z 2.8M followers, 13.9K engagements
"Alicia Graf Mack reflects on leading the legendary Alvin Ailey dance company The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater launched its [----] U.S. tour under its new artistic director Alicia Graf Mack. A renowned former Ailey dancer and an educator Graf Mack is now fusing those roles to lead the modern dance troupe which started in [----]. Mack joined Geoff Bennett as the company kicked off its tour in Washington D.C. for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #alvinailey #aliciagrafmack #alvinaileydancecompany #blackhistory"
TikTok Link 2026-02-07T17:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"After seven years the Studio Museum in Harlem reopened this fall in a new building that showcases its history of highlighting Black artists. Its a history and project credited with helping change and diversify the art world. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visited the museum for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #studiomuseum #harlem #blackart"
TikTok Link 2026-02-09T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 16.2K engagements
"With a deadlocked front line the state of Ukraine peace talks and what Putin wants American-led diplomacy restarts as the war in Ukraine rages on and unprecedented attacks plunge Kyiv into cold and darkness. How long can Ukraine hold out How long can Russia wage war And why has Trump failed to find a path to peace Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses that with Michael Kofman Justin Logan Angela Stent and Bill Taylor. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #compasspoints #russiaukrainewar"
TikTok Link 2026-02-08T19:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"New York City nurses said on Monday that they reached a tentative three-year deal for better staffing and pay with two major hospital systems. It follows a nearly monthlong strike. Nurses with a third hospital New York Presbyterian still remain on strike. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #nyc #nurses"
TikTok Link 2026-02-10T15:20Z 2.8M followers, 10.6K engagements
"The U.S. military on Monday said it boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean. The Pentagon posted video of what it called a maritime interdiction aboard the Aquila II which experts say departed Venezuela last month. The Pentagon did not say whether it had seized the ship. The announcement came as Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said an ally of hers was kidnapped in Caracas less than [--] hours after he was released from detention. The country's top prosecutor had called for Juan Pablo Guanipa to be rearrested but didn't"
TikTok Link 2026-02-10T16:20Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Millions inspired by monks Walk for Peace In October [--] Buddhist monks and their rescue dog Aloka left Fort Worth Texas en route to Washington D.C. for a [----] mile journey spreading a message of mindfulness compassion and peace. They called it The Walk for Peace. Along their journey the monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center greeted well-wishers with blessings smiles and thousands of peace bracelets as they marched toward the nations capital. This world has been receiving so much anger and hatred and everything already that is why it's coming back to us with all kinds of sufferings"
TikTok Link 2026-02-11T14:23Z 2.8M followers, 47.4K engagements
"Rep. Thomas Massie R-Ky. told Attorney General Pam Bondi in a House oversight hearing Wednesday that she is responsible for a portion of what he calls a coverup of the investigation into the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi asked Massie why he hadnt questioned former President Joe Bidens attorney general Merrick Garland the same way. You dont have to go back to Biden. Lets go back to Obama lets go back to George Bush. This cover-up spans decades and you are responsible for this portion of it Massie said. The Department of Justice has released millions"
TikTok Link 2026-02-11T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 74.9K engagements
"Ski mountaineering also known as skimo will make its Olympic debut in this year's Winter Games. What exactly is that Think of the sport popular among Alpine nations as a kind of mix between skiing and hiking. Athletes start at the bottom of the mountain ascending both on skis and by foot before descending back down the course on skis. PBS News Tim McPhillips spoke with Sarah Cookler of the U.S. Ski Mountaineering Association to learn more about skimo and how its inclusion in the [----] Winter Olympics could boost its popularity. #winterolympics #Milan #italy #skiing #skimo #skimountaineering"
TikTok Link 2026-02-12T13:45Z 2.8M followers, 11.3K engagements
"Attorney General Pam Bondi faced heavy scrutiny in a congressional hearing Wednesday as Democratic lawmakers asked a barrage of questions about the Justice Departments handling of document releases related Jeffrey Epstein. She left many unanswered. Instead she lobbed personal attacks at Democrats often saying she wouldnt get in the gutter with them. If Bondi said Epsteins name it was to accuse prior administrations of failing to act on the case. She repeatedly accused Democrats of theatrics while shouting herself. They yell they cut me off she said of the Democratic members of the House"
TikTok Link 2026-02-11T22:20Z 2.8M followers, 13.4M engagements
"Rep. Crockett blasts Bondi for DOJ leadership Rep. Jasmine Crockett D-Texas questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi in an oversight hearing Wednesday. The hearing offered an opportunity for lawmakers to question Bondi on a number of controversial issues involving the Justice Department including around the Trump administrations failure to meet a Congress-mandated deadline to release all of its Epstein files; the legal justification for the administrations capture of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific; as well as prosecutions"
TikTok Link 2026-02-11T22:54Z 2.8M followers, 239.4K engagements
"The Seahawks took to the streets of Seattle Wednesday to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. The team rode a bus emblazoned with "World Champions" on the side as the city celebrated its second title in franchise history. They beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday in a game watched by nearly [---] million people according to Nielsen data. That is the second largest audience ever behind last year's matchup between the Eagles and Chiefs. Bad Bunny's halftime show this year was the fourth most watched in history with [---] million viewers more than the game itself. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour"
TikTok Link 2026-02-12T18:45Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
""Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek has died. Dawson's Creek ran for six seasons with Van Der Beek at its center. He played Dawson Leery the earnest high schooler who along with his friends learns about life love family and their futures. The show later found a new generation of fans through streaming services. Van Der Beek also appeared on the big screen in "Varsity Blues" and on TV as an FBI special agent on "CSI: Cyber." In late [----] he revealed that he was being treated for colorectal cancer a journey he chronicled on social media. In a social media post his wife described him as a"
TikTok Link 2026-02-12T19:15Z 2.8M followers, 23.8K engagements
"After deaths protests and political backlash ICE surge set to end in Minnesota President Trump's immigration campaign faced intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill and his border czar announced a significant drawdown of its operations in Minnesota. Lisa Desjardins reports on the latest. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #ice #minnesota #dhs #tomhoman #politics"
TikTok Link 2026-02-12T23:53Z 2.8M followers, 28.4K engagements
"A federal judge blocked the Pentagon from taking action against Senator Mark Kelly for participating in a video made by democratic lawmakers calling for troops to disregard illegal orders. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth censured Kelly a retired Navy captain for participating in the video and asked the Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to conduct an investigation on redetermining Kellys retirement grade. PBS News Cecilia Lallmann spoke with Rachel VanLandingham Southwestern Law School professor and former judge advocate general for the U.S. Air Force to breakdown the ruling. #pbsnews"
TikTok Link 2026-02-13T10:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Ahead of Europe's largest annual security conference NATO defense ministers gathered in Brussels on Thursday to calm nerves and stiffen spines after President Donald Trump's threats to Greenland roiled the alliance. Nick Schifrin filed this report from Germany. #news #pbsnews #trumpadministration #trump #nato #europe #greenland"
TikTok Link 2026-02-13T20:42Z 2.8M followers, 21K engagements
"Trump says he would 'absolutely' pardon Jan. [--] rioters Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he "absolutely" would pardon rioters who assaulted police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. [--] [----] "if they're innocent." At an interview with the Republican presidential nominee at the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Chicago three journalists pressed Trump on immigration abortion and other policy issues. When asked by ABC News' Rachel Scott if he would pardon rioters who assaulted around law enforcement officers who attempted to protect the Capitol on Jan. [--] Trump"
TikTok Link 2024-07-31T20:25Z 2.8M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Health and Human Services testified Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. Kennedy an environmental lawyer faced questions about his stance on Medicaid abortion rights COVID and public health insurance and vaccines. Democrats pushed Kennedy on his past statements opposing vaccines and the debunked baseless claims that they cause autism. During the hearing Kennedy insisted he would not restrict vaccine access and supported the childhood vaccine schedule."The only thing I want is good science" he said. Kennedy will"
TikTok Link 2025-01-29T21:48Z 2.8M followers, 1M engagements
"Today is our first day without federal funding. Our commitment to providing trusted objective journalism hasn't wavered. For [--] years PBS News has given you facts to understand the world and make informed decisions. This mission drives our work every day and your immediate support of PBS News will make it possible. Learn how you can support PBS News and your local public media station by visiting our website. Link in bio. #pbs #cpb #pbsnews #publicnews #federalfunding"
TikTok Link 2025-10-01T21:46Z 2.8M followers, 729.1K engagements
"You may be feeling the pinch more lately when youre going grocery shopping. The price of a dozen eggs is up around [---] percent in the last five years the price of ground beef is up [--] percent in the same time frame and coffee is up nearly [---] percent. New Consumer Price Index data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that while inflation is still up overall price increases have begun to slow. But many staples are still rising causing pain for consumers in the checkout lane. PBS NewsTimMcPhillips spoke with Michigan State Universitys David Ortega about what you need to know"
TikTok Link 2025-10-24T21:30Z 2.8M followers, 221K engagements
"U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva D-Ariz. was sworn in officially to the House of Representatives on Wednesday by Speaker Mike Johnson more than seven weeks after voters elected her to the seat. Grijalva won a special election in late September to succeed her father Rep. Ral Grijalva who died earlier this year at age [--]. She is the first Latina to represent Arizona in the U.S. House. Her congressional district includes the city of Tucson and almost all of Arizonas border with Mexico. Johnson previously said he would not officially seat Grijalva in the House until the chamber reconvened following a"
TikTok Link 2025-11-12T22:47Z [--] followers, 1.8M engagements
"Its been [--] years since Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery Alabama as local laws at the time required. The act of defiance on Dec. [--] [----] sparked the Montgomery bus boycott a key moment in the civil rights movement. In [----] shortly after Parks' death essayist Roger Rosenblatt commented on the civil rights activist's legacy. He reflected on a famous photograph taken in [----] of Parks siting on a city bus and looking out the window. "There are several reasons to be entranced by this photograph the clearest being that it represents one woman's"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T03:10Z [--] followers, 72.3K engagements
"Why the flu season is so bad and how you can protect yourself We are entering peak flu season and a new variant known as subclade k is spreading quickly across the country driving a sharp rise in illness and hospitalizations. Public health officials say this current wave may last for weeks to come. William Brangham discussed the variant and what to look out for this flu season with Dr. Andrew Pekosz of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #healthtips #flu #fluseason"
TikTok Link 2026-01-04T21:35Z [--] followers, 203.6K engagements
"Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado on Friday described harrowing moments of her escape from her country where she spent more than a year out of the public eye amid threats on her life and a crackdown on dissent by the Maduro regime. She told PBS News Nick Schifrin at a news conference that she would not be able to share all of the details about when and how she left Venezuela for the protection of those involved and until the regime is no longer in a capacity to harm them. But she called her presence a miracle. Yes there was a certain moment in the trip in the boat where I was"
TikTok Link 2026-01-16T21:45Z 2.8M followers, 30.8K engagements
"President Donald Trump just signed an executive order banning large institutional investors from buying single family homes. The goal: making housing more affordable including for first-time buyers and young families. But will this ban actually help with affordability PBS News' Cecilia Lallmann spoke with Tobias Peter of the American Enterprise Institute and Laurie Goodman of the Urban Institute to hear about the action and why it likely won't mean immediate relief. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #economy #housing #housingmarket #donaldtrump #trump #wallstreet #singlefamilyhome"
TikTok Link 2026-01-23T23:00Z 2.8M followers, 17.3K engagements
"Children being held at an ICE detention center in Dilley Texas are despondent and depressed Rep. Joaquin Castro D-Texas said after a visit there this week. Among the children he visited was Liam Ramos a 5-year-old who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while returning to his Minneapolis-area home from school with his father. Ramos and his family entered the U.S. legally Castro said. The case has drawn national attention and Democrats are calling for the father and son to be released as broader scrutiny has grown around the ICE facility in Dilley where the pair is"
TikTok Link 2026-01-30T22:43Z [--] followers, 23.3K engagements
"Political fallout is mounting after the Justice Department released [--] million more files related to investigations of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The department is under fire for how it has handled the release with advocates raising questions about transparency and if it has done enough to hold Epsteins associates accountable. Ali Rogin reports on the latest documents. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #epstein #epsteinfiles #jeffreyepstein #princeandrew"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T00:22Z [--] followers, 88.6K engagements
"Palestinians gathered on both sides of the Rafah crossing on Tuesday hoping to pass through on day two of its long-awaited reopening. Ambulances were seen departing Gaza evacuating patients in dire need of medical care to hospitals in Egypt and Palestinians who previously fled Gaza returned home via the crossing. It's not clear how many people made the journey in either direction. It comes after only a dozen Palestinians were allowed back into Gaza late Monday. Some said their passage included an interrogation by Israeli troops. The reopening of the crossing is a vital step toward the second"
TikTok Link 2026-02-04T18:15Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday night that if Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is not fired Democratic lawmakers are "prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings against her." Jeffries D-NY also criticized Noem for saying that a program to issue body cameras to Department of Homeland Security officers will be expanded nationwide as funding is available. Kristi Noem has zero credibility Jeffries told PBS News Geoff Bennett. Certainly it is the case that body cameras should be required. We also know that the Department of Homeland Security has more than enough"
TikTok Link 2026-02-04T22:55Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"There's been more fallout from the recent release of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The British government on Wednesday said it'll release documents related to Peter Mandelson who was appointed as ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Epstein. Also on Wednesday philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he regrets "every minute" he spent with Epstein after an e-mail in the files alleged that Gates was having an extramarital affair which he denies. Meanwhile lawyers for Epstein's victims reached a deal with the Justice"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T20:41Z [--] followers, 42.7K engagements
"New book Meat explores how the next food revolution could transform meat consumption In his new book Meat Bruce Friedrich argues that the way we produce meat is unsustainable for the climate the planet and public health and that the solution isnt eating less of it but making it differently. From lab-grown meat to plant-based alternatives he says a food revolution is already underway whether consumers realize it or not. Geoff Bennett speaks with Friedrich for more. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #foodtrends #newbook"
TikTok Link 2026-02-07T16:00Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Americans are expected to place a record-breaking $1.7 billion in legal bets on the Super Bowl. With a potential casino inside every phone and computer a rising chorus of experts who study problem gambling and addiction are ringing the alarm. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores this tidal shift in American culture with journalist Danny Funt and addiction psychiatrist Dr. Timothy Fong. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #news #sportsbetting #superbowllx #superbowlsunday #gambling #sportsgambling"
TikTok Link 2026-02-07T19:00Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron says news organizations are important because the public "deserves" to know what happening in the "corridors of power." "The role of a news organization is to give the public the information it needs and deserves to know so that they can govern themselves" he said. "The Washington Post has a long history of that and particularly of holding the government to account." Baron who was editor of The Washington Post from [----] until [----] spoke to PBS News Hour's Geoff Bennett on Wednesday about the sweeping layoffs at the Post. The Post laid off a third of"
TikTok Link 2026-02-08T00:00Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"A new investigation details the political maneuvers that led to the release of Andrew and Tristan Tate right-wing influencers charged with rape human trafficking and other crimes. The Tates who are major players with big social media followings in the so-called manosphere are facing criminal investigations in Romania and criminal charges in the U.K. for alleged sex crimes. Both men have denied the criminal allegations. The brothers had been barred from leaving Romania for years as prosecutors built their case. But in February the Romanian government suddenly lifted the travel ban and allowed"
TikTok Link 2025-12-12T21:30Z 2.8M followers, 633.7K engagements
"Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epsteins body was found dead in his cell at the now-shuttered Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City at 6:30 a.m. on Aug. [--] [----]. Rather than close the story on the disgraced financier his death before he could stand trial for child sex trafficking charges led to conspiracies controversies and questions. Epstein was found to have died by suicide and in later investigations medical examiners found no evidence of homicide or attempted homicide. In the federally operated corrections center guards failed to do repeated checks and assign Epstein a new"
TikTok Link 2025-12-19T22:15Z 2.8M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Post-traumatic stress disorder is common among veterans with 10% of men and nearly 20% of women reporting having symptoms at some point in their lives. But could exposure to more arts programming be the needed prescription for those who have served our country Stephanie Sy reports for our look at the intersection of art and health part of our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #veterans #ptsd #arttherapy #arts"
TikTok Link 2026-01-04T17:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The Department of Homeland Security is barreling toward a shutdown after Democrats refused to budge on a funding bill and lawmakers left Washington D.C. for a 10-day break. At issue are disagreements over ICE reform and the department's funding set to expire at midnight on Friday. Lisa Desjardins spoke to Geoff Bennett about the likelihood of a partial shutdown and who would feel the impacts. #news #pbsnews #congressnews #democrats #republicans #shutdown #governmentshutdown #dhs #funding"
TikTok Link 2026-02-13T21:15Z 2.8M followers, 27.1K engagements
"The first Black American statue to be included in the National Statuary Hall collection was revealed in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. Bethune was a civil rights activist and a presidential adviser to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She also founded what is now Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Florida. Her statue is one of two representing Florida and replaces a statue of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith that was removed in [----]. #marymcleodbethune #capitol #uscapitol #nationalstatuaryhall #florida #bethune #pbs #newshour #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #news #unveiling #civilrightsleader"
TikTok Link 2022-07-13T22:20Z 2.8M followers, 10.1K engagements
"March [--] marks Pi Day Pi is the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter and has an infinite number of digits. While many businesses give away discounted pizza and pie on this celebrated day others like us here at PBS NewsHour put down our slice to bring you the first [---] digits in pi. Credit: The Pi Song (100 Digits of Pi) AsapSCIENCE #piday #pi #pieday #pinumber #pbs #newshour #pbsnews #pbsnewshour PBS NewsHour presents [---] digits of pi PBS NewsHour presents [---] digits of pi"
TikTok Link 2023-03-15T01:41Z 2.8M followers, 16K engagements
"Kwanzaa a holiday whose name is derived from a Swahili phrase is celebrated by millions every year starting Dec. [--]. Created by scholar and activist Maulana Ron Karenga in the 1960s the weeklong holiday brings together African Americans of all religions to celebrate their cultural heritage. The holiday celebrates history and community with cultural items like the kinara or candle holder that displays traditional black red and green candles representing seven principles: unity self-determination collective work cooperative economics purpose creativity and faith. The kinara is lit daily during"
TikTok Link 2023-12-26T21:27Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Study links petrochemical plants in Louisiana to premature and low-weight births About a fifth of Americas petrochemical production is concentrated on a stretch of land along the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana. That production comes with serious risks. The area has been known as Cancer Alley because of the high rates of cancer among people who live nearby. A new study now shows how those risks may fall on the next generation as well. William Brangham reports. #Louisiana #lowbirthweights #birtheffect #petrochemical #petrochemicalplants #canceralley #cancer #mississippiriver"
TikTok Link 2024-04-18T17:03Z 2.8M followers, 32.3K engagements
"The future of #MeToo as a second Trump administration prepares to take power Theres a noticeable pattern across some of President-elect Trumps Cabinet nominees: allegations of sexual misconduct or assault. Trump himself has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct and found liable in civil court of sexual abuse and his return to office is raising questions about the future of the #MeToo movement. Law professor Deborah Tuerkheimer joins Laura Barrn-Lpez to discuss. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #metoomovement #trump #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #cabinet #survivor #victim #misconduct"
TikTok Link 2024-11-25T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 2.3M engagements
"The White House said Wednesday that a broad Chinese hacking operation had infiltrated at least eight American telecommunications companies and that none of them have yet managed to remove the Chinese hackers from their systems. It's believed to be the largest hack on U.S. telecommunications firms in the nation's history targeting a large number of Americans' metadata. The hackers also infiltrated dozens of telecommunications companies in Asia and Europe over the last two years. PBS News Hour's Geoff Bennett spoke to Nick Schifrin to learn more. #chinesehackersoperation"
TikTok Link 2024-12-05T22:46Z 2.8M followers, 73.1K engagements
"More than [----] Native American children died in the custody of the U.S. government after being forced to attend boarding schools from the 1800s to 1960s according to an investigation by @washingtonpost. That's three times the number of lives lost that the government documented in its own investigation released earlier this year.The U.S. Interior Department found [---] children died during a 150-year period at the schools that stripped children of their language and culture to assimilate them into white society. The children suffered abuse starvation beatings and forced labor.PBS News Hour's"
TikTok Link 2024-12-27T19:29Z 2.8M followers, 4.7M engagements
"Thousands attend funeral of Hassan Nasrallah longtime Hezbollah leader killed by Israel Thousands in Lebanon turned out for the Sunday funeral of Hassan Nasrallah the former longtime leader of Hezbollah who was killed nearly five months ago in the war with Israel. The funeral came just days after Israel failed to meet a second deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon as part of a fragile ceasefire deal. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from Beirut. #hassannasrallah #lebanon #lebanontiktok #nasrallahfuneral #southlebanon #beirut #lebanonnews #israellebanon #pbsnewshour #newshour"
TikTok Link 2025-02-24T19:33Z 2.8M followers, 15.9K engagements
"How Black musicians have influenced punk music Punk music is known for its raw aggressive sound edgy fashion and mosh pits. Its also known for being predominantly white but that's changed a lot in recent years. Resurfaced music from its earliest days underscores that punk has always been influenced and shaped by Black artists as well. Stephanie Sy has the story for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #punk #music #CANVAS #musichistory #purehell #badbrains #alttiktok #blackpunk #altmusic #ramones #talkingheads #detroit #philadelphia"
TikTok Link 2025-03-08T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 166.1K engagements
"During a White House press briefing on Friday White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed concerns over the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act also referred to as the SAVE Act. The act requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for those registering to vote but voting rights groups have argued that the legislation could erect barriers that would make it harder for millions of Americans to vote including married women who have changed their names. It has been illegal under federal law for non-U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections since [----] and is already a rare"
TikTok Link 2025-04-11T18:12Z 2.8M followers, 2.4M engagements
"NPR CEO discusses suing Trump administration over order targeting funding NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit against the Trump administration in federal court over his executive order targeting funding for NPR PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The lawsuit contends Trump's order is a violation of the First Amendment. Geoff Bennett discussed more with NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #trumpadministration #news #npr #pbs #publicradio #colorado #firstamendment #freepress #executiveorder #cpb #publicmedia"
TikTok Link 2025-05-27T23:34Z 2.8M followers, 20.8K engagements
"Prosecutors in the U.K. say that influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged with rape human trafficking and other crimes. The charges were authorized last year and are only now being confirmed. The Tates were arrested in Romania in [----] and indicted last year on charges of sexually exploiting women. The two will be extradited to the U.K. once the Romanian case is concluded. The Tates deny any wrongdoing. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #tate #influencer #romania #charged #andrewtatte"
TikTok Link 2025-05-29T20:30Z 2.8M followers, 147.5K engagements
"The world's most popular TikTok personality has left the U.S. voluntarily after being detained since Friday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Khaby Lame is known as TikTok's silent star. He doesn't say a word in his comedy videos. Lame is Senegalese with Italian citizenship and has more than [---] million followers on TikTok. According to ICE he'd allegedly overstayed his visa. The agency said in a statement that he was allowed to leave the U.S. without a deportation order which could have prevented him from being allowed back into the country for up to a decade. #pbsnewshour #newshour"
TikTok Link 2025-06-12T19:33Z 2.8M followers, 495.9K engagements
"PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #cpb #pbs #congress #funding"
TikTok Link 2025-07-22T00:05Z 2.8M followers, 2.2M engagements
"General Motors posted a [--] percent drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday. The automaker said the President Trump's tariffs resulted in a $1.1 billion dent in its earnings. In a letter to shareholders CEO Mary Barra said "GM is trying to reduce our tariff exposure which includes $4 billion of new investment in the U.S" GM was the second automaker this week to say the tariffs are taking a toll. On Monday Jeep maker Stellantis warned of a loss of $2.7 billion in the first half of the year due at least in part to tariffs. #generalmotorscompany #generalmotors #gm #tariffs #trumptariffs #trump"
TikTok Link 2025-07-24T14:54Z 2.8M followers, 54.8K engagements
"HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was accused on Thursday of infringing on parents' freedom to get their children vaccinated. Doctors and scientists have slammed Kennedy's anti-vaccine rhetoric and his changes in vaccine policy since taking office. As Kennedy's agency narrows recommendations for who should be vaccinated Sen. Michael Bennet D-Colo. said Kennedy was making vaccine decisions without transparency. Kennedy denied Bennets claims. "Let me just say Mr. Secretary all these vaccines that we're talking about today are free and accessible to parents today in America who have the"
TikTok Link 2025-09-04T18:25Z 2.8M followers, 289K engagements
"Historian Jill Lepore explores the Constitution and its interpretations in 'We the People' Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard University and author of the new book We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution. Geoff Bennett sat down with Lepore for our series On Democracy. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #History #democracy #constitution #civics"
TikTok Link 2025-09-21T12:00Z 2.8M followers, 342.7K engagements
"The planet is drying at an unprecedented pace presenting a critical threat to humanity according to a study published in Scientific Advances. Researchers found that continental drying is having profound global impacts that threaten water availability across the globe.PBS News Weekend's Ali Rogin spoke to ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten for more. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #globalwarming #climatechange#environmentalscience #globalimpact #propublica"
TikTok Link 2025-09-22T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 503.5K engagements
"What to know about the potentially deadly 'kissing bugs' "Kissing bugs" may sound sweet but the disease they spread can turn deadly. The triatomine bug leaves often painless bites around the face like kisses hence the nickname. Not as charming as it may seem the bug spreads a parasitic illness known as Chagas diisease through its poop though the parasite can also spread in utero from mother to child through blood transfusions or by eating unpeeled fruits or vegetables from areas where the bug is common. Some people or animals can go weeks months or years without knowing they've been infected"
TikTok Link 2025-09-24T13:10Z 2.8M followers, 398.6K engagements
"A group of polar bears have taken over an abandoned polar research station off Russia's far eastern coast. Russian photographer Vadim Makhorov captured drone footage of the polar bears lounging on the facility's grounds. The polar bears appear to be using the facility as a shelter to live and rest in as they peer out the door and window openings seemingly playfully interacting with the drone capturing the footage. The research station on the western part of Kolyuchin Island operated from [----] to [----]. This post was produced by Cecilia Lallmann Julia Griffin and Yasmeen Alamiri. #pbsnews"
TikTok Link 2025-09-25T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 588.6K engagements
"During a gathering of U.S. military officials in Quantico Virginia on Tuesday President Donald Trump discussed nuclear threats made by Russia as the N-word while also referencing a racist slur that goes by the same term. The reference to the threats was based on Trumps mention which he alsoannounced on Truth Socialin early August that he was repositioning two nuclear submarines based on the highly provocative statements of former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Medvedevsaidin late July that Trump's playing the"
TikTok Link 2025-09-30T19:45Z 2.8M followers, 154.1K engagements
"Hamas is still reviewing the U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza that was presented by President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. But the war continues and Israel blocked a flotilla of ships trying to break through its blockade of Gaza. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #hamas #gaza #israel #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #benjaminnetanyahu #flotilla"
TikTok Link 2025-10-02T18:37Z 2.8M followers, 236.3K engagements
"President Donald Trump said Wednesday that when it comes to burning the American flag during protests his administration "took the freedom of speech away" even though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled nearly four decades ago that flag burning is protected by the First Amendment. We took the freedom of speech away because thats been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech but what has happened is when they burn the flag it agitates and irritates crowds the president said during a White House roundtable discussion on antifa the term used to describe the decentralized"
TikTok Link 2025-10-08T22:21Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements
"The assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah last month brought renewed attention to the ways Americans debate and engage in political dialogue. Kirk was known for his back-and-forth with college students and moments that often went viral on social media. Judy Woodruff examines the spectacle that debate has become in the U.S. and what it means for our ability to disagree. #CharlieKirk #debate #Jubilee #politics #news"
TikTok Link 2025-10-23T16:05Z 2.8M followers, 42.5K engagements
"Meet the nurse in Uganda who climbs a 1000-foot ladder to save lives To reach the isolated eastern Uganda mountain communities that need her help nurse Agnes Nambozo scales a treacherous 1000-foot ladder that is too steep for small children mothers carrying babies and the sick to climb down. John Yang reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #uganda #nurses #news"
TikTok Link 2025-10-26T20:10Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"In Sudan aid groups say tens of thousands of people have fled the violence in the city of el-Fasher in the Darfur region of the northeastern African nation amid a civil war that has lasted more than two years. In makeshift camps they recounted what they saw this past week when a paramilitary force captured the city and killed hundreds of people. This follows an official declaration that famine is spreading through Sudan. "There are some [--] million people in this country who need humanitarian assistance half of them children" Sheldon Yett UNICEFs representative in Sudan told PBS News Weekends"
TikTok Link 2025-11-09T23:35Z 2.8M followers, 240.1K engagements
"Ukraine says Russia is recruiting African mercenaries to fight in its war Since last fall more than [-----] North Koreans have reportedly been deployed to fight with the Russian army in Ukraine. Recently Ukraine accused the Kremlin of recruiting foreign fighters from African nations as it struggles to recruit troops among its own population. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky investigates the reliance on mercenaries in the world's deadliest conflicts. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #cameroon #togo #news"
TikTok Link 2025-11-15T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 707K engagements
"Many people associate colon cancer with old age. But that's not the case anymore. The number of young people being diagnosed with colon cancer is on the rise. Normally for colon cancer patients they were in their 60s 70s or 80s. And then all of a sudden we were seeing this influx of young adults Dr. Andrea Cercek head of the colorectal section at Memorial Sloan Kettering said. We are seeing younger and younger patients even teenagers which we previously didn't see that don't have any family history or any hereditary or genetic predisposition. According to the American Cancer Society an"
TikTok Link 2025-11-27T03:54Z 2.8M followers, 189.4K engagements
"Never-before-seen images and video footage of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epsteins private island were released Wednesday morning by the House Oversight Committee. U.S. Virgin Island authorities snapped the images in [----]. Epstein owned Little St. James and Great St. James two private islands in the U.S. Virgin Island archipelago. There are no people pictured in the images. The committee also released video footage showing a walkthrough of his property.A number of Epstein survivors allege they were trafficked to Little St. James where they were exploited by the financier and his"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T18:45Z 2.8M followers, 356.5K engagements
"For years solar power at home was mostly limited to people who own their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But a new generation of small affordable systems are making clean energy more accessible. The technology often called "plug-in" solar is already widespread in Germany and gaining momentum in the United States. @kqedofficial's Laura Klivans reports"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 420K engagements
"While President Donald Trump has tried to distance himself from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein his name and image have appeared repeatedly in records released this year from Epsteins estate. New photos and documents in recent weeks have offered some glimpses of their relationship which has come under renewed scrutiny in the push for the government to release the information it has about the Epstein investigation. Trump and Epstein were at one point friends. Trump traveled on the disgraced financiers jet at least eight times in the 1990s at one point calling Epstein a terrific guy. But"
TikTok Link 2025-12-18T22:45Z 2.8M followers, 55.2K engagements
"Whats in the U.S. weapons package for Taiwan and why China is angry The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.S. effort to help Taiwan deter and if necessary defend itself against China. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #trump #taiwan #china #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-19T21:23Z 2.8M followers, 617.5K engagements
"U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that its up to Ukraine and Russia to hammer out a deal to end the ongoing war which started in [----] with Russia's full-scale invasion. In the end it's up to them to make a deal. We can't force Ukraine to make a deal. We can't force Russia to make a deal. They have to want to make a deal Rubio said in response to a question from PBS News Nick Schifrin. The role we're trying to play is the role of figuring out whether there's any overlap here that they can agree to and that's what we've invested a lot of time and energy and continue to do so. That"
TikTok Link 2025-12-20T14:20Z 2.8M followers, 8.9M engagements
"Justice Departments heavily redacted Epstein file release draws criticism from lawmakers Overnight the Justice Department released hundreds more heavily redacted pages of material it had gathered on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They come in addition to the thousands of pages released Friday but what has been made public so far falls short of the full disclosure required by the law Congress passed last month. John Yang speaks with Reuters correspondent Jeff Mason for more. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #jeffreyepstein #epsteinfiles #departmentofjustice #news #doj"
TikTok Link 2025-12-21T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 314.5K engagements
"Pamela Hemphill who rejected a pardon for her part in the Jan. [--] attack on the U.S. Capitol made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the riot. When Donald Trump pardoned us I rejected the pardon. Accepting that pardon would be lying about what happened on January 6th. I am guilty and I own that guilt said Hemphill [--] who was known as the "MAGA Granny." House Democrats reconvened the former special committee that investigated the attack to hear from witnesses and lawmakers about their experiences from that day and ongoing threats to elections. The House"
TikTok Link 2026-01-06T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 238.4K engagements
"In the five years since Jan. [--] [----] there has been a widespread fight over the story of that day. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins was inside the U.S. Capitol and witnessed the storming firsthand. Watch her report on the half-decade battle over the narrative. #news #pbsnews #jan6 #january6 #anniversary #pardon #trump #donaldtrump #capitol"
TikTok Link 2026-01-07T16:45Z 2.8M followers, 67.5K engagements
"Sen. Thom Tillis R-N.C railed against claims from the White House that the United States should assume control of Greenland Wednesday. His fiery Senate floor speech came after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller had questioned the territorial claim Denmark has over Greenland in an interview on CNN Monday evening adding "Greenland should be part of the United States." The comments come in the wake of the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. "I'm sick of stupid" Tillis said after pointing out Denmark's -- and thus Greenland's -- high level"
TikTok Link 2026-01-07T22:59Z 2.8M followers, 189.9K engagements
"New book offers glimpse inside world of controversial tech firm Palantir and its CEO Palantir Technologies is one of the most secretive and powerful companies in Silicon Valley. It develops software that can quickly analyze massive amounts of data used by government agencies the military and major corporations. Ali Rogin speaks with Michael Steinberger author of the new book The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp Palantir and the Rise of the Surveillance State for more. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #palantir #technology #data"
TikTok Link 2026-01-11T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 297.8K engagements
"By some estimates around 90% of prescriptions in the United States are filled with generic drugs. While the Food and Drug Administration says that all agency-approved generic drugs have the same high quality as brand-name drugs a ProPublica investigation found that the FDA rarely tests the quality of those generic medications. John Yang spoke with ProPublica's Debbie Cenziper to learn more. #pbs #pbsnews #pbsnewshour#fda #generic #medication #pharmaceutical #pharmaceuticalindustry #propublica"
TikTok Link 2026-01-12T20:01Z 2.8M followers, 292.1K engagements
"White House border czar Tom Homan blamed Minneapolis for the recent actions of federal immigration agents saying the city needs to let agents into their "damn jail." "If they let us in their damn jail and stopped being a sanctuary city we could arrest the bad guy in the safety and security of the jail" he said to reporters outside the White House Wednesday. "But because they normally release them now we've got to go to the community and find them." PBS News' Liz Landers asked Homan about recent video showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dragging a woman out of her car in"
TikTok Link 2026-01-14T23:02Z 2.8M followers, 264.6K engagements
"GPS pioneer and mathematician Gladys West has died. She was [--]. Her calculations helped produce extremely accurate modeling of the Earth's shape laying the foundation for modern global positioning system technology. West was born in rural Virginia during segregation. In [----] she was hired as a computer programmer at a Navy base in Virginia where she was one of only four Black employees. Her work went largely unrecognized for years though she was later acknowledged as one of the hidden figures of the era. Despite being considered the mother of GPS West said she still preferred using a paper"
TikTok Link 2026-01-20T20:30Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements
"ICE arrests Minnesota man without warrant On Sunday federal immigration agents in Minnesota broke into 56-year-old Chongly Scott Thaos home without a warrant and arrested him at gunpoint. Within minutes Thao an American citizen was brought outside in the subfreezing weather wearing nothing but underwear sandals and his grandson's blanket wrapped around his shoulders. Only when he was returned home an hour or two later did agents look at his ID. The Department of Homeland Security said the operation was targeting two convicted sex offenders but Thaos family believes it was a case of mistaken"
TikTok Link 2026-01-20T23:04Z 2.8M followers, 578.6K engagements
"President Trump sent mixed signals on his threats to take over Greenland ahead of meetings with European allies in Davos this week. After inflammatory messages were posted online Trump seemed to signal a deal could be reached. It comes as European leaders are pushing back against the presidents new tariff threats. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Robin Niblett. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trump #nato #europe #greenland #denmark #worldnews #trumpadministration"
TikTok Link 2026-01-21T00:04Z 2.8M followers, 2.7M engagements
"In Gaza some families are digging through rubble with their bare hands as they search for loved ones. Nick Schifrin and our Gaza producer Shams Odeh have this look at one mans desperate search for his deceased family. Warning: Some images in this story are disturbing. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #gaza #news"
TikTok Link 2026-01-21T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 49K engagements
"The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee said Wednesday that nobody on our side is defending Attorney General Pam Bondi after a Democratic committee member called for her to be held in contempt over the Jeffrey Epstein files. The comments from Rep. James Comer R-Ky. came during a hearing where the committee voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas to testify about Epstein the disgraced financier and convicted sex trafficker who died in [----]. Rep. Yassamin Ansari"
TikTok Link 2026-01-21T23:20Z 2.8M followers, 315K engagements
"Former special counsel Jack Smith told a House committee Thursday that he stands by the decisions he made in that role including the decision to bring charges against President Trump. In a hearing focused on Smiths investigations into President Donald Trumps mishandling of classified documents and role in efforts to overturn the results of the [----] election Smith said his investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump had engaged in criminal activity. If asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today I would do so regardless of whether that"
TikTok Link 2026-01-22T17:43Z 2.8M followers, 3.6M engagements
"Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee sharply criticized former special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday over his investigation of President Donald Trump. That investigation produced more than [--] criminal charges that have since been dropped. In the House hearing GOP lawmakers accused Smith of partisanship. As Ali Rogin reports Smith defended his conduct saying the law required him to act.#news #pbsnews #jacksmith #trump #donaldtrump #investigation #2020election"
TikTok Link 2026-01-23T15:47Z 2.8M followers, 241.9K engagements
"Ice in the Arctic and Antarctica plays a critical role in maintaining life on Earth and it is melting faster than previously thought. This is threatening our planet with potentially massive sea-level rise weather disruptions and further global warming. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the fate of ice on Earth with science correspondent Miles OBrien and glaciologist Erin Pettit. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #iceburg #antartica #science #meltingice #ice #climatechange"
TikTok Link 2026-01-24T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 149.3K engagements
"Activists now say that more than [----] people were killed in Iran's recent crackdown on nationwide protests and they warn that number could rise. The latest figures come from a U.S.-based human rights group are nearly double the official death toll. The protests began late last month amid widespread anger over a weakening currency and rising prices. On Tuesday Iran's real rial fell to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East this week to lead any possible American military response to Iran's bloody suppression of the protests."
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 31.7K engagements
"Just days after a group of mainly American investors approved by President Donald Trump took over control of TikToks U.S. operations some users report that the app is censoring and limiting their content. The content in question includes posts and messages about Jeffrey Epstein and the shooting deaths of U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis. The company issued a statement on Tuesday saying it had suffered a cascading systems failure that caused multiple bugs on the platform after a power outage at one of its U.S. data centers. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jacob Ward of The Rip"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T18:14Z 2.8M followers, 140.3K engagements
"Alex Prettis mentor remembers who he was Alex Pretti the 37-year-old ICU nurse who was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday was an upstanding citizen according to his former mentor. Dr. Aasma Shaukat hired Pretti for his first healthcare job and worked with him for multiple years. She wasnt surprised to learn that Pretti was at the protest. He encouraged everybody to be standing up for their rights and for each other she told PBS News. Shaukat spoke to Digital Anchor Deema Zein about her memories of Pretti and what she hopes people take away from his death. #alexpretti"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T18:34Z 2.8M followers, 51.1K engagements
"Rapper Nicki Minaj claimed she is President Donald Trump's biggest fan at a U.S. Treasury event in Washington D.C. on Wednesday saying she and his supporters will not let him be bullied. "I am probably the president's No. [--] fan and that's not going to change" she said. "The hate or what people have to say it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more." "We're not going to let them get away with bullying him and you know the smear campaigns. It's not going to work" she added. "He has a lot of force behind him and God is protecting him." Minaj spoke at an event"
TikTok Link 2026-01-28T19:35Z 2.8M followers, 1.4M engagements
"As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of her series "America at a Crossroads." Shell explore what it means to be an American how that idea has evolved since the nations founding and where we might be headed. She begins by looking at how closely our identity as Americans adheres to the template created by the nation's first president George Washington. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #declarationofindependence #independenceday #georgewashington #foundingfathers #america #americans #president #usa"
TikTok Link 2026-02-01T13:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Iran is on notice as one of the U.S. militarys largest aircraft carriers arrives in the Middle East after thousands of protesters were killed in a brutal crackdown. How vulnerable is the regime And what are President Trumps options if he chooses to enforce his red line Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses that with Firas Maksad Vali Nasr Behnam Ben Taleblu and Robin Wright. #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #internationalnews #worldnews #middleeast #protesters #protests #iranprotests #iran #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump"
TikTok Link 2026-02-01T17:00Z 2.8M followers, 28.5K engagements
"An expedition to Antarctica has brought scientists and researchers to the widest glacier on Earth. The Thwaites Glacier is nicknamed the "Doomsday Glacier" because of its potential impact on sea levels if ice continues to melt. Miles O'Brien reports on the work to drill into the ice to record temperatures and understand the impact of climate change. His story is part of our series "Tipping Point." #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #antartica #glacier #climatechange #science #thwaites #climatescience #globalwarming"
TikTok Link 2026-02-01T23:00Z 2.8M followers, 23.9K engagements
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