[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @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. 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(DELL)](/topic/dell) [Spotify Technology (SPOT)](/topic/$spot) [New York Times Co. (NYT)](/topic/$nyt) [Toyota Motor Corporation (TM)](/topic/$tm) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Joint U.S.-Russian crew blast off to ISS A joint U.S.-Russian crew took off early Thursday headed for the International Space Station. Their Soyuz booster rocket lifted off from a facility in Kazakstan this afternoon local time. American physicist Chris Williams along with his two Russian crewmates docked at the ISS about three hours later. This is Williams' first space flight. He's due to spend about eight months orbiting the Earth and carrying out tasks including scientific research. #iss #internationalspacestation #spacetravel #spacetok" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577859418361056526) 2025-11-28T20:30Z 2.6M followers, 37.8K engagements "Trump and Mamdani meet in Oval Office after months of trading insults President Trump and the future mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani met at the White House after months of trading insults. In an Oval Office meeting they were far more civilized with the president at times praising the mayor-elect despite their political differences. Both said theyll look to work together to improve the nations largest city. Liz Landers reports from the White House. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #zohranmamdani #donaldtrump #whitehouse #nyc #nycmayor #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575586226632264974) 2025-11-22T16:24Z 2.6M followers, 65.7K engagements "President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week and the Chinese government said Xi outlined what it called Chinas "principled" position on Taiwan. The self-governing democracy of XX million has never been part of Communist China but Beijing considers it a breakaway province. Nick Schifrin sat down with Taiwans deputy foreign minister to talk about the relationship with the U.S. #taiwan #china #trump #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577170908431863054) 2025-11-26T22:53Z 2.6M followers, 33.3K engagements "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a preemptive pardon in the midst of his years long corruption trial. Netanyahu said a pardon would heal divisions in Israeli society but initial public reaction suggested otherwise. The appeal was made to Israeli President Isaac Herzog. His office called the request extraordinary and said it would be considered "responsibly" and "sincerely." #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #benjaminnetanyahu #israel #primeminister #president #isaacherzog" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578910074807127310) 2025-12-01T15:23Z 2.6M followers, 24.1K engagements "EXCLUSIVE: After nearly XX months in an Israeli prison Mohammed Ibrahim was released and reunited with his family last week. Ibrahim was arrested in February for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli vehicles and his family was unable to speak or see him during his entire detention. The U.S. Embassy advocated for his release after his health had declined. In an exclusive interview PBS News Hour's Amna Nawaz spoke with Ibrahim and his father Zaher who said reuniting with his son was "the best moment" of his life. "As a father my duty is to keep him safe and make sure he stays safe and get his" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579681029284220174) 2025-12-03T18:15Z 2.6M followers, 704.1K engagements "Spotify Wrapped has become a bit of an annual holiday tradition. The streaming platform released its year-end summary of popular artists and trends on Wednesday. The most played artist in the world was superstar Bad Bunny. It's his fourth time racking up the most streams. He dethrones Taylor Swift who held the top spot two years in a row although Swift still ranked first in the U.S. The top song globally was "Die With a Smile" the Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars collaboration and "The Joe Rogan Experience" was the platform's top podcast for a sixth consecutive year. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580025814289288503) 2025-12-04T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 62.6K engagements "Pentagon leaders brief lawmakers on U.S. boat strikes fueling debate over legality A new bipartisan divide has broken open after senior U.S. military officers showed Congress video of multiple strikes on a boat in the Caribbean in early September. Republicans backed the decision by a Special Operations commander to target survivors of the first strike while Democrats accused the commander of targeting a shipwreck. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #pentagon #congress #boatstrikes #usmilitary #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580171990028274999) 2025-12-05T00:59Z 2.6M followers, 38.8K engagements "Sky Roberts the brother of Jeffrey Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre demanded the federal government unseal the Epstein files saying it's time for the United States justice system to "protect the people." "Justice is not selective" Roberts said Wednesday. "It does not and must not bend to money influence or titles." Roberts later joined Epstein survivors at a news conference on Capitol Hill to call on lawmakers to release more documents about the case saying it's an "honor" to help keep his sister's voice alive. Virginia Giuffre was a prominent and outspoken accuser of Epstein and" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7545931368853736718) 2025-09-03T18:28Z 2.6M followers, 3.7M engagements "Despite continuing concerns around the shutdown tariffs and inflation the markets have continued to climb. In fact the S&P XXX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq have set records more than XX times this year. Other data suggests the economy is still chugging along at a steady clip. Yet that's only part of the story. For the vast majority of Americans this economy is landing very differently right now. Their incomes have not kept pace with inflation they're encumbered with debt and they don't have any assets. Paul Solman reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews#governmentshutdown #tarriffs #inflation" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7561489400308256014) 2025-10-15T16:40Z 2.6M followers, 2M engagements "Why Trump is giving Argentina a $XX billion lifeline to help its flailing economy The Trump administration authorized a $XX billion financial lifeline for Argentina as it faces an economic crisis. The deal has raised major questions and criticism about its merits. President Trump also said its contingent on Argentine President Mileis party winning elections later this month. John Yang discussed more with Monica de Bolle of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #donaldtrump #javiermilei #argentina #news #trumpadministration" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7562600931792096567) 2025-10-18T18:00Z 2.6M followers, 128.1K engagements "An outbreak of infant botulism has prompted an investigation and a nationwide recall of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by toxins that attack the nervous system. According to the Food and Drug Administration there have been XX hospitalizations of infants across XX states in the current outbreak. No deaths have been reported.For insights Stephanie Sy spoke to Helena Bottemiller Evich the founder of Food Fix a publication that covers food policy. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #infant #health #botulism #babyformula #recall #fda #foodpolicy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7572709781312441613) 2025-11-14T23:30Z 2.6M followers, 64.9K engagements "Ukraine says Russia is recruiting African mercenaries to fight in its war Since last fall more than 12000 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 2.6M followers, 653.5K engagements "The legislation Congress passed last week to reopen the government included a provision banning intoxicating products made out of hemp plants.Hemp is a type of cannabis like marijuana but with a lower level of the psychoactive element THC. Because of that hemp hasn't been as strictly regulated as marijuana.Ali Rogin speaks with Manisha Krishnan senior culture editor at WIRED about the bans potential effect on the U.S. hemp industry. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #congress #governmentshutdown #hempplant #marijuanapolicy #ban #legislation" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7574140060199603470) 2025-11-18T19:45Z 2.6M followers, 103.1K engagements "As President Donald Trump's administration has moved to loosen regulations on cryptocurrency and pledged to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world" his family's ties to the industry are raising ethical concerns and blurring the lines between business and government. White House correspondent Liz Landers takes a closer look. #news #pbsnews #trump #trumpfamily #cryptocurrencynews #cryptocurrencies #ethics" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575249847112994062) 2025-11-21T18:39Z 2.6M followers, 218.1K engagements "How to stay safe on Blackout Wednesday The Wednesday before Thanksgiving or Blackout Wednesday is a big night for friends and family to reconnect often over alcoholic beverages. But Thanksgiving weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year and mixing that with alcohol can be a deadly combination. In 2023 alone a third of the fatal crashes the day before Thanksgiving were drunk drivers. To stay safe this Black Wednesday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advises everyone to buckle up and avoid drunk driving by using a designated driver ride-share vehicle taxi or" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7576797259405331726) 2025-11-25T22:43Z 2.6M followers, 328.9K engagements "About one in four college students is both first-generation and from low-income backgrounds. Research shows that low-income and first-generation college students are least likely to finish their degrees. At Boston Colleges Messina College a new two-year fully residential associate's degree program a wide range of support is helping to change that. John Yang visited the campus to learn more as part of our ongoing series Rethinking College. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #college #university #associatedegree #bostoncollege #firstgen #lowincome" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579769474874641677) 2025-12-03T22:57Z 2.6M followers, 15.5K engagements "Congress is facing a lengthy to-do list from budgets and health care to foreign affairs all while leaders contend with growing frustration and even open rebellion within their ranks. PBS News Hours Lisa Desjardins reports on the discontent among some House Republicans toward Speaker Mike Johnson and the effect it could have on how the House addresses key issues moving forward. #Politics #news #Trump #Republicans #Democrats" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580075257432640823) 2025-12-04T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 37.9K engagements "An announcement by Michael and Susan Dell that they will donate more than $X billion in the form of contributions to soon-to-be-opened Trump accounts is a super exciting development for American children experts say. With the donation children XX and younger born before 2025 will receive $XXX in their Trump accounts. The children also must live in ZIP codes where the median family income is below $150000. Experts hope that other organizations will be inspired to follow in the Dells' footsteps and donate to other "qualified classes" of children like those born in a certain year or state. PBS" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580083163599228215) 2025-12-04T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 1.8M engagements "The New York Times has sued the Pentagon saying restrictive new press rules violate both its First Amendment and due process rights. The rules which went into effect in October give Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth the power to revoke press credentials or ban journalists for seeking or reporting information that had not been approved for release. Most organizations refused to agree to the rules and walked out en masse. That left mostly conservative pro-Trump outlets who agreed to the terms in their place. The Pentagon itself has not yet commented on the suit. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580415368754253070) 2025-12-05T18:00Z 2.6M followers, 12.1K engagements "Traveling will soon get a little easier for many parents. President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act into law in November. It is aimed at strengthening and streamlining Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines for screening breastmilk formula and associated equipment. A 2016 law spelled out rules for these items but the regulations were often inconsistently or incorrectly applied. Science communicator Emily Calandrelli's (@thespacegal) experience in 2022 went viral. She chronicled her negative experience" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580521477380918541) 2025-12-06T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 4980 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 2.6M followers, 115.7K engagements "Misty Copeland took her final bow as an American Ballet Theatre principal dancer on Wednesday a role she's had for the past XX years. In June Copeland announced her retirement from the company she's spent the last XX years with. "Its time for me to move to the next stage" Copeland told The Associated Press. She made history ten years ago when she became the company's first Black female principal dancer in its 75-year history and has used her platform to promote diversity in ballet. "My whole career is proof that when you have diversity people come together and want to understand each other" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7564465642389261582) 2025-10-23T17:30Z 2.6M followers, 435.1K engagements "Students in the class of 2026 are the first to have spent nearly their entire college careers in the age of generative AI a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content like text and images. As the technology improves it's harder to distinguish from human work and its shaking academia to its core. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports for our series Rethinking College. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #college #university #ai #artificialintelligence #education #highereducation #technology #academia #collegestudents" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577879968701582606) 2025-11-29T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 186K engagements "Peace remains elusive for Lebanese Christians as Pope Leo visits war-torn country On his first international trip as pontiff Pope Leo XIV is carrying a message of unity and peace to the Middle East. Sunday in Lebanon he challenged leaders to be true peacemakers and set aside their differences. Its a precarious time in the country which faces deep domestic political divisions and regular Israeli strikes in the south. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #lebanon #popeleoxiv #middleeast #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578666719376313614) 2025-12-01T00:00Z 2.6M followers, 114K engagements "The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump's signed his latest commutation in reaction to a "weaponization of justice" by the Biden administration. On the day before Thanksgiving Trump commuted the prison sentence of former private equity executive David Gentile who was only a couple of weeks into his seven-year sentence for defrauding investors. Gentile the former CEO and co-founder of GPB Capital was convicted last August on securities and wire fraud charges. Last year prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York said the charges against" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579084891380403470) 2025-12-02T02:40Z 2.6M followers, 373.4K engagements "President Trump on Wednesday announced he is pardoning Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife who were indicted last year on bribery and money laundering charges. Its one of the latest in a series of controversial pardons Trump has signed. White House Correspondent Liz Landers discussed more with Liz Oyer who served as the Department of Justice pardon attorney in the Biden administration. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #presidentialpardon #pardon #henrycuellar #bribery #moneylaundering" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580125083822247181) 2025-12-04T21:56Z 2.6M followers, 627.9K engagements "RFK-appointed CDC panel drops hepatitis B vaccine at birth recommendation The federal vaccine advisory panel all appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted to drop the universal recommendation that children should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth. William Brangham discussed this and other changes under consideration for vaccines with pediatrician Dr. Paul Offit director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #cdc #acip #hepatitisb #rfkjr #vaccines" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580796821761494285) 2025-12-06T18:00Z 2.6M followers, 8035 engagements "DJI Mavic X Pro - maximum ascending speed in sport mode 🔥🤪 #shorts #dji #mavic3pro #drone #reels #dronevideo #dronechallenge" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@doatrip/video/7269774007866559776) 2023-08-21T13:56Z 205.4K followers, 311.4K engagements "Nobel-winning economist Simon Johnson on what causes prosperity gaps between nations The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded Monday to a trio of economists who have published research that looks at what accounts for inequality between countries and how the role of institutions government and colonialism affected prosperity generations later. One of the winners Simon Johnson joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the award and some of these findings. #nobelprize #SimonJohnson #economist #nobel #inequality #prosperitygaps #pbsnews #newshour #economy #nobelprizewinner" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7426096769630604586) 2024-10-15T22:00Z 2.6M followers, 108K engagements "Sen. Mazie Hirono D-Hawaii asked secretary of the interior nominee Doug Burgum at his confirmation hearing Thursday whether he would protect the nations natural resources if that duty conflicted with the orders of President-elect Donald Trump. You will have these kinds of matters that you'll have to decide. Are you going to drill in a monument Are you going to protect our natural resources Or are you going to drill baby drill Hirono asked Burgum. In response Burgum said he would follow the Constitution and to his knowledge he said Trump has no intention of doing anything other than advancing" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7460645460575882539) 2025-01-16T22:34Z 2.6M followers, 32.2K 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 XX% of annual revenue from federal money. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7533768164186934583) 2025-08-01T23:48Z 2.6M followers, 418.7K engagements "The FDA said this week it was approving leucovorin a drug used to treat the toxic effects of chemotherapy as a therapy for some people with autism. The active ingredient is a modified version of vitamin B9 also known as folate. Officials claimed the drug could help stem what they called an epidemic of autism. Estimates show about one in XX children are diagnosed with autism. Among boys that number is one in XX. Zoe Gross director of advocacy at Autistic Self Advocacy Network called the president's comments about autism "very disturbing." "It was a very stigmatizing way to discuss a very" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7554489607274925367) 2025-09-26T19:58Z 2.6M followers, 538.2K 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 X followers, 236.1K 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 XX years ago. #immigration #migration #labor #agriculture #food #news #Trump #politics" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7557083677973335351) 2025-10-05T17:00Z 2.6M followers, 127.9K engagements "President Donald Trump appeared to have confirmed Friday that Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro has made offers to the United States to avoid conflict with his country. He's offered everything. You're right Trump told reporters at the White House. You know why Because he doesn't want to f*** around with the United States. Trumps comments come as the U.S. has targeted water vessels off the coast of Venezuela that are suspected of carrying drugs. The U.S. latest strike targeted what Trump described as a drug-carrying submarine built specifically for the transportation of massive amounts of" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7562294308548660494) 2025-10-17T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 35.5K engagements "#ad These are the Trick AND the Treat Make your mouth a waterpark REAL QUICK @Flintts Mints #mint #candy #mouthwatering #viralcandy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@melissakayxo/video/7567493650574298381) 2025-10-31T21:00Z 7166 followers, 175K engagements "why you so obsessed with me #fyp" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@kalam.shk/video/7569574009583439116) 2025-11-06T11:33Z 65.9K followers, 107.8K engagements "In new book Michael McFaul explores the global fight between autocracy and democracy The former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul has been analyzing the rise of autocracies and the threats they pose to democracy for decades. Amna Nawaz sat down with McFaul to discuss his new book Autocrats vs. Democrats: China Russia America and the New Global Disorder. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #democracy #autocracy #newbook #bookstoread" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7570447043206925581) 2025-11-09T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 22.5K engagements "Sanya Na Fon Carabao (1990) #eunseok #riize ib : @dent" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@februnche/video/7572571316633619720) 2025-11-14T13:24Z 39.2K followers, 52.7K engagements "this chronically online but idc" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nnmdee/video/7572955732501335351) 2025-11-15T14:16Z X followers, 990.6K engagements "@Breathedivinity BLACKFRIDAY DROP XXXXX XX% off - ❗code - alice❗ wearing: - Doomslayer Oversized Hoddie - Shadow of Death Compression Shirt - Womens Void Tech Thornveil Bodysuit #gym #breathedivinity #trend#trendingirl #musclemommy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@alice.veins/video/7573738436201303318) 2025-11-17T16:53Z 224.5K followers, 406.9K engagements "On Capitol Hill both the House and the Senate approved a measure requiring the release of the Epstein files. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #donaldtrump #trump #trumpadministration #epsteinfiles #jeffreyepstein #congress #epstein" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7574240113194962189) 2025-11-19T01:20Z 2.6M followers, 232.1K engagements "Miss Mexico wins Miss Universe pageant Miss Mexico was declared the winner of the 2025 Miss Universe pageant Thursday evening. Fatima Bosch XX of Mexico is the fourth Mexican woman to hold the Miss Universe title. She became a fan favorite after a controversy with the pageant director went viral during a pre-pageant event. In the viral video Nawat Itsaragrisil berated Bosch in public for not adhering to all promotional guidelines for Thailand calling her dumbhead. She led a walkout that included many of the contestants. Nawat later apologized for his actions. It wasnt the only controversy of" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575305958524603662) 2025-11-21T22:16Z 2.6M followers, 212.1K engagements "In a reversal the U.S. Coast Guard will again classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols. That was the official stance for the past few years until earlier this month when officials issued a draft policy document calling those emblems "potentially divisive." That policy was due to take effect in December but after news reports surfaced about the change the Coast Guard issued a new memorandum saying "These symbols reflect hateful and prohibited conduct that undermines unit cohesion." The latest Coast Guard policy appears to take effect immediately. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575616603572735246) 2025-11-22T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 351.2K engagements "From Los Angeles to Chicago to Charlotte federal law enforcement agents are arresting immigrants in raids unfolding in the public eye. Videos circulating online show agents pinning protesters to the ground smashing car windows and dragging suspected undocumented immigrants away from their families. Ali Rogin speaks with Wall Street Journal immigration reporter Michelle Hackman for more. #ICE#borderpatol #immigration #arrests #trump #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7576315774009117965) 2025-11-24T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 65.2K engagements "A federal judge on Monday dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. In twin rulings U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie found the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney was invalid and unlawful.Currie dismissed the cases against Comey and James without prejudice meaning she did not weigh in on the merits of the cases. The Justice Department has vowed to appeal the decision. Halligan had been handpicked by President Donald Trump to bring criminal charges against his political foes when a predecessor" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7576722171125370126) 2025-11-25T18:10Z 2.6M followers, 26.4K engagements "#fup #bse #core #125 #sa" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@chaginn72/video/7577000131690548487) 2025-11-26T11:50Z 1023 followers, 252.3K engagements "During the 2025 Nascar Richmond Cup Bubba Wallace came into the pits under green. His left-front wheel wasn't secured properly and flew off as he left the pit box. With his car stranded Chase Briscoe's crew-his fellow Toyota teammates-rushed in grabbed the loose wheel jacked up the car and put it back on so Wallace could continue. He still got a penalty for leaving his box but that moment showed the rare kind of quick-thinking teamwork and sportsmanship that doesn't happen every race. NASCAR (YT) Collecting motorsports enthusiasts from all over the world. Join us if you love racing #nascar" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@thoryanor/video/7577054701380783374) 2025-11-19T18:27Z XX followers, 355.9K engagements "Nostalgia 😌 #heathrowairport #aviation #fyp #travel #nostalgic" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@insight_aviation07/video/7577078099477679382) 2025-11-26T16:52Z XXX followers, 974.9K engagements "The final criminal charges against President Donald Trump have been dropped after a prosecutor in Georgia moved to dismiss the case focused on a push to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. The president was one of XX suspects including his former chief of staff Mark Meadows as well as former attorney Rudy Giuliani. For more Nick Schifrin spoke to White House correspondent Liz Landers. #news #pbsnews #trump #trumpnews #georgia #case #charges #chargesdropped" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577432311117974839) 2025-11-27T17:00Z 2.6M followers, 138.1K engagements "Army OB-GYN accused of secretly recording women under his care This week the U.S. Army has been reckoning with a sexual abuse scandal that could involve the largest number of allegations in its history. An Army doctor is accused of abusing women who were under his care. Amna Nawaz reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #army #obgyn #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577519310067780877) 2025-11-27T21:25Z 2.6M followers, 264.7K engagements "President Donald Trump called a journalist "stupid" for attempting to fact-check his claim that the Biden administration didnt vet Afghan nationals who came to the United States related to the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington. After Trump claimed that Afghans fleeing the Taliban were never vetted under a Biden-era program CBS News White House correspondent Nancy Cordes offered additional reporting and asked a follow-up question. "Your Department of Justice Inspector General just reported this year that there was thorough vetting by DHS and by the FBI of these Afghans who" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577855013398089015) 2025-11-28T19:30Z 2.6M followers, 92.5K engagements "The shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House has intensified focus on the Trump administrations use of military force to crack down on crime in cities led by Democrats. Juliette Kayyem faculty director of the Harvard Kennedy Schools Homeland Security Project and an assistant DHS secretary during the Obama administration joins John Yang to discuss. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump #nationalguard #deployment #military #usmilitary #crime" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577887981428641079) 2025-11-28T21:16Z 2.6M followers, 28.8K engagements "Music therapy helps Chinese elders in Boston overcome trauma In Boston music therapy is being used to enrich the well-being of people hoping to overcome trauma. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our look at the intersection of art and health part of our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #music #arts #musictherapy #boston" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578176162996817207) 2025-11-30T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 4202 engagements "Top Zelenskyy aide resigns in midst of Ukraine corruption scandal A political earthquake in Ukraine has taken place as President Volodymyr Zelenskyys chief of staff Andrii Yermak the countrys second-most-powerful person was forced to resign amid a corruption scandal. This comes as Ukraine is enmeshed in negotiations with the Trump administration on a possible end to Russias war in Ukraine. Jack Hewson joins John Yang with the latest from Kyiv. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #volodymyrzelenskyy #andriiyermak #news #ukraine" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578196807021301047) 2025-11-29T17:14Z 2.6M followers, 2.8M engagements "Questions emerge about National Guard shooter's motives and the impact on immigrants More details are coming to light about the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members that happened earlier this week blocks from the White House. New questions are also emerging about the motives of the shooter and what the attack could mean for immigrants across the country. White House correspondent Liz Landers has the story. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #nationalguard #washingtondc #whitehouse #westvirginia #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578198369609305358) 2025-11-29T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 85K engagements "scariest night ever #fyp #westfield #sh00ting #scary @🫰 @grace" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@anjelarverycool/video/7578256524963745055) 2025-11-29T21:06Z X followers, 83.9K engagements "After weeks of escalating tensions President Donald Trump increased pressure on Venezuela Saturday by declaring that the nation's airspace should be considered closed even though he does not have the legal authority to close it. With a substantial U.S. military buildup in the region the announcement fuels speculation about whats next. Earlier this week in a Thanksgiving call to service members Trump said his war on drug smuggling would soon enter a new phase. And in recent weeks you have been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers of which there are many Trump said. And we'll be" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578292048491482423) 2025-11-30T00:00Z 2.6M followers, 75K engagements "just do things you like peruse your hobbies and goals and the man will come fear not #boyfriend #charlestondating #charlestonsc" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@mariacharlottec/video/7579102863087963406) 2025-12-02T03:50Z 1554 followers, 68.4K engagements "The second U.S. military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean on Sept. X was a "violation of the laws of war" retired Maj. Gen. Steven Lepper said. "That second strike the orders to conduct the second strike were illegal orders and they should not have been executed" he said. "They should not have been followed by anyone in what we call the kill chain." Lepper who served as the Air Force's deputy judge advocate general spoke to PBS News Hour's Geoff Bennett on Monday about the strike which has sparked bipartisan concern over its legality. On Tuesday PBS News Hour foreign affairs" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579393885680504078) 2025-12-02T22:55Z 2.6M followers, 314.7K engagements "trust issues🖤 #fyp #lyrics #aesthetic #drake #love" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@studionowhere/video/7579405038372539661) 2025-12-02T23:23Z 1022 followers, 37.8K engagements "Michael Dell the billionaire founder of Dell Technologies and his wife have pledged more than $X billion to the Trump administration with the funds designated for investment accounts for children known as Trump accounts. The Dells' donation will provide $XXX each to XX million eligible children under the age of XX who live in zip codes where the median household income falls below $150000. Mr. Trump's tax bill created the accounts which will be rolled out next summer. Withdrawals from the accounts cannot be made until a child turns XX. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #delltechnologies" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579658567905447223) 2025-12-03T15:46Z 2.6M followers, 2M engagements "If it seems hard to pick the perfect Christmas tree imagine going to an auction to buy hundreds of trees that you will sell to others. During what's known as the "Largest Christmas Tree Auction in the World" buyers from up and down the East Coast descended on Buffalo Valley Produce Auction in Mifflinburg Pennsylvania. They were at the auction held on a Friday in late November to bid on tree lots making up around 45000 freshly cut trees. Live Christmas tree sales are a billion dollar industry and the bets buyers make on lots of Frasers Balsams White Pines and more dictate their seasonal" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579759509191609614) 2025-12-04T02:00Z 2.6M followers, 4370 engagements "Updated my base makeup routine with @Pat McGrath Labs and YOU GUYS what rock have I been hiding under My makeup looks like skin & this skin looks so freaking good. I am OBSESSED wearing the skin fetish: sublime perfection foundation in shade XX and the sublime perfection concealer in M18 as well as the divine blush in Forbidden Fleur:) Other products used: @mented cosmetics @Huda Beauty @loral paris usa @NARS Cosmetics @Juvias Place @Charlotte Tilbury @Hourglass Cosmetics" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@regandanielle_/video/7579771884636523789) 2025-12-03T23:06Z 24.4K followers, 324.7K engagements "President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed rolling back fuel efficiency standards set by the Biden administration in a push to make it easier for automakers to sell gas-powered vehicles. In the Oval Office Trump touted the move alongside auto executives and Republican lawmakers. The president said the proposal would make cars more affordable. The new standards would reduce fuel economy from the Biden standard of XX miles per gas to an average of XXXX miles per gallon by the year 2031. The Biden-era rules were intended to promote the production of electric vehicles. Transportation remains" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580023346570595639) 2025-12-04T15:22Z 2.6M followers, 74.2K engagements "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel is expected to vote Thursday on changing the recommended hepatitis B vaccination schedule for newborns. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting for two days and will decide on whether to end the practice of vaccinating all newborns against the highly infectious liver disease which can be transmitted during childbirth. The CDC has recommended the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns since 1991 and infant cases of the disease have gone down significantly since then. The panel's members were handpicked by" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580057562477792526) 2025-12-04T17:34Z 2.6M followers, 21.9K engagements "The board of the U.S. Institute of Peace has shrunk to just three members after a dramatic standoff Monday between the independent nonprofit and the Trump administration. Employees at the institute said they called the police after staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE physically entered the Washington headquarters after several unsuccessful attempts. The agency's now-fired president called it an illegal takeover of an institution that's not part of the executive branch. The group which helps prevent violent conflicts abroad was created by Congress more than XX years" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7483546710803860779) 2025-03-19T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 440.4K engagements "The complications and risks of relationships with AI chatbots Artificial intelligence has revolutionized everything from health care to art. It's now filling voids in some personal lives as AI chatbots are becoming friends therapists and even romantic partners. As this technology enters our lives in new ways our relationship with it has become more complicated and more risky. Stephanie Sy reports. A warning this story includes discussion of suicide. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #aichatbots #technology #aicompanion #artificialintelligence" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7558861223802981646) 2025-10-09T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 267.6K engagements "Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai is the winner of 2025's Nobel Prize in literature. His breakthrough novel "Satantango" as it's known in English was released in 1985 and was later turned into a film. The 71-year-old has since written more than XX books many of them surreal dark and as the Nobel judges put it "characterized by absurdism and grotesque excess." The panel in Stockholm today said his work reaffirms the power of art. The award comes with nearly $XXX million in prize money. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #nobelprize #literature #author #novel #art" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7559616063604886839) 2025-10-10T17:00Z 2.6M followers, 15.8K engagements "President Donald Trump repeated his call for Republicans to terminate the Senate filibuster saying it would bring an end to the record-setting shutdown. "If we terminate the filibuster the second vote that we will take will be to open up the country" Trump said. "It'll take XX minutes and the country will be open." The filibuster is a procedural tool that allows a single Senator to stall legislation in its tracks unless senators meet a 60-vote threshold to move forward. Many Senate Republicans oppose ending the rule warning it could hurt them if Democrats have the majority in the future. To" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7570075525624974606) 2025-11-07T19:59Z 2.6M followers, 112.5K engagements "Dozens of immigration judges have been fired by the Trump administration with no explanation. From coast to coast nearly four dozen judges have lost their positions as the courts face a record backlog. Many had worked in immigrant defense prompting questions about whether the firings are part of the administrations hardline approach. Geoff Bennett discussed more with former judge Emmett Soper. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #immigration #judge#immigrationcourt #backlog #deportation" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7572700636542668045) 2025-11-14T23:00Z 2.6M followers, 100.3K engagements "In North Carolina federal immigration agents have expanded their operations to include the state's capital Raleigh. Cell phone footage captured federal agents arresting multiple people at a construction site Tuesday in a Raleigh suburb. Meantime in Charlotte Homeland Security officials said Wednesday that more than XXX people have been arrested since an operation started there last weekend. That's about double the figure from earlier this week. North Carolina has become the latest focus of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration following similar enforcement efforts in" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7574897217073401143) 2025-11-20T20:30Z 2.6M followers, 145.4K engagements "Rep. Eugene Vindman is calling on the Trump administration to release the transcript of a "concerning" 2019 phone call between President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "The Khashoggi family and the American people deserve to know what was said on that call" Vindman said Friday at a news conference on Capitol Hill. Vindman said he reviewed the call while working as a legal adviser to the National Security Council during Trump's first term. "Out of all the calls with foreign leaders that I reviewed two stood out as the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575366365419212045) 2025-11-22T02:30Z 2.6M followers, 635.4K engagements "A new documentary looks at how gun violence has led to lockdown drills in schools. Thoughts and Prayers streaming on HBO Max focuses on the effects of those drills and the creation of active shooter preparedness products now a $X billion industry. Amna Nawaz discussed more with filmmakers Zackary Canepari and Jessica Dimmock. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #hbomax #gunviolence #activeshooter#lockdownprotocol #schoolsecurity #thoughtsandprayers #documentary" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577110742084685069) 2025-11-26T18:59Z 2.6M followers, 355.1K engagements "What Putin said about U.S. plan to end the war Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine could form the basis of a future deal. Speaking to journalists in Kyrgyzstan Putin said hostilities would cease as soon as Ukrainian troops withdraw from areas that he says they occupy. But he said it would be pointless to sign any deal with Ukraine's current leadership. Putin claims that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy lost his legitimacy by not holding elections when his term ended last year. Officials in Kyiv say that elections were impossible at" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577844548697738510) 2025-11-28T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 634.6K engagements "2000 Meters to Andriivka follows Ukrainians forced into combat in Russias invasion The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is just a few months short of the four-year mark. PBS's Frontline working with the Associated Press will air "2000 Meters to Andriivka" a relentless portrait of life and death on the frontlines. Nick Schifrin spoke with filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #documentary #russiaukrainewar #ukraine" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578170227955961102) 2025-11-30T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 38.1K engagements "Whooping cough cases remain elevated as vaccination rates drop As friends and family gather this holiday season theres a warning for new parents. The CDC says cases of pertussis or whooping cough remain elevated this year. An unvaccinated infant died from the illness in Kentucky this week while other states across the country are also experiencing a surge of cases. Ali Rogin speaks with pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Lorne Walker for more" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578562292049104142) 2025-11-30T16:53Z 2.6M followers, 1.1M engagements "Its been XX 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. X 1955 sparked the Montgomery bus boycott a key moment in the civil rights movement. In 2005 shortly after Parks' death essayist Roger Rosenblatt commented on the civil rights activist's legacy. He reflected on a famous photograph taken in 1956 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 2.6M followers, 4.1M engagements "President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he does not want Somali migrants in the United States adding that the country will head in the wrong direction if "we keep taking in garbage." "They contribute nothing" Trump said during a meeting of his Cabinet. "I don't want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason. The country stinks and we don't want them in our country." The president also attacked Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar who was born in Somalia. The Associated Press reported that Trump's administration is planning to target undocumented Somali immigrants in an upcoming" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579380592773483789) 2025-12-02T22:15Z 2.6M followers, 280K engagements "The Pentagon held its first briefing in nearly half-a-year on Tuesday as it faces bipartisan backlash over that September attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean. The credentialed attendees were a host of right-wing media figures including Laura Loomer and former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz. Gaetz is now a host on the far-right pro-Trump network OAN. It follows a major overhaul of Pentagon press rules this fall that require journalists to sign a restrictive new policy. That prompted an exodus of traditional news outlets from the building. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579659316685327630) 2025-12-03T16:30Z 2.6M followers, 7932 engagements "Actor and longtime woodworker Nick Offerman says he has a "responsibility" to continue making things by hand as the world becomes more automated. "The whole point of being human is that I have this incredible set of skills" he said. "I have a brain I have coordination I can read a language and I can then write that language and that manifests the knowledge and culture that I have grown up learning." "Using tools and using my hands to make things allows me to participate as a citizen of the world in an active way that I consider even a responsibility" he added. Offerman best known for his role" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579731328539643150) 2025-12-03T20:29Z 2.6M followers, 4245 engagements "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE is in the midst of an aggressive recruitment campaign at a scale never seen before. The agency is reportedly seeking to sign on nearly 10000 new agents in an effort to meet the demands of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda. But some critics have concerns about the agency's recruitment tactics and changes to hiring and training standards.White House Correspondent Liz Landers reports. #ICE #Immigration #Trump #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580456847971323149) 2025-12-05T19:24Z 2.6M followers, 30.3K engagements "Lebanese farmers rush to salvage harvest as ceasefire with Israel fails to ensure safety One year ago Lebanon and Israel signed a ceasefire that was supposed to end a war between the militant group Hezbollah and Israel a war that left more than 4000 Lebanese and more than XXX Israelis dead. But with near-daily Israeli attacks still taking place life for civilians in Lebanon's south remains dangerous. Special Correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from that tense border. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #lebanon #farmers #israel #news #middleeast" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580533208190553399) 2025-12-07T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 3043 engagements "President Donald Trump was awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday during the final draw for the 2026 World Cup. FIFA President Gianni Infantino a close ally of the president presented the award to Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. "This is your prize this is your peace prize" Infantino told Trump. Soccer's governing body announced the creation of the award which recognizes "exceptional actions for peace" in November less than a month after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded for which Trump openly campaigned. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #fifa #worldcup" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580789557684161805) 2025-12-06T16:55Z 2.6M followers, 10.5K engagements "Brooks and Capehart on the political fallout over Trump's boat strikes New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics including the fallout over the Trump administration's controversial boat strikes a Pentagon watchdog report on Defense Secretary Hegseth's use of Signal and Dan Bongino's comments on promoting false claims. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #brooksandcapehart #donaldtrump #danbongino #boatstrikes" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580793297073868045) 2025-12-06T17:30Z 2.6M followers, 1.5M engagements "JOIN US DEC. XX - Ask us anything about science communication A PBS News Tipping Point special Get ready for the mother of all AMAs. Join PBS News' Miles O'Brien and Deema Zein as they host more than a dozen leading scientists journalists and digital creators in a live Reddit AMA and conversation about how science stories and fact-based information can break through a field of misinformation disinformation and polarization. We kick off at XX a.m. EST on Wednesday Dec. XX. And we want YOU to come along for the ride. This event is powered by your questions. Find more at pbs.org/newshour and" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7581103794683956535) 2025-12-07T13:16Z 2.6M followers, 2354 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 2021. #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 2.6M followers, 9963 engagements "Kwanzaa a holiday whose name is derived from a Swahili phrase is celebrated by millions every year starting Dec. XX. 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 2.6M followers, 8523 engagements "More than 3000 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 XXX 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 2.6M followers, 4.7M engagements "We are PBS News we stream our nightly broadcasts and specials live and for free on your public broadcast station our website and our YouTube page. We bring you original digital and broadcast reports and strive to tell you the full story in five minutes when others use one. Of course we strive to be the most balanced objective news program in the business carrying on the journalistic mission of our founders Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil just now on TikTok. Were PBS News of course we do what we do because of viewers like you #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbs #jimlehrer #lehrer #robertmacneil" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7464623550528277806) 2025-01-27T15:52Z 2.6M followers, 1M engagements "The U.S. produces more plastic waste than any other country in the world. Last year more than 35000 tons of it was shipped to Malaysia which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than any other developing country. But in June Malaysian leaders effectively banned future shipments. John Yang speaks with Anja Brandon director of plastics policy at Ocean Conservancy to learn more. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #malaysia #plastic #ocean #plasticwaste #environment" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7529620515804253495) 2025-07-21T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 114.3K 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 2.6M followers, 2.2M 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 2.6M followers, 103.7K 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 2.6M followers, 14.4M engagements "In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death President Donald Trump and his allies have promised consequences for people who speak callously about his killing. Inside and outside of Trump's government it's led to people being fired or reprimanded raising questions about free speech. For insight into the rights and limits of Americans' free speech PBS News Hour's Amna Nawaz spoke with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's Will Creeley and The New York Times' Jamelle Bouie. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7550737650739711246) 2025-09-16T18:00Z 2.6M followers, 536.9K engagements "Stephen Miller spoke at Charlie Kirks memorial service in Arizona on Sunday stating that the conservative activist's assassination has "awakened" an army that is determined "to save the West." "The light will defeat the dark. We will prevail over the forces of wickedness and evil. They cannot imagine what they have awakened. They cannot conceive of the army that they have arisen in all of us" said Miller. "You thought you could kill Charlie Kirk You have made him immortal" Miller said. "And now millions will carry on his legacy." Kirk the 31-year-old co-founder of the conservative youth" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7552691774427254030) 2025-09-21T23:41Z 2.6M followers, 643.3K 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 2.6M followers, 497.5K engagements "Academy Award nominee Scarlett Johansson recently became the highest-grossing lead actor in Hollywood and is now taking on a new role as director of the film "Eleanor the Great." PBS News' Amna Nawaz sat down with Johansson to get her quick takes on her real life superpower who she would take with her in case of a zombie apocalypse and what her favorite curse word is. #news #pbsnews #scarlettjohansson #eleanorthegreat #superpower" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7554466535121620237) 2025-09-26T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 247.8K engagements "Scarlett Johansson on taking a role behind the camera to direct 'Eleanor the Great' Scarlett Johansson is known the world over for major roles in close to XX films over the past three decades and is the highest-grossing lead actor in Hollywood. Johansson is now taking on a new role as director. Her debut film Eleanor the Great is now in theaters. Amna Nawaz sat down with the filmmaker to discuss this latest chapter in her career. It's for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #scarlettjohansson #junesquibb #eleanorthegreat #film #newmovie #CANVAS" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7554819426000948494) 2025-09-27T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 117.6K 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 2.6M followers, 4.5M engagements "A grand jury in Virginia indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday. James was charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution. The charges come just two weeks after Trump posted a public message on his Truth Social account pressuring Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute several of his political enemies. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding all because I did my job as the New York State attorney general James said in a video statement on social media. Upon her election as state attorney" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7559365525860519223) 2025-10-09T23:19Z 2.6M followers, 109.8K engagements "President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is using the government shutdown to close "Democrat programs" saying the shutdown gives them the ability "to do things that we were unable to do before." "We're closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we wanted to close up or that we never wanted to happen" Trump said while speaking to reporters. "Now we're closing them up and we're not going to let them come back. "Trump added that a list of Democrat-backed programs that his administration plans to cut will be released on Friday. "We're not closing up Republican programs" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7561189754406964535) 2025-10-14T21:18Z 2.6M followers, 2.1M engagements "Tuesday marks the deadline for journalists to decide whether to comply with the Pentagon's new rules for keeping credentials. Virtually every news organization including PBS News have refused to sign it arguing that it infringes on First Amendment protections. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic and David Schulz of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #pentagon #hegseth #freedomofspeech #firstamendment #dod #usmilitary #military #journalist" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7561234835046518046) 2025-10-15T00:13Z 2.6M followers, 2M 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 2.6M followers, 1.2M 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 2.6M followers, 32.3K engagements "President Trump on Thursday pardoned the billionaire founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Changpeng Zhao served four months in prison after pleading guilty back in 2023 to charges related to allowing criminals and terrorists to move money on his platform. He and Binance have been supporters of some of the Trump family's recent crypto ventures. Zhao's pardon comes amid a broader Trump administration rollback of a Biden era crackdown on the crypto industry. Following his pardon Zhao wrote on social media that he's deeply grateful to President Trump adding that he" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7564805388151901453) 2025-10-24T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 40.5K engagements "U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to Caribbean as strikes on suspected drug boats intensify The Trump administration launched a major military and diplomatic escalation in its new war on drugs sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America and sanctioning Colombia's president. It comes as the U.S. has increasingly targeted political leaders it opposes across the region and as the military has launched an unprecedented number of deadly strikes in the Caribbean. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #caribbean #colombia #venezuela #trumpadministration #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7565182242054556942) 2025-10-25T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 152.3K engagements "Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the number of immigrants coming to the United States have been too high. I can believe that the United States should lower its levels of immigration in the future while also respecting that there are people who have come here through lawful immigration pathways that have contributed to the country Vance said during an event organized by Turning Point USA the political advocacy organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk. But just because one person or XX people or XXX people came in legally and contributed to the United States of America does that mean" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7567120593112419597) 2025-10-30T22:00Z 2.6M followers, 888.2K engagements "More than 730000 New Yorkers have already cast ballots ahead of Tuesday's mayoral election. Its a race with big stakes for the city and beyond. Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has vaulted from a relatively unknown state legislator to the frontrunner to lead the largest city in the country. William Brangham reports on what his potential victory means for New York and the Democratic Party. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #nyc #newyorkcity #mamdani #zohranmamdani #democraticparty #newyork #vote #election2025 #election" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7568661597976087822) 2025-11-04T09:00Z 2.6M followers, 2.9M engagements "This week marks XX years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank while crossing Lake Superior. The shipwreck which killed all XX men aboard became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great Lakes. William Brangham recently spoke with the author of a new book that explores both the tragedy and the enduring legend it inspired. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #ssedmundfitzgerald #edmundfitzgerald #shipwrecks #greatlakes #lakesuperior" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7571870952619920654) 2025-11-12T16:07Z 2.6M followers, 373.9K engagements "Mark Wolf a federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan is resigning after XX 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 2.6M followers, 509.8K 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 XX. 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 2.6M followers, 1.8M engagements "In the Middle East Israeli settlers have burned and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the West Bank. An Associated Press reporter found that walls and carpeting were scorched as were multiple copies of the Koran and there were hateful messages written on the building's exterior. The torching comes a day after Israeli leaders condemned an earlier attack by settlers on two Palestinian villages. On Thursday a government official said the Israeli military does not condone any such acts of violence. Palestinians and human rights groups say that Israel's far right government does little" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7572661389492374797) 2025-11-14T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 128.2K engagements "Ohio sheriff says local partnerships with feds on immigration 'starting to ramp up' As the Trump administration ramps up deportations ICE has turned to local law enforcement through a program that has existed for decades. Under the agreements sheriffs offices hold undocumented immigrants in jail before they are transferred. Butler County Ohio Sheriff Richard Jones reinstated his countys partnership when Trump returned to office. He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #ohio #ice #immigration #lawenforcement #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7572682964312657166) 2025-11-14T21:15Z 2.6M followers, 163.1K engagements "A U.S. aircraft carrier reached the Caribbean as part of the Trump administrations escalating pressure campaign on Venezuela and its broader effort to combat drug trafficking. In recent months the U.S. has killed dozens of people prompting an outcry across the region from governments and human rights groups. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Juanita Goebertus Estrada of Human Rights Watch. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #venezuela #nicolsmaduro #columbia #GustavoPetro#airstrike #humanrights" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7572698884992929079) 2025-11-14T22:30Z 2.6M followers, 199K 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 2.6M followers, 128.5K engagements "The Trump administration is accelerating its plans to dismantle of the U.S. Department of Education. Six new agreements announced Tuesday will move billions of dollars in grants to other federal agencies. This would include a plan for the Labor Department to oversee some of the largest grant programs for K-12 schools. Critics say such actions put vulnerable students at risk. President Donald Trump has called for the department's elimination but that requires congressional approval. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #departmentofeducation #news #trumpadministration #lindamcmahon" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7574521617221422350) 2025-11-19T19:33Z 2.6M followers, 1.4M engagements "In Gaza hospital officials on Thursday said Israeli strikes killed at least XX people overnight including children. The attacks are some of the deadliest since the U.S.-brokered cease-fire last month. Israel says they responded to soldiers coming under fire in the southern city of Khan Yunis yesterday. Hamas has denied firing at Israeli troops. Also on Thursday a report from Human Rights Watch said that Israel may have committed war crimes by forcibly expelling 32000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps earlier this year. Israel has said the raids were necessary to prevent militant" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575203863855189261) 2025-11-21T15:40Z 2.6M followers, 379.6K engagements "Teachers and parents weigh benefits and risks of artificial intelligence in schools Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life including in Americas classrooms. As more school districts integrate AI into learning we hear from parents and teachers grappling with the use of the technology in the classroom and Stephanie Sy discusses more with Justin Reich author of "Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Cant Transform Education." #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #artificialintelligence #schools #education#ai #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575276932636429582) 2025-11-22T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 10.9K engagements "The Trump White House is reportedly drafting an executive order that would override state regulations on artificial intelligence. The order would establish a task force inside the Justice Department to sue and potentially withhold federal funding from states that pass their own AI laws. Geoff Bennett discussed more with tech journalist Jacob Ward of The Rip Current. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #ai #artificialintelligence #regulations #executiveorder" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575291035941719309) 2025-11-21T21:18Z 2.6M followers, 78.8K engagements "Oldest woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail reflects on her journey Each year only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2200 miles across XX states in a single 12-month period. It's a monumental feat of physical and emotional endurance. Betty Kellenberger an 80-year-old retired school teacher from Michigan shares her story of completing the hike. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #appalachiantrail #thruhike #inspiring" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575601478790925582) 2025-11-22T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 120K engagements "Zelenskyy faces pressure from Trump to accept his Ukraine peace plan President Trump said hed like to see Ukraine accept his peace plan by Thursday of next week. But the plan asks Ukraine to make concessions it's previously rejected and President Zelenskyy said his country has to decide whether to lose a major partner or lose what it's been fighting for. Stephanie Sy reports on the latest and Amna Nawaz discusses more with Richard Haass. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #volodymyrzelenskyy #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7575603995234864397) 2025-11-22T17:33Z 2.6M followers, 662.1K engagements "Viola Fletcher the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has died at XXX years old. Fletcher was just X years old when a white mob destroyed the Greenwood district of Tulsa once known as Black Wall Street killing hundreds burning businesses schools and churches and leaving as many as 10000 people homeless. Fletcher was one of two survivors who sued the state of Oklahoma seeking damages from the city. Last year the state's Supreme Court rejected their case dealing a serious setback to a decades-long fight for reparations. Fletchers grandson in confirming her passing said she" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7576458045115485495) 2025-11-25T00:47Z 2.6M followers, 332.5K 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 2.6M followers, 45.2K engagements "The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment. The agency last week approved the use of two new pesticides that qualify as PFAS. Farmers could spread them on crops such as romaine lettuce broccoli and potatoes. While not a lot is known about their long-term impact the chemicals have been linked to certain cancers birth defects and other health problems. #news #pbsnews #epa #pesticides #pfas #trumpadministration" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7576716466624482574) 2025-11-25T17:30Z 2.6M followers, 1.9M engagements "You could say the Christmas season truly begins at a produce auction in the heart of Pennsylvania.More specifically Buffalo Valley Produce Auction in Mifflinburg Penn. also known as the Largest Christmas Tree Auction in the World where buyers from up and down the east coast come to bid on the more than 45000 Christmas Trees for sale all in one day. But as idyllic as it may seem live Christmas Tree sales are a billion dollar industry that runs for barely a month. Its a risky business for growers auctioneers and tree sellers whose seasonal success may well rest on the auctions outcome. PBS News" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7576764764311801101) 2025-11-28T14:00Z 2.6M followers, 84.5K 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 2.6M followers, 185.4K engagements "Lacrosse is a uniquely American sport. PBS News Hour spoke with sports reporter Scott Price about his book "The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse" for our series Race Matters. #news #pbsnews #thanksgiving #sports #lacrosse #lacrossetok #history" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577431635608620343) 2025-11-27T16:05Z 2.6M followers, 105.1K engagements "Palestinian-American teen freed from Israeli prison On Thursday a 16-year-old Palestinian American was released from an Israeli prison after spending nine months in captivity. Mohammed Ibrahim was reunited with his father on a road in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The Florida native was only XX when he was arrested in February during a raid on his family's home. He was charged with two counts of throwing objects at moving vehicles. His family says he pleaded guilty and is now receiving medical treatment at a local hospital. Separately the Israeli military says it's investigating the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577843964431142158) 2025-11-28T18:25Z 2.6M followers, 609.1K engagements "Since President Trump reentered the White House his administration has moved to restrict rights for transgender people. Those restrictions range from transition-related medical care for youth to sports participation to identity markers on passports. For a closer look at some of these moves William Brangham spoke to Alejandra Caraballo a transgender activist and civil rights attorney who teaches at Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump #trans #transgender #lgbt #transcommunity #genderaffirmingcare" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7577880703203888398) 2025-11-29T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 346.9K engagements "Trump vows to stop immigration from poorer countries after fatal National Guard shooting President Trump said Friday he wants to permanently pause migration from poorer nations in the wake of Wednesdays shooting of two National Guard members. David Bier director of immigration studies at the libertarian Cato Institute joins Liz Landers for more on the president's call for immigration reforms. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #trump #immigration #nationalguard #news #trumpadministration" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578212303171063053) 2025-11-29T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 102.5K engagements "The acclaimed British playwright Tom Stoppard whose career spanned decades has died. He was XX. Stoppard won five Tony Awards for Best Play the first in 1968 for the absurdist twist on Hamlet Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and his last in 2023 for the drama Leopoldstadt which chronicles a family history he only learned about in his 50s when a relative told him that all four of his Jewish grandparents had been murdered by Nazis. He also won a screenwriting Oscar for the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love. He will be remembered for his works for their brilliance and humanity and for his wit" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7578295431331843383) 2025-11-30T00:25Z 2.6M followers, 32.3K 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 2.6M followers, 1.9M engagements "The White House confirmed that the military fired twice at a suspected drug boat during its campaign of airstrikes in the Caribbean. A source familiar with what happened tells PBS News that a second strike in early September came despite the military knowing there were survivors in the water. That has sparked bipartisan concern that strikes like these are illegal. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump #military #usmilitary #caribbean #hegseth #whitehouse #airstrikes" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579044854861221175) 2025-12-02T00:05Z 2.6M followers, 467.8K engagements "Musical power couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz have also built one of the most significant private collections of contemporary art in the world. In their traveling exhibit Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys they take their celebration of Black artists on the road.@aliciakeys and @therealswizzz sat down with PBS News' Geoff Bennett at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to talk about how they became art collectors and the meaning behind their expansive collection. #news #pbsnews #aliciakeys #swizzbeatz #contemporaryart #blackart #art #artcollection #museum" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579311035190906126) 2025-12-02T17:18Z 2.6M followers, 110.4K engagements "Communities across the globe commemorated World AIDS Day reaffirming a commitment to end an epidemic that has killed more than XX million. But this year for the first time in decades the U.S. government decided not to mark the occasion and the Trump administration has reportedly barred agencies from commemorating or participating. The directive comes after the administration slashed funding for global HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment projects earlier this year and also moved to eliminate many domestic initiatives. William Brangham discussed more with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. #pbsnewshour" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579313166346128695) 2025-12-02T17:26Z 2.6M followers, 176.7K engagements "In South Asia more than XXX people are still missing after last week's catastrophic floods claimed more than 1000 lives across Indonesia Thailand and Sri Lanka. More than half of those deaths were on Indonesia's Sumatra Island where landslides left behind miles of thick mud tangled with trees and sheet metal. As rescuers scramble to recover the dead families are left to absorb a staggering loss.The floods brought on by a rare tropical cyclone have displaced nearly 300000 Indonesians as a separate storm inundated parts of Sri Lanka. The president of that island nation said the scale of the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579356622653328653) 2025-12-02T20:15Z 2.6M followers, 6322 engagements "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he learned about the second strike on an alleged drug boat on Sept. X hours after giving the order for the first strike. After the first strike "I moved on to my next meeting" Hegseth said. "A couple of hours later I learned that that commander had made the decision which he had the complete authority to do and by the way Adm. Bradley made the correct decision to ultimately sink the boat and eliminate the threat." PBS News Hour foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schifrin reported Tuesday that according to a U.S. official the U.S." [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579378664052247863) 2025-12-02T21:40Z 2.6M followers, 755.9K 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 2020. 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/7579699511476456759) 2025-12-03T18:45Z 2.6M followers, 1.8M 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 2020. 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 2.6M followers, 138.4K engagements "A Pentagon watchdog report has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. service members at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to discuss a military strike in Yemen earlier this year. His use of Signal came to light when a journalist was accidentally added to a chat that gave sensitive real-time updates about a strike against Houthi militants. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #hegseth #military #usmilitary #government #dod #signal #signalgate #pentagon" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7579805084847033614) 2025-12-04T01:15Z 2.6M followers, 36.2K engagements "The Department of Homeland Security confirmed it started a sweeping immigration crackdown in New Orleans on Wednesday. The News Hour confirmed that Border Patrol not Immigration and Customs Enforcement is primarily running the New Orleans operation. The Trump administration has used that strategy to crack down on immigration in several other cities this year. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on how President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is being carried out. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #borderpatrol #immigration #deportation" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580105830180146446) 2025-12-04T20:42Z 2.6M followers, 197K engagements "The FBI have arrested a 30-year-old man Brian Cole Jr. in its nearly five-year investigation into who placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic headquarters on the eve of the Jan. X Capitol attack. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Carol Leonnig the reporter who broke the story and co-author of Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department." #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #Jan6 #capitolhill #pipebomb #democrat #republican #fbi" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580401477471030541) 2025-12-05T15:50Z 2.6M followers, 1.9M engagements "The Supreme Court in a brief unsigned opinion issued Monday has allowed Texas to use a redrawn congressional map that could add Republican seats in next year's midterm elections. It reverses a lower court decision that found the new boundaries were likely unconstitutional. Separately a federal grand jury in Virginia has reportedly refused to re-indite New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud. This comes just XX days after a federal judge threw out charges against both James and former FBI Director James Comey because Trump's handpicked prosecutor for both of those" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580414168885382413) 2025-12-05T16:40Z 2.6M followers, 1974 engagements "Only one hostage body remains inside Gaza after Israeli officials identified the most recent remains handed over by Palestinian militants to be those of Sudthisak Rinthalak from Thailand. The final hostage left in Gaza is a deceased Israeli police officer Ran Gvili. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday vowed to secure his immediate return. Separately an audit by Israel's own Justice Ministry found that Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel since the October X Hamas attack faced grueling conditions that included overcrowding starvation and near daily beatings. It is a rare admission" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580415034816236813) 2025-12-05T17:15Z 2.6M followers, 4395 engagements "U.S. special envoy Steve WitkoffmetwithRustem Umerov Ukraines lead negotiator again on Friday one day after their talks which included President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner about an American plan to end the war. Witkoff and Kushner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this week where the Russian president said he endorsed only parts of the plan. Ukraine ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna told PBS News Hour's Amna Nawaz that the country is "acting in good faith" and supporting the United States' efforts towards securing sustainable peace. Nawaz asked if there are worries" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580496293076782349) 2025-12-05T22:15Z 2.6M followers, 8612 engagements "Corruption scandal rocks Ukraine as it fights for survival against Russia's invasion A sprawling energy-sector scandal is rocking Ukraine. Last week the country was shocked by the exit of President Zelenskyys chief of staff Andriy Yermak. Ukraine's second most powerful man resigned after the state anti-corruption body raided his home. As Jack Hewson explains it's a crisis striking at the heart of the government as the country fights for survival against Russia's invasion. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580500449304792333) 2025-12-05T22:13Z 2.6M followers, 13K engagements "Consumers cashing in on Cyber Monday this year spent a record $X 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 2.6M followers, 2176 engagements "Proposal to declassify nursing as 'professional' threatens ability to secure student loans New limits on student loans could reshape how the U.S. trains nurses and doctors. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act medical students would be capped at borrowing $50000 per year. The Trump administration is now proposing a stricter cap for graduate degrees in nursing public health or social work. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jennifer Mensik Kennedy of the American Nurses Association. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #nurses #nursingschool #studentloans #bigbeautifulbill #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580532927532928270) 2025-12-06T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 13.9K engagements "What is Nick Offerman's dream role "I've learned that the great writing that I get to be associated with is so much better than any part I can ever think up" the actor and comedian said.Offerman best known for his role as Ron Swanson on NBC's "Parks and Recreation" spoke to Geoff Bennett for PBS News' podcast "Settle In."For the full episode click the link in our bio. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #settlein #nickofferman#podcast #parksandrec" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580784482416921869) 2025-12-07T14:00Z 2.6M followers, 2890 engagements "What Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. means for one of Hollywood's oldest studios Netflix has struck a nearly $XX billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO Max beating out Paramount and Comcast after a bidding war. If finalized it would unite the worlds largest streamer with one of Hollywoods oldest studios. The move raises questions about the future of theatrical releases and concerns about market concentration. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Matthew Belloni of Puck. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #netflix #warnerbros #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580802481756572942) 2025-12-06T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 51.4K engagements "Fraud scandals and Trumps rhetoric escalate fears in Minnesotas Somali community President Trump has taken aim at Minnesotas Somali community with xenophobic remarks and calls for their removal from the U.S. It coincides with a new ICE operation in the Twin Cities targeting Somali immigrants. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the communitys response and how we arrived at this point including a sweeping fraud scandal that has gripped the state. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #minnesota #somaliamerican #donaldtrump #somalicommunity #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580803222172880141) 2025-12-06T19:30Z 2.6M followers, 211.7K engagements "Rise of crisis pregnancy centers highlights shift in anti-abortion movement The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey. The organization is hoping to block the state from investigating whether they misled women into believing the centers offered abortions. The case highlights an effort to crack down on so-called crisis pregnancy centers. Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports for our series The Next Frontier. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #crisispregnancycenters #supremecourt #newjersey #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580893983354703159) 2025-12-07T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 31K engagements "National security strategist analyzes Trump administrations new global policy White House envoys met again with Ukrainian officials on Saturday to discuss Trumps proposed path to peace. The administrations national security strategy released this week says ending the war in Ukraine is a core U.S. interest reflecting a shift from the stance of previous administrations including Trumps first term. John Yang speaks with the Atlantic Councils Matthew Kroenig for more. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #trumpadministration #russiaukrainewar #stevewitkoff #marcorubio #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7580896820553895182) 2025-12-07T00:10Z 2.6M followers, 12.5K engagements "On Sunday lawmakers who were shown video of the contentious second U.S. strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean shared starkly different views of what they saw. The remarks came a day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the action at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California saying he "would have made the same call" himself. Hegseth would not say if the video would be made public saying the question is under review. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #boatstrikes #petehegseth #news" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews/video/7581263005300690190) 2025-12-08T00:00Z 2.6M followers, 5646 engagements
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"Joint U.S.-Russian crew blast off to ISS A joint U.S.-Russian crew took off early Thursday headed for the International Space Station. Their Soyuz booster rocket lifted off from a facility in Kazakstan this afternoon local time. American physicist Chris Williams along with his two Russian crewmates docked at the ISS about three hours later. This is Williams' first space flight. He's due to spend about eight months orbiting the Earth and carrying out tasks including scientific research. #iss #internationalspacestation #spacetravel #spacetok"
TikTok Link 2025-11-28T20:30Z 2.6M followers, 37.8K engagements
"Trump and Mamdani meet in Oval Office after months of trading insults President Trump and the future mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani met at the White House after months of trading insults. In an Oval Office meeting they were far more civilized with the president at times praising the mayor-elect despite their political differences. Both said theyll look to work together to improve the nations largest city. Liz Landers reports from the White House. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #zohranmamdani #donaldtrump #whitehouse #nyc #nycmayor #news"
TikTok Link 2025-11-22T16:24Z 2.6M followers, 65.7K engagements
"President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week and the Chinese government said Xi outlined what it called Chinas "principled" position on Taiwan. The self-governing democracy of XX million has never been part of Communist China but Beijing considers it a breakaway province. Nick Schifrin sat down with Taiwans deputy foreign minister to talk about the relationship with the U.S. #taiwan #china #trump #news"
TikTok Link 2025-11-26T22:53Z 2.6M followers, 33.3K engagements
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a preemptive pardon in the midst of his years long corruption trial. Netanyahu said a pardon would heal divisions in Israeli society but initial public reaction suggested otherwise. The appeal was made to Israeli President Isaac Herzog. His office called the request extraordinary and said it would be considered "responsibly" and "sincerely." #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #benjaminnetanyahu #israel #primeminister #president #isaacherzog"
TikTok Link 2025-12-01T15:23Z 2.6M followers, 24.1K engagements
"EXCLUSIVE: After nearly XX months in an Israeli prison Mohammed Ibrahim was released and reunited with his family last week. Ibrahim was arrested in February for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli vehicles and his family was unable to speak or see him during his entire detention. The U.S. Embassy advocated for his release after his health had declined. In an exclusive interview PBS News Hour's Amna Nawaz spoke with Ibrahim and his father Zaher who said reuniting with his son was "the best moment" of his life. "As a father my duty is to keep him safe and make sure he stays safe and get his"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T18:15Z 2.6M followers, 704.1K engagements
"Spotify Wrapped has become a bit of an annual holiday tradition. The streaming platform released its year-end summary of popular artists and trends on Wednesday. The most played artist in the world was superstar Bad Bunny. It's his fourth time racking up the most streams. He dethrones Taylor Swift who held the top spot two years in a row although Swift still ranked first in the U.S. The top song globally was "Die With a Smile" the Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars collaboration and "The Joe Rogan Experience" was the platform's top podcast for a sixth consecutive year. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 62.6K engagements
"Pentagon leaders brief lawmakers on U.S. boat strikes fueling debate over legality A new bipartisan divide has broken open after senior U.S. military officers showed Congress video of multiple strikes on a boat in the Caribbean in early September. Republicans backed the decision by a Special Operations commander to target survivors of the first strike while Democrats accused the commander of targeting a shipwreck. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #pentagon #congress #boatstrikes #usmilitary #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T00:59Z 2.6M followers, 38.8K engagements
"Sky Roberts the brother of Jeffrey Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre demanded the federal government unseal the Epstein files saying it's time for the United States justice system to "protect the people." "Justice is not selective" Roberts said Wednesday. "It does not and must not bend to money influence or titles." Roberts later joined Epstein survivors at a news conference on Capitol Hill to call on lawmakers to release more documents about the case saying it's an "honor" to help keep his sister's voice alive. Virginia Giuffre was a prominent and outspoken accuser of Epstein and"
TikTok Link 2025-09-03T18:28Z 2.6M followers, 3.7M engagements
"Despite continuing concerns around the shutdown tariffs and inflation the markets have continued to climb. In fact the S&P XXX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq have set records more than XX times this year. Other data suggests the economy is still chugging along at a steady clip. Yet that's only part of the story. For the vast majority of Americans this economy is landing very differently right now. Their incomes have not kept pace with inflation they're encumbered with debt and they don't have any assets. Paul Solman reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews#governmentshutdown #tarriffs #inflation"
TikTok Link 2025-10-15T16:40Z 2.6M followers, 2M engagements
"Why Trump is giving Argentina a $XX billion lifeline to help its flailing economy The Trump administration authorized a $XX billion financial lifeline for Argentina as it faces an economic crisis. The deal has raised major questions and criticism about its merits. President Trump also said its contingent on Argentine President Mileis party winning elections later this month. John Yang discussed more with Monica de Bolle of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #donaldtrump #javiermilei #argentina #news #trumpadministration"
TikTok Link 2025-10-18T18:00Z 2.6M followers, 128.1K engagements
"An outbreak of infant botulism has prompted an investigation and a nationwide recall of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by toxins that attack the nervous system. According to the Food and Drug Administration there have been XX hospitalizations of infants across XX states in the current outbreak. No deaths have been reported.For insights Stephanie Sy spoke to Helena Bottemiller Evich the founder of Food Fix a publication that covers food policy. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #infant #health #botulism #babyformula #recall #fda #foodpolicy"
TikTok Link 2025-11-14T23:30Z 2.6M followers, 64.9K engagements
"Ukraine says Russia is recruiting African mercenaries to fight in its war Since last fall more than 12000 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 2.6M followers, 653.5K engagements
"The legislation Congress passed last week to reopen the government included a provision banning intoxicating products made out of hemp plants.Hemp is a type of cannabis like marijuana but with a lower level of the psychoactive element THC. Because of that hemp hasn't been as strictly regulated as marijuana.Ali Rogin speaks with Manisha Krishnan senior culture editor at WIRED about the bans potential effect on the U.S. hemp industry. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #congress #governmentshutdown #hempplant #marijuanapolicy #ban #legislation"
TikTok Link 2025-11-18T19:45Z 2.6M followers, 103.1K engagements
"As President Donald Trump's administration has moved to loosen regulations on cryptocurrency and pledged to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world" his family's ties to the industry are raising ethical concerns and blurring the lines between business and government. White House correspondent Liz Landers takes a closer look. #news #pbsnews #trump #trumpfamily #cryptocurrencynews #cryptocurrencies #ethics"
TikTok Link 2025-11-21T18:39Z 2.6M followers, 218.1K engagements
"How to stay safe on Blackout Wednesday The Wednesday before Thanksgiving or Blackout Wednesday is a big night for friends and family to reconnect often over alcoholic beverages. But Thanksgiving weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year and mixing that with alcohol can be a deadly combination. In 2023 alone a third of the fatal crashes the day before Thanksgiving were drunk drivers. To stay safe this Black Wednesday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advises everyone to buckle up and avoid drunk driving by using a designated driver ride-share vehicle taxi or"
TikTok Link 2025-11-25T22:43Z 2.6M followers, 328.9K engagements
"About one in four college students is both first-generation and from low-income backgrounds. Research shows that low-income and first-generation college students are least likely to finish their degrees. At Boston Colleges Messina College a new two-year fully residential associate's degree program a wide range of support is helping to change that. John Yang visited the campus to learn more as part of our ongoing series Rethinking College. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #college #university #associatedegree #bostoncollege #firstgen #lowincome"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T22:57Z 2.6M followers, 15.5K engagements
"Congress is facing a lengthy to-do list from budgets and health care to foreign affairs all while leaders contend with growing frustration and even open rebellion within their ranks. PBS News Hours Lisa Desjardins reports on the discontent among some House Republicans toward Speaker Mike Johnson and the effect it could have on how the House addresses key issues moving forward. #Politics #news #Trump #Republicans #Democrats"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 37.9K engagements
"An announcement by Michael and Susan Dell that they will donate more than $X billion in the form of contributions to soon-to-be-opened Trump accounts is a super exciting development for American children experts say. With the donation children XX and younger born before 2025 will receive $XXX in their Trump accounts. The children also must live in ZIP codes where the median family income is below $150000. Experts hope that other organizations will be inspired to follow in the Dells' footsteps and donate to other "qualified classes" of children like those born in a certain year or state. PBS"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 1.8M engagements
"The New York Times has sued the Pentagon saying restrictive new press rules violate both its First Amendment and due process rights. The rules which went into effect in October give Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth the power to revoke press credentials or ban journalists for seeking or reporting information that had not been approved for release. Most organizations refused to agree to the rules and walked out en masse. That left mostly conservative pro-Trump outlets who agreed to the terms in their place. The Pentagon itself has not yet commented on the suit. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T18:00Z 2.6M followers, 12.1K engagements
"Traveling will soon get a little easier for many parents. President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act into law in November. It is aimed at strengthening and streamlining Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines for screening breastmilk formula and associated equipment. A 2016 law spelled out rules for these items but the regulations were often inconsistently or incorrectly applied. Science communicator Emily Calandrelli's (@thespacegal) experience in 2022 went viral. She chronicled her negative experience"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 4980 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 2.6M followers, 115.7K engagements
"Misty Copeland took her final bow as an American Ballet Theatre principal dancer on Wednesday a role she's had for the past XX years. In June Copeland announced her retirement from the company she's spent the last XX years with. "Its time for me to move to the next stage" Copeland told The Associated Press. She made history ten years ago when she became the company's first Black female principal dancer in its 75-year history and has used her platform to promote diversity in ballet. "My whole career is proof that when you have diversity people come together and want to understand each other"
TikTok Link 2025-10-23T17:30Z 2.6M followers, 435.1K engagements
"Students in the class of 2026 are the first to have spent nearly their entire college careers in the age of generative AI a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content like text and images. As the technology improves it's harder to distinguish from human work and its shaking academia to its core. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports for our series Rethinking College. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #college #university #ai #artificialintelligence #education #highereducation #technology #academia #collegestudents"
TikTok Link 2025-11-29T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 186K engagements
"Peace remains elusive for Lebanese Christians as Pope Leo visits war-torn country On his first international trip as pontiff Pope Leo XIV is carrying a message of unity and peace to the Middle East. Sunday in Lebanon he challenged leaders to be true peacemakers and set aside their differences. Its a precarious time in the country which faces deep domestic political divisions and regular Israeli strikes in the south. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #lebanon #popeleoxiv #middleeast #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-01T00:00Z 2.6M followers, 114K engagements
"The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump's signed his latest commutation in reaction to a "weaponization of justice" by the Biden administration. On the day before Thanksgiving Trump commuted the prison sentence of former private equity executive David Gentile who was only a couple of weeks into his seven-year sentence for defrauding investors. Gentile the former CEO and co-founder of GPB Capital was convicted last August on securities and wire fraud charges. Last year prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York said the charges against"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T02:40Z 2.6M followers, 373.4K engagements
"President Trump on Wednesday announced he is pardoning Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife who were indicted last year on bribery and money laundering charges. Its one of the latest in a series of controversial pardons Trump has signed. White House Correspondent Liz Landers discussed more with Liz Oyer who served as the Department of Justice pardon attorney in the Biden administration. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #presidentialpardon #pardon #henrycuellar #bribery #moneylaundering"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T21:56Z 2.6M followers, 627.9K engagements
"RFK-appointed CDC panel drops hepatitis B vaccine at birth recommendation The federal vaccine advisory panel all appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted to drop the universal recommendation that children should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth. William Brangham discussed this and other changes under consideration for vaccines with pediatrician Dr. Paul Offit director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #cdc #acip #hepatitisb #rfkjr #vaccines"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T18:00Z 2.6M followers, 8035 engagements
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TikTok Link 2023-08-21T13:56Z 205.4K followers, 311.4K engagements
"Nobel-winning economist Simon Johnson on what causes prosperity gaps between nations The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded Monday to a trio of economists who have published research that looks at what accounts for inequality between countries and how the role of institutions government and colonialism affected prosperity generations later. One of the winners Simon Johnson joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the award and some of these findings. #nobelprize #SimonJohnson #economist #nobel #inequality #prosperitygaps #pbsnews #newshour #economy #nobelprizewinner"
TikTok Link 2024-10-15T22:00Z 2.6M followers, 108K engagements
"Sen. Mazie Hirono D-Hawaii asked secretary of the interior nominee Doug Burgum at his confirmation hearing Thursday whether he would protect the nations natural resources if that duty conflicted with the orders of President-elect Donald Trump. You will have these kinds of matters that you'll have to decide. Are you going to drill in a monument Are you going to protect our natural resources Or are you going to drill baby drill Hirono asked Burgum. In response Burgum said he would follow the Constitution and to his knowledge he said Trump has no intention of doing anything other than advancing"
TikTok Link 2025-01-16T22:34Z 2.6M followers, 32.2K 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 XX% of annual revenue from federal money. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour"
TikTok Link 2025-08-01T23:48Z 2.6M followers, 418.7K engagements
"The FDA said this week it was approving leucovorin a drug used to treat the toxic effects of chemotherapy as a therapy for some people with autism. The active ingredient is a modified version of vitamin B9 also known as folate. Officials claimed the drug could help stem what they called an epidemic of autism. Estimates show about one in XX children are diagnosed with autism. Among boys that number is one in XX. Zoe Gross director of advocacy at Autistic Self Advocacy Network called the president's comments about autism "very disturbing." "It was a very stigmatizing way to discuss a very"
TikTok Link 2025-09-26T19:58Z 2.6M followers, 538.2K 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 X followers, 236.1K 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 XX years ago. #immigration #migration #labor #agriculture #food #news #Trump #politics"
TikTok Link 2025-10-05T17:00Z 2.6M followers, 127.9K engagements
"President Donald Trump appeared to have confirmed Friday that Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro has made offers to the United States to avoid conflict with his country. He's offered everything. You're right Trump told reporters at the White House. You know why Because he doesn't want to f*** around with the United States. Trumps comments come as the U.S. has targeted water vessels off the coast of Venezuela that are suspected of carrying drugs. The U.S. latest strike targeted what Trump described as a drug-carrying submarine built specifically for the transportation of massive amounts of"
TikTok Link 2025-10-17T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 35.5K engagements
"#ad These are the Trick AND the Treat Make your mouth a waterpark REAL QUICK @Flintts Mints #mint #candy #mouthwatering #viralcandy"
TikTok Link 2025-10-31T21:00Z 7166 followers, 175K engagements
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TikTok Link 2025-11-06T11:33Z 65.9K followers, 107.8K engagements
"In new book Michael McFaul explores the global fight between autocracy and democracy The former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul has been analyzing the rise of autocracies and the threats they pose to democracy for decades. Amna Nawaz sat down with McFaul to discuss his new book Autocrats vs. Democrats: China Russia America and the New Global Disorder. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #democracy #autocracy #newbook #bookstoread"
TikTok Link 2025-11-09T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 22.5K engagements
"Sanya Na Fon Carabao (1990) #eunseok #riize ib : @dent"
TikTok Link 2025-11-14T13:24Z 39.2K followers, 52.7K engagements
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TikTok Link 2025-11-15T14:16Z X followers, 990.6K engagements
"@Breathedivinity BLACKFRIDAY DROP XXXXX XX% off - ❗code - alice❗ wearing: - Doomslayer Oversized Hoddie - Shadow of Death Compression Shirt - Womens Void Tech Thornveil Bodysuit #gym #breathedivinity #trend#trendingirl #musclemommy"
TikTok Link 2025-11-17T16:53Z 224.5K followers, 406.9K engagements
"On Capitol Hill both the House and the Senate approved a measure requiring the release of the Epstein files. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #donaldtrump #trump #trumpadministration #epsteinfiles #jeffreyepstein #congress #epstein"
TikTok Link 2025-11-19T01:20Z 2.6M followers, 232.1K engagements
"Miss Mexico wins Miss Universe pageant Miss Mexico was declared the winner of the 2025 Miss Universe pageant Thursday evening. Fatima Bosch XX of Mexico is the fourth Mexican woman to hold the Miss Universe title. She became a fan favorite after a controversy with the pageant director went viral during a pre-pageant event. In the viral video Nawat Itsaragrisil berated Bosch in public for not adhering to all promotional guidelines for Thailand calling her dumbhead. She led a walkout that included many of the contestants. Nawat later apologized for his actions. It wasnt the only controversy of"
TikTok Link 2025-11-21T22:16Z 2.6M followers, 212.1K engagements
"In a reversal the U.S. Coast Guard will again classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols. That was the official stance for the past few years until earlier this month when officials issued a draft policy document calling those emblems "potentially divisive." That policy was due to take effect in December but after news reports surfaced about the change the Coast Guard issued a new memorandum saying "These symbols reflect hateful and prohibited conduct that undermines unit cohesion." The latest Coast Guard policy appears to take effect immediately. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews"
TikTok Link 2025-11-22T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 351.2K engagements
"From Los Angeles to Chicago to Charlotte federal law enforcement agents are arresting immigrants in raids unfolding in the public eye. Videos circulating online show agents pinning protesters to the ground smashing car windows and dragging suspected undocumented immigrants away from their families. Ali Rogin speaks with Wall Street Journal immigration reporter Michelle Hackman for more. #ICE#borderpatol #immigration #arrests #trump #news"
TikTok Link 2025-11-24T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 65.2K engagements
"A federal judge on Monday dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. In twin rulings U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie found the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney was invalid and unlawful.Currie dismissed the cases against Comey and James without prejudice meaning she did not weigh in on the merits of the cases. The Justice Department has vowed to appeal the decision. Halligan had been handpicked by President Donald Trump to bring criminal charges against his political foes when a predecessor"
TikTok Link 2025-11-25T18:10Z 2.6M followers, 26.4K engagements
"#fup #bse #core #125 #sa"
TikTok Link 2025-11-26T11:50Z 1023 followers, 252.3K engagements
"During the 2025 Nascar Richmond Cup Bubba Wallace came into the pits under green. His left-front wheel wasn't secured properly and flew off as he left the pit box. With his car stranded Chase Briscoe's crew-his fellow Toyota teammates-rushed in grabbed the loose wheel jacked up the car and put it back on so Wallace could continue. He still got a penalty for leaving his box but that moment showed the rare kind of quick-thinking teamwork and sportsmanship that doesn't happen every race. NASCAR (YT) Collecting motorsports enthusiasts from all over the world. Join us if you love racing #nascar"
TikTok Link 2025-11-19T18:27Z XX followers, 355.9K engagements
"Nostalgia 😌 #heathrowairport #aviation #fyp #travel #nostalgic"
TikTok Link 2025-11-26T16:52Z XXX followers, 974.9K engagements
"The final criminal charges against President Donald Trump have been dropped after a prosecutor in Georgia moved to dismiss the case focused on a push to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. The president was one of XX suspects including his former chief of staff Mark Meadows as well as former attorney Rudy Giuliani. For more Nick Schifrin spoke to White House correspondent Liz Landers. #news #pbsnews #trump #trumpnews #georgia #case #charges #chargesdropped"
TikTok Link 2025-11-27T17:00Z 2.6M followers, 138.1K engagements
"Army OB-GYN accused of secretly recording women under his care This week the U.S. Army has been reckoning with a sexual abuse scandal that could involve the largest number of allegations in its history. An Army doctor is accused of abusing women who were under his care. Amna Nawaz reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #army #obgyn #news"
TikTok Link 2025-11-27T21:25Z 2.6M followers, 264.7K engagements
"President Donald Trump called a journalist "stupid" for attempting to fact-check his claim that the Biden administration didnt vet Afghan nationals who came to the United States related to the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington. After Trump claimed that Afghans fleeing the Taliban were never vetted under a Biden-era program CBS News White House correspondent Nancy Cordes offered additional reporting and asked a follow-up question. "Your Department of Justice Inspector General just reported this year that there was thorough vetting by DHS and by the FBI of these Afghans who"
TikTok Link 2025-11-28T19:30Z 2.6M followers, 92.5K engagements
"The shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House has intensified focus on the Trump administrations use of military force to crack down on crime in cities led by Democrats. Juliette Kayyem faculty director of the Harvard Kennedy Schools Homeland Security Project and an assistant DHS secretary during the Obama administration joins John Yang to discuss. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump #nationalguard #deployment #military #usmilitary #crime"
TikTok Link 2025-11-28T21:16Z 2.6M followers, 28.8K engagements
"Music therapy helps Chinese elders in Boston overcome trauma In Boston music therapy is being used to enrich the well-being of people hoping to overcome trauma. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our look at the intersection of art and health part of our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #music #arts #musictherapy #boston"
TikTok Link 2025-11-30T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 4202 engagements
"Top Zelenskyy aide resigns in midst of Ukraine corruption scandal A political earthquake in Ukraine has taken place as President Volodymyr Zelenskyys chief of staff Andrii Yermak the countrys second-most-powerful person was forced to resign amid a corruption scandal. This comes as Ukraine is enmeshed in negotiations with the Trump administration on a possible end to Russias war in Ukraine. Jack Hewson joins John Yang with the latest from Kyiv. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #volodymyrzelenskyy #andriiyermak #news #ukraine"
TikTok Link 2025-11-29T17:14Z 2.6M followers, 2.8M engagements
"Questions emerge about National Guard shooter's motives and the impact on immigrants More details are coming to light about the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members that happened earlier this week blocks from the White House. New questions are also emerging about the motives of the shooter and what the attack could mean for immigrants across the country. White House correspondent Liz Landers has the story. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #nationalguard #washingtondc #whitehouse #westvirginia #news"
TikTok Link 2025-11-29T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 85K engagements
"scariest night ever #fyp #westfield #sh00ting #scary @🫰 @grace"
TikTok Link 2025-11-29T21:06Z X followers, 83.9K engagements
"After weeks of escalating tensions President Donald Trump increased pressure on Venezuela Saturday by declaring that the nation's airspace should be considered closed even though he does not have the legal authority to close it. With a substantial U.S. military buildup in the region the announcement fuels speculation about whats next. Earlier this week in a Thanksgiving call to service members Trump said his war on drug smuggling would soon enter a new phase. And in recent weeks you have been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers of which there are many Trump said. And we'll be"
TikTok Link 2025-11-30T00:00Z 2.6M followers, 75K engagements
"just do things you like peruse your hobbies and goals and the man will come fear not #boyfriend #charlestondating #charlestonsc"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T03:50Z 1554 followers, 68.4K engagements
"The second U.S. military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean on Sept. X was a "violation of the laws of war" retired Maj. Gen. Steven Lepper said. "That second strike the orders to conduct the second strike were illegal orders and they should not have been executed" he said. "They should not have been followed by anyone in what we call the kill chain." Lepper who served as the Air Force's deputy judge advocate general spoke to PBS News Hour's Geoff Bennett on Monday about the strike which has sparked bipartisan concern over its legality. On Tuesday PBS News Hour foreign affairs"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T22:55Z 2.6M followers, 314.7K engagements
"trust issues🖤 #fyp #lyrics #aesthetic #drake #love"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T23:23Z 1022 followers, 37.8K engagements
"Michael Dell the billionaire founder of Dell Technologies and his wife have pledged more than $X billion to the Trump administration with the funds designated for investment accounts for children known as Trump accounts. The Dells' donation will provide $XXX each to XX million eligible children under the age of XX who live in zip codes where the median household income falls below $150000. Mr. Trump's tax bill created the accounts which will be rolled out next summer. Withdrawals from the accounts cannot be made until a child turns XX. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #delltechnologies"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T15:46Z 2.6M followers, 2M engagements
"If it seems hard to pick the perfect Christmas tree imagine going to an auction to buy hundreds of trees that you will sell to others. During what's known as the "Largest Christmas Tree Auction in the World" buyers from up and down the East Coast descended on Buffalo Valley Produce Auction in Mifflinburg Pennsylvania. They were at the auction held on a Friday in late November to bid on tree lots making up around 45000 freshly cut trees. Live Christmas tree sales are a billion dollar industry and the bets buyers make on lots of Frasers Balsams White Pines and more dictate their seasonal"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T02:00Z 2.6M followers, 4370 engagements
"Updated my base makeup routine with @Pat McGrath Labs and YOU GUYS what rock have I been hiding under My makeup looks like skin & this skin looks so freaking good. I am OBSESSED wearing the skin fetish: sublime perfection foundation in shade XX and the sublime perfection concealer in M18 as well as the divine blush in Forbidden Fleur:) Other products used: @mented cosmetics @Huda Beauty @loral paris usa @NARS Cosmetics @Juvias Place @Charlotte Tilbury @Hourglass Cosmetics"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T23:06Z 24.4K followers, 324.7K engagements
"President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed rolling back fuel efficiency standards set by the Biden administration in a push to make it easier for automakers to sell gas-powered vehicles. In the Oval Office Trump touted the move alongside auto executives and Republican lawmakers. The president said the proposal would make cars more affordable. The new standards would reduce fuel economy from the Biden standard of XX miles per gas to an average of XXXX miles per gallon by the year 2031. The Biden-era rules were intended to promote the production of electric vehicles. Transportation remains"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T15:22Z 2.6M followers, 74.2K engagements
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel is expected to vote Thursday on changing the recommended hepatitis B vaccination schedule for newborns. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting for two days and will decide on whether to end the practice of vaccinating all newborns against the highly infectious liver disease which can be transmitted during childbirth. The CDC has recommended the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns since 1991 and infant cases of the disease have gone down significantly since then. The panel's members were handpicked by"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T17:34Z 2.6M followers, 21.9K engagements
"The board of the U.S. Institute of Peace has shrunk to just three members after a dramatic standoff Monday between the independent nonprofit and the Trump administration. Employees at the institute said they called the police after staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE physically entered the Washington headquarters after several unsuccessful attempts. The agency's now-fired president called it an illegal takeover of an institution that's not part of the executive branch. The group which helps prevent violent conflicts abroad was created by Congress more than XX years"
TikTok Link 2025-03-19T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 440.4K engagements
"The complications and risks of relationships with AI chatbots Artificial intelligence has revolutionized everything from health care to art. It's now filling voids in some personal lives as AI chatbots are becoming friends therapists and even romantic partners. As this technology enters our lives in new ways our relationship with it has become more complicated and more risky. Stephanie Sy reports. A warning this story includes discussion of suicide. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #aichatbots #technology #aicompanion #artificialintelligence"
TikTok Link 2025-10-09T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 267.6K engagements
"Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai is the winner of 2025's Nobel Prize in literature. His breakthrough novel "Satantango" as it's known in English was released in 1985 and was later turned into a film. The 71-year-old has since written more than XX books many of them surreal dark and as the Nobel judges put it "characterized by absurdism and grotesque excess." The panel in Stockholm today said his work reaffirms the power of art. The award comes with nearly $XXX million in prize money. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #nobelprize #literature #author #novel #art"
TikTok Link 2025-10-10T17:00Z 2.6M followers, 15.8K engagements
"President Donald Trump repeated his call for Republicans to terminate the Senate filibuster saying it would bring an end to the record-setting shutdown. "If we terminate the filibuster the second vote that we will take will be to open up the country" Trump said. "It'll take XX minutes and the country will be open." The filibuster is a procedural tool that allows a single Senator to stall legislation in its tracks unless senators meet a 60-vote threshold to move forward. Many Senate Republicans oppose ending the rule warning it could hurt them if Democrats have the majority in the future. To"
TikTok Link 2025-11-07T19:59Z 2.6M followers, 112.5K engagements
"Dozens of immigration judges have been fired by the Trump administration with no explanation. From coast to coast nearly four dozen judges have lost their positions as the courts face a record backlog. Many had worked in immigrant defense prompting questions about whether the firings are part of the administrations hardline approach. Geoff Bennett discussed more with former judge Emmett Soper. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #immigration #judge#immigrationcourt #backlog #deportation"
TikTok Link 2025-11-14T23:00Z 2.6M followers, 100.3K engagements
"In North Carolina federal immigration agents have expanded their operations to include the state's capital Raleigh. Cell phone footage captured federal agents arresting multiple people at a construction site Tuesday in a Raleigh suburb. Meantime in Charlotte Homeland Security officials said Wednesday that more than XXX people have been arrested since an operation started there last weekend. That's about double the figure from earlier this week. North Carolina has become the latest focus of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration following similar enforcement efforts in"
TikTok Link 2025-11-20T20:30Z 2.6M followers, 145.4K engagements
"Rep. Eugene Vindman is calling on the Trump administration to release the transcript of a "concerning" 2019 phone call between President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "The Khashoggi family and the American people deserve to know what was said on that call" Vindman said Friday at a news conference on Capitol Hill. Vindman said he reviewed the call while working as a legal adviser to the National Security Council during Trump's first term. "Out of all the calls with foreign leaders that I reviewed two stood out as the"
TikTok Link 2025-11-22T02:30Z 2.6M followers, 635.4K engagements
"A new documentary looks at how gun violence has led to lockdown drills in schools. Thoughts and Prayers streaming on HBO Max focuses on the effects of those drills and the creation of active shooter preparedness products now a $X billion industry. Amna Nawaz discussed more with filmmakers Zackary Canepari and Jessica Dimmock. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #hbomax #gunviolence #activeshooter#lockdownprotocol #schoolsecurity #thoughtsandprayers #documentary"
TikTok Link 2025-11-26T18:59Z 2.6M followers, 355.1K engagements
"What Putin said about U.S. plan to end the war Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine could form the basis of a future deal. Speaking to journalists in Kyrgyzstan Putin said hostilities would cease as soon as Ukrainian troops withdraw from areas that he says they occupy. But he said it would be pointless to sign any deal with Ukraine's current leadership. Putin claims that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy lost his legitimacy by not holding elections when his term ended last year. Officials in Kyiv say that elections were impossible at"
TikTok Link 2025-11-28T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 634.6K engagements
"2000 Meters to Andriivka follows Ukrainians forced into combat in Russias invasion The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is just a few months short of the four-year mark. PBS's Frontline working with the Associated Press will air "2000 Meters to Andriivka" a relentless portrait of life and death on the frontlines. Nick Schifrin spoke with filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #documentary #russiaukrainewar #ukraine"
TikTok Link 2025-11-30T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 38.1K engagements
"Whooping cough cases remain elevated as vaccination rates drop As friends and family gather this holiday season theres a warning for new parents. The CDC says cases of pertussis or whooping cough remain elevated this year. An unvaccinated infant died from the illness in Kentucky this week while other states across the country are also experiencing a surge of cases. Ali Rogin speaks with pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Lorne Walker for more"
TikTok Link 2025-11-30T16:53Z 2.6M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Its been XX 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. X 1955 sparked the Montgomery bus boycott a key moment in the civil rights movement. In 2005 shortly after Parks' death essayist Roger Rosenblatt commented on the civil rights activist's legacy. He reflected on a famous photograph taken in 1956 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 2.6M followers, 4.1M engagements
"President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he does not want Somali migrants in the United States adding that the country will head in the wrong direction if "we keep taking in garbage." "They contribute nothing" Trump said during a meeting of his Cabinet. "I don't want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason. The country stinks and we don't want them in our country." The president also attacked Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar who was born in Somalia. The Associated Press reported that Trump's administration is planning to target undocumented Somali immigrants in an upcoming"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T22:15Z 2.6M followers, 280K engagements
"The Pentagon held its first briefing in nearly half-a-year on Tuesday as it faces bipartisan backlash over that September attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean. The credentialed attendees were a host of right-wing media figures including Laura Loomer and former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz. Gaetz is now a host on the far-right pro-Trump network OAN. It follows a major overhaul of Pentagon press rules this fall that require journalists to sign a restrictive new policy. That prompted an exodus of traditional news outlets from the building. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T16:30Z 2.6M followers, 7932 engagements
"Actor and longtime woodworker Nick Offerman says he has a "responsibility" to continue making things by hand as the world becomes more automated. "The whole point of being human is that I have this incredible set of skills" he said. "I have a brain I have coordination I can read a language and I can then write that language and that manifests the knowledge and culture that I have grown up learning." "Using tools and using my hands to make things allows me to participate as a citizen of the world in an active way that I consider even a responsibility" he added. Offerman best known for his role"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T20:29Z 2.6M followers, 4245 engagements
"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE is in the midst of an aggressive recruitment campaign at a scale never seen before. The agency is reportedly seeking to sign on nearly 10000 new agents in an effort to meet the demands of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda. But some critics have concerns about the agency's recruitment tactics and changes to hiring and training standards.White House Correspondent Liz Landers reports. #ICE #Immigration #Trump #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T19:24Z 2.6M followers, 30.3K engagements
"Lebanese farmers rush to salvage harvest as ceasefire with Israel fails to ensure safety One year ago Lebanon and Israel signed a ceasefire that was supposed to end a war between the militant group Hezbollah and Israel a war that left more than 4000 Lebanese and more than XXX Israelis dead. But with near-daily Israeli attacks still taking place life for civilians in Lebanon's south remains dangerous. Special Correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from that tense border. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #lebanon #farmers #israel #news #middleeast"
TikTok Link 2025-12-07T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 3043 engagements
"President Donald Trump was awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday during the final draw for the 2026 World Cup. FIFA President Gianni Infantino a close ally of the president presented the award to Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. "This is your prize this is your peace prize" Infantino told Trump. Soccer's governing body announced the creation of the award which recognizes "exceptional actions for peace" in November less than a month after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded for which Trump openly campaigned. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #fifa #worldcup"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T16:55Z 2.6M followers, 10.5K engagements
"Brooks and Capehart on the political fallout over Trump's boat strikes New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics including the fallout over the Trump administration's controversial boat strikes a Pentagon watchdog report on Defense Secretary Hegseth's use of Signal and Dan Bongino's comments on promoting false claims. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #brooksandcapehart #donaldtrump #danbongino #boatstrikes"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T17:30Z 2.6M followers, 1.5M engagements
"JOIN US DEC. XX - Ask us anything about science communication A PBS News Tipping Point special Get ready for the mother of all AMAs. Join PBS News' Miles O'Brien and Deema Zein as they host more than a dozen leading scientists journalists and digital creators in a live Reddit AMA and conversation about how science stories and fact-based information can break through a field of misinformation disinformation and polarization. We kick off at XX a.m. EST on Wednesday Dec. XX. And we want YOU to come along for the ride. This event is powered by your questions. Find more at pbs.org/newshour and"
TikTok Link 2025-12-07T13:16Z 2.6M followers, 2354 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 2021. #marymcleodbethune #capitol #uscapitol #nationalstatuaryhall #florida #bethune #pbs #newshour #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #news #unveiling #civilrightsleader"
TikTok Link 2022-07-13T22:20Z 2.6M followers, 9963 engagements
"Kwanzaa a holiday whose name is derived from a Swahili phrase is celebrated by millions every year starting Dec. XX. 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 2.6M followers, 8523 engagements
"More than 3000 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 XXX 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 2.6M followers, 4.7M engagements
"We are PBS News we stream our nightly broadcasts and specials live and for free on your public broadcast station our website and our YouTube page. We bring you original digital and broadcast reports and strive to tell you the full story in five minutes when others use one. Of course we strive to be the most balanced objective news program in the business carrying on the journalistic mission of our founders Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil just now on TikTok. Were PBS News of course we do what we do because of viewers like you #pbsnews #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbs #jimlehrer #lehrer #robertmacneil"
TikTok Link 2025-01-27T15:52Z 2.6M followers, 1M engagements
"The U.S. produces more plastic waste than any other country in the world. Last year more than 35000 tons of it was shipped to Malaysia which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than any other developing country. But in June Malaysian leaders effectively banned future shipments. John Yang speaks with Anja Brandon director of plastics policy at Ocean Conservancy to learn more. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #malaysia #plastic #ocean #plasticwaste #environment"
TikTok Link 2025-07-21T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 114.3K 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 2.6M followers, 2.2M 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 2.6M followers, 103.7K 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 2.6M followers, 14.4M engagements
"In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death President Donald Trump and his allies have promised consequences for people who speak callously about his killing. Inside and outside of Trump's government it's led to people being fired or reprimanded raising questions about free speech. For insight into the rights and limits of Americans' free speech PBS News Hour's Amna Nawaz spoke with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's Will Creeley and The New York Times' Jamelle Bouie. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump"
TikTok Link 2025-09-16T18:00Z 2.6M followers, 536.9K engagements
"Stephen Miller spoke at Charlie Kirks memorial service in Arizona on Sunday stating that the conservative activist's assassination has "awakened" an army that is determined "to save the West." "The light will defeat the dark. We will prevail over the forces of wickedness and evil. They cannot imagine what they have awakened. They cannot conceive of the army that they have arisen in all of us" said Miller. "You thought you could kill Charlie Kirk You have made him immortal" Miller said. "And now millions will carry on his legacy." Kirk the 31-year-old co-founder of the conservative youth"
TikTok Link 2025-09-21T23:41Z 2.6M followers, 643.3K 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 2.6M followers, 497.5K engagements
"Academy Award nominee Scarlett Johansson recently became the highest-grossing lead actor in Hollywood and is now taking on a new role as director of the film "Eleanor the Great." PBS News' Amna Nawaz sat down with Johansson to get her quick takes on her real life superpower who she would take with her in case of a zombie apocalypse and what her favorite curse word is. #news #pbsnews #scarlettjohansson #eleanorthegreat #superpower"
TikTok Link 2025-09-26T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 247.8K engagements
"Scarlett Johansson on taking a role behind the camera to direct 'Eleanor the Great' Scarlett Johansson is known the world over for major roles in close to XX films over the past three decades and is the highest-grossing lead actor in Hollywood. Johansson is now taking on a new role as director. Her debut film Eleanor the Great is now in theaters. Amna Nawaz sat down with the filmmaker to discuss this latest chapter in her career. It's for our arts and culture series CANVAS. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #scarlettjohansson #junesquibb #eleanorthegreat #film #newmovie #CANVAS"
TikTok Link 2025-09-27T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 117.6K 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 2.6M followers, 4.5M engagements
"A grand jury in Virginia indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday. James was charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution. The charges come just two weeks after Trump posted a public message on his Truth Social account pressuring Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute several of his political enemies. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding all because I did my job as the New York State attorney general James said in a video statement on social media. Upon her election as state attorney"
TikTok Link 2025-10-09T23:19Z 2.6M followers, 109.8K engagements
"President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is using the government shutdown to close "Democrat programs" saying the shutdown gives them the ability "to do things that we were unable to do before." "We're closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we wanted to close up or that we never wanted to happen" Trump said while speaking to reporters. "Now we're closing them up and we're not going to let them come back. "Trump added that a list of Democrat-backed programs that his administration plans to cut will be released on Friday. "We're not closing up Republican programs"
TikTok Link 2025-10-14T21:18Z 2.6M followers, 2.1M engagements
"Tuesday marks the deadline for journalists to decide whether to comply with the Pentagon's new rules for keeping credentials. Virtually every news organization including PBS News have refused to sign it arguing that it infringes on First Amendment protections. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic and David Schulz of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #pentagon #hegseth #freedomofspeech #firstamendment #dod #usmilitary #military #journalist"
TikTok Link 2025-10-15T00:13Z 2.6M followers, 2M 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 2.6M followers, 1.2M 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 2.6M followers, 32.3K engagements
"President Trump on Thursday pardoned the billionaire founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Changpeng Zhao served four months in prison after pleading guilty back in 2023 to charges related to allowing criminals and terrorists to move money on his platform. He and Binance have been supporters of some of the Trump family's recent crypto ventures. Zhao's pardon comes amid a broader Trump administration rollback of a Biden era crackdown on the crypto industry. Following his pardon Zhao wrote on social media that he's deeply grateful to President Trump adding that he"
TikTok Link 2025-10-24T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 40.5K engagements
"U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to Caribbean as strikes on suspected drug boats intensify The Trump administration launched a major military and diplomatic escalation in its new war on drugs sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America and sanctioning Colombia's president. It comes as the U.S. has increasingly targeted political leaders it opposes across the region and as the military has launched an unprecedented number of deadly strikes in the Caribbean. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #caribbean #colombia #venezuela #trumpadministration #news"
TikTok Link 2025-10-25T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 152.3K engagements
"Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the number of immigrants coming to the United States have been too high. I can believe that the United States should lower its levels of immigration in the future while also respecting that there are people who have come here through lawful immigration pathways that have contributed to the country Vance said during an event organized by Turning Point USA the political advocacy organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk. But just because one person or XX people or XXX people came in legally and contributed to the United States of America does that mean"
TikTok Link 2025-10-30T22:00Z 2.6M followers, 888.2K engagements
"More than 730000 New Yorkers have already cast ballots ahead of Tuesday's mayoral election. Its a race with big stakes for the city and beyond. Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has vaulted from a relatively unknown state legislator to the frontrunner to lead the largest city in the country. William Brangham reports on what his potential victory means for New York and the Democratic Party. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #nyc #newyorkcity #mamdani #zohranmamdani #democraticparty #newyork #vote #election2025 #election"
TikTok Link 2025-11-04T09:00Z 2.6M followers, 2.9M engagements
"This week marks XX years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank while crossing Lake Superior. The shipwreck which killed all XX men aboard became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great Lakes. William Brangham recently spoke with the author of a new book that explores both the tragedy and the enduring legend it inspired. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #ssedmundfitzgerald #edmundfitzgerald #shipwrecks #greatlakes #lakesuperior"
TikTok Link 2025-11-12T16:07Z 2.6M followers, 373.9K engagements
"Mark Wolf a federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan is resigning after XX 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 2.6M followers, 509.8K 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 XX. 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 2.6M followers, 1.8M engagements
"In the Middle East Israeli settlers have burned and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the West Bank. An Associated Press reporter found that walls and carpeting were scorched as were multiple copies of the Koran and there were hateful messages written on the building's exterior. The torching comes a day after Israeli leaders condemned an earlier attack by settlers on two Palestinian villages. On Thursday a government official said the Israeli military does not condone any such acts of violence. Palestinians and human rights groups say that Israel's far right government does little"
TikTok Link 2025-11-14T20:00Z 2.6M followers, 128.2K engagements
"Ohio sheriff says local partnerships with feds on immigration 'starting to ramp up' As the Trump administration ramps up deportations ICE has turned to local law enforcement through a program that has existed for decades. Under the agreements sheriffs offices hold undocumented immigrants in jail before they are transferred. Butler County Ohio Sheriff Richard Jones reinstated his countys partnership when Trump returned to office. He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #ohio #ice #immigration #lawenforcement #news"
TikTok Link 2025-11-14T21:15Z 2.6M followers, 163.1K engagements
"A U.S. aircraft carrier reached the Caribbean as part of the Trump administrations escalating pressure campaign on Venezuela and its broader effort to combat drug trafficking. In recent months the U.S. has killed dozens of people prompting an outcry across the region from governments and human rights groups. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Juanita Goebertus Estrada of Human Rights Watch. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #venezuela #nicolsmaduro #columbia #GustavoPetro#airstrike #humanrights"
TikTok Link 2025-11-14T22:30Z 2.6M followers, 199K 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 2.6M followers, 128.5K engagements
"The Trump administration is accelerating its plans to dismantle of the U.S. Department of Education. Six new agreements announced Tuesday will move billions of dollars in grants to other federal agencies. This would include a plan for the Labor Department to oversee some of the largest grant programs for K-12 schools. Critics say such actions put vulnerable students at risk. President Donald Trump has called for the department's elimination but that requires congressional approval. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #departmentofeducation #news #trumpadministration #lindamcmahon"
TikTok Link 2025-11-19T19:33Z 2.6M followers, 1.4M engagements
"In Gaza hospital officials on Thursday said Israeli strikes killed at least XX people overnight including children. The attacks are some of the deadliest since the U.S.-brokered cease-fire last month. Israel says they responded to soldiers coming under fire in the southern city of Khan Yunis yesterday. Hamas has denied firing at Israeli troops. Also on Thursday a report from Human Rights Watch said that Israel may have committed war crimes by forcibly expelling 32000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps earlier this year. Israel has said the raids were necessary to prevent militant"
TikTok Link 2025-11-21T15:40Z 2.6M followers, 379.6K engagements
"Teachers and parents weigh benefits and risks of artificial intelligence in schools Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life including in Americas classrooms. As more school districts integrate AI into learning we hear from parents and teachers grappling with the use of the technology in the classroom and Stephanie Sy discusses more with Justin Reich author of "Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Cant Transform Education." #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #artificialintelligence #schools #education#ai #news"
TikTok Link 2025-11-22T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 10.9K engagements
"The Trump White House is reportedly drafting an executive order that would override state regulations on artificial intelligence. The order would establish a task force inside the Justice Department to sue and potentially withhold federal funding from states that pass their own AI laws. Geoff Bennett discussed more with tech journalist Jacob Ward of The Rip Current. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #ai #artificialintelligence #regulations #executiveorder"
TikTok Link 2025-11-21T21:18Z 2.6M followers, 78.8K engagements
"Oldest woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail reflects on her journey Each year only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2200 miles across XX states in a single 12-month period. It's a monumental feat of physical and emotional endurance. Betty Kellenberger an 80-year-old retired school teacher from Michigan shares her story of completing the hike. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #appalachiantrail #thruhike #inspiring"
TikTok Link 2025-11-22T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 120K engagements
"Zelenskyy faces pressure from Trump to accept his Ukraine peace plan President Trump said hed like to see Ukraine accept his peace plan by Thursday of next week. But the plan asks Ukraine to make concessions it's previously rejected and President Zelenskyy said his country has to decide whether to lose a major partner or lose what it's been fighting for. Stephanie Sy reports on the latest and Amna Nawaz discusses more with Richard Haass. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #volodymyrzelenskyy #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #news"
TikTok Link 2025-11-22T17:33Z 2.6M followers, 662.1K engagements
"Viola Fletcher the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has died at XXX years old. Fletcher was just X years old when a white mob destroyed the Greenwood district of Tulsa once known as Black Wall Street killing hundreds burning businesses schools and churches and leaving as many as 10000 people homeless. Fletcher was one of two survivors who sued the state of Oklahoma seeking damages from the city. Last year the state's Supreme Court rejected their case dealing a serious setback to a decades-long fight for reparations. Fletchers grandson in confirming her passing said she"
TikTok Link 2025-11-25T00:47Z 2.6M followers, 332.5K 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 2.6M followers, 45.2K engagements
"The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment. The agency last week approved the use of two new pesticides that qualify as PFAS. Farmers could spread them on crops such as romaine lettuce broccoli and potatoes. While not a lot is known about their long-term impact the chemicals have been linked to certain cancers birth defects and other health problems. #news #pbsnews #epa #pesticides #pfas #trumpadministration"
TikTok Link 2025-11-25T17:30Z 2.6M followers, 1.9M engagements
"You could say the Christmas season truly begins at a produce auction in the heart of Pennsylvania.More specifically Buffalo Valley Produce Auction in Mifflinburg Penn. also known as the Largest Christmas Tree Auction in the World where buyers from up and down the east coast come to bid on the more than 45000 Christmas Trees for sale all in one day. But as idyllic as it may seem live Christmas Tree sales are a billion dollar industry that runs for barely a month. Its a risky business for growers auctioneers and tree sellers whose seasonal success may well rest on the auctions outcome. PBS News"
TikTok Link 2025-11-28T14:00Z 2.6M followers, 84.5K 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 2.6M followers, 185.4K engagements
"Lacrosse is a uniquely American sport. PBS News Hour spoke with sports reporter Scott Price about his book "The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse" for our series Race Matters. #news #pbsnews #thanksgiving #sports #lacrosse #lacrossetok #history"
TikTok Link 2025-11-27T16:05Z 2.6M followers, 105.1K engagements
"Palestinian-American teen freed from Israeli prison On Thursday a 16-year-old Palestinian American was released from an Israeli prison after spending nine months in captivity. Mohammed Ibrahim was reunited with his father on a road in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The Florida native was only XX when he was arrested in February during a raid on his family's home. He was charged with two counts of throwing objects at moving vehicles. His family says he pleaded guilty and is now receiving medical treatment at a local hospital. Separately the Israeli military says it's investigating the"
TikTok Link 2025-11-28T18:25Z 2.6M followers, 609.1K engagements
"Since President Trump reentered the White House his administration has moved to restrict rights for transgender people. Those restrictions range from transition-related medical care for youth to sports participation to identity markers on passports. For a closer look at some of these moves William Brangham spoke to Alejandra Caraballo a transgender activist and civil rights attorney who teaches at Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump #trans #transgender #lgbt #transcommunity #genderaffirmingcare"
TikTok Link 2025-11-29T16:00Z 2.6M followers, 346.9K engagements
"Trump vows to stop immigration from poorer countries after fatal National Guard shooting President Trump said Friday he wants to permanently pause migration from poorer nations in the wake of Wednesdays shooting of two National Guard members. David Bier director of immigration studies at the libertarian Cato Institute joins Liz Landers for more on the president's call for immigration reforms. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #trump #immigration #nationalguard #news #trumpadministration"
TikTok Link 2025-11-29T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 102.5K engagements
"The acclaimed British playwright Tom Stoppard whose career spanned decades has died. He was XX. Stoppard won five Tony Awards for Best Play the first in 1968 for the absurdist twist on Hamlet Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and his last in 2023 for the drama Leopoldstadt which chronicles a family history he only learned about in his 50s when a relative told him that all four of his Jewish grandparents had been murdered by Nazis. He also won a screenwriting Oscar for the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love. He will be remembered for his works for their brilliance and humanity and for his wit"
TikTok Link 2025-11-30T00:25Z 2.6M followers, 32.3K 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 2.6M followers, 1.9M engagements
"The White House confirmed that the military fired twice at a suspected drug boat during its campaign of airstrikes in the Caribbean. A source familiar with what happened tells PBS News that a second strike in early September came despite the military knowing there were survivors in the water. That has sparked bipartisan concern that strikes like these are illegal. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump #military #usmilitary #caribbean #hegseth #whitehouse #airstrikes"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T00:05Z 2.6M followers, 467.8K engagements
"Musical power couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz have also built one of the most significant private collections of contemporary art in the world. In their traveling exhibit Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys they take their celebration of Black artists on the road.@aliciakeys and @therealswizzz sat down with PBS News' Geoff Bennett at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to talk about how they became art collectors and the meaning behind their expansive collection. #news #pbsnews #aliciakeys #swizzbeatz #contemporaryart #blackart #art #artcollection #museum"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T17:18Z 2.6M followers, 110.4K engagements
"Communities across the globe commemorated World AIDS Day reaffirming a commitment to end an epidemic that has killed more than XX million. But this year for the first time in decades the U.S. government decided not to mark the occasion and the Trump administration has reportedly barred agencies from commemorating or participating. The directive comes after the administration slashed funding for global HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment projects earlier this year and also moved to eliminate many domestic initiatives. William Brangham discussed more with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. #pbsnewshour"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T17:26Z 2.6M followers, 176.7K engagements
"In South Asia more than XXX people are still missing after last week's catastrophic floods claimed more than 1000 lives across Indonesia Thailand and Sri Lanka. More than half of those deaths were on Indonesia's Sumatra Island where landslides left behind miles of thick mud tangled with trees and sheet metal. As rescuers scramble to recover the dead families are left to absorb a staggering loss.The floods brought on by a rare tropical cyclone have displaced nearly 300000 Indonesians as a separate storm inundated parts of Sri Lanka. The president of that island nation said the scale of the"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T20:15Z 2.6M followers, 6322 engagements
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he learned about the second strike on an alleged drug boat on Sept. X hours after giving the order for the first strike. After the first strike "I moved on to my next meeting" Hegseth said. "A couple of hours later I learned that that commander had made the decision which he had the complete authority to do and by the way Adm. Bradley made the correct decision to ultimately sink the boat and eliminate the threat." PBS News Hour foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schifrin reported Tuesday that according to a U.S. official the U.S."
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T21:40Z 2.6M followers, 755.9K 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 2020. 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 2.6M followers, 1.8M 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 2020. 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 2.6M followers, 138.4K engagements
"A Pentagon watchdog report has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. service members at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to discuss a military strike in Yemen earlier this year. His use of Signal came to light when a journalist was accidentally added to a chat that gave sensitive real-time updates about a strike against Houthi militants. Nick Schifrin reports. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #trumpadministration #hegseth #military #usmilitary #government #dod #signal #signalgate #pentagon"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T01:15Z 2.6M followers, 36.2K engagements
"The Department of Homeland Security confirmed it started a sweeping immigration crackdown in New Orleans on Wednesday. The News Hour confirmed that Border Patrol not Immigration and Customs Enforcement is primarily running the New Orleans operation. The Trump administration has used that strategy to crack down on immigration in several other cities this year. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on how President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is being carried out. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #borderpatrol #immigration #deportation"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T20:42Z 2.6M followers, 197K engagements
"The FBI have arrested a 30-year-old man Brian Cole Jr. in its nearly five-year investigation into who placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic headquarters on the eve of the Jan. X Capitol attack. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Carol Leonnig the reporter who broke the story and co-author of Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department." #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #Jan6 #capitolhill #pipebomb #democrat #republican #fbi"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T15:50Z 2.6M followers, 1.9M engagements
"The Supreme Court in a brief unsigned opinion issued Monday has allowed Texas to use a redrawn congressional map that could add Republican seats in next year's midterm elections. It reverses a lower court decision that found the new boundaries were likely unconstitutional. Separately a federal grand jury in Virginia has reportedly refused to re-indite New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud. This comes just XX days after a federal judge threw out charges against both James and former FBI Director James Comey because Trump's handpicked prosecutor for both of those"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T16:40Z 2.6M followers, 1974 engagements
"Only one hostage body remains inside Gaza after Israeli officials identified the most recent remains handed over by Palestinian militants to be those of Sudthisak Rinthalak from Thailand. The final hostage left in Gaza is a deceased Israeli police officer Ran Gvili. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday vowed to secure his immediate return. Separately an audit by Israel's own Justice Ministry found that Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel since the October X Hamas attack faced grueling conditions that included overcrowding starvation and near daily beatings. It is a rare admission"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T17:15Z 2.6M followers, 4395 engagements
"U.S. special envoy Steve WitkoffmetwithRustem Umerov Ukraines lead negotiator again on Friday one day after their talks which included President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner about an American plan to end the war. Witkoff and Kushner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this week where the Russian president said he endorsed only parts of the plan. Ukraine ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna told PBS News Hour's Amna Nawaz that the country is "acting in good faith" and supporting the United States' efforts towards securing sustainable peace. Nawaz asked if there are worries"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T22:15Z 2.6M followers, 8612 engagements
"Corruption scandal rocks Ukraine as it fights for survival against Russia's invasion A sprawling energy-sector scandal is rocking Ukraine. Last week the country was shocked by the exit of President Zelenskyys chief of staff Andriy Yermak. Ukraine's second most powerful man resigned after the state anti-corruption body raided his home. As Jack Hewson explains it's a crisis striking at the heart of the government as the country fights for survival against Russia's invasion. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T22:13Z 2.6M followers, 13K engagements
"Consumers cashing in on Cyber Monday this year spent a record $X 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 2.6M followers, 2176 engagements
"Proposal to declassify nursing as 'professional' threatens ability to secure student loans New limits on student loans could reshape how the U.S. trains nurses and doctors. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act medical students would be capped at borrowing $50000 per year. The Trump administration is now proposing a stricter cap for graduate degrees in nursing public health or social work. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jennifer Mensik Kennedy of the American Nurses Association. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #nurses #nursingschool #studentloans #bigbeautifulbill #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T13:00Z 2.6M followers, 13.9K engagements
"What is Nick Offerman's dream role "I've learned that the great writing that I get to be associated with is so much better than any part I can ever think up" the actor and comedian said.Offerman best known for his role as Ron Swanson on NBC's "Parks and Recreation" spoke to Geoff Bennett for PBS News' podcast "Settle In."For the full episode click the link in our bio. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #settlein #nickofferman#podcast #parksandrec"
TikTok Link 2025-12-07T14:00Z 2.6M followers, 2890 engagements
"What Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. means for one of Hollywood's oldest studios Netflix has struck a nearly $XX billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO Max beating out Paramount and Comcast after a bidding war. If finalized it would unite the worlds largest streamer with one of Hollywoods oldest studios. The move raises questions about the future of theatrical releases and concerns about market concentration. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Matthew Belloni of Puck. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #netflix #warnerbros #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T21:00Z 2.6M followers, 51.4K engagements
"Fraud scandals and Trumps rhetoric escalate fears in Minnesotas Somali community President Trump has taken aim at Minnesotas Somali community with xenophobic remarks and calls for their removal from the U.S. It coincides with a new ICE operation in the Twin Cities targeting Somali immigrants. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the communitys response and how we arrived at this point including a sweeping fraud scandal that has gripped the state. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #minnesota #somaliamerican #donaldtrump #somalicommunity #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T19:30Z 2.6M followers, 211.7K engagements
"Rise of crisis pregnancy centers highlights shift in anti-abortion movement The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey. The organization is hoping to block the state from investigating whether they misled women into believing the centers offered abortions. The case highlights an effort to crack down on so-called crisis pregnancy centers. Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports for our series The Next Frontier. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #crisispregnancycenters #supremecourt #newjersey #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-07T19:00Z 2.6M followers, 31K engagements
"National security strategist analyzes Trump administrations new global policy White House envoys met again with Ukrainian officials on Saturday to discuss Trumps proposed path to peace. The administrations national security strategy released this week says ending the war in Ukraine is a core U.S. interest reflecting a shift from the stance of previous administrations including Trumps first term. John Yang speaks with the Atlantic Councils Matthew Kroenig for more. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #trumpadministration #russiaukrainewar #stevewitkoff #marcorubio #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-07T00:10Z 2.6M followers, 12.5K engagements
"On Sunday lawmakers who were shown video of the contentious second U.S. strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean shared starkly different views of what they saw. The remarks came a day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the action at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California saying he "would have made the same call" himself. Hegseth would not say if the video would be made public saying the question is under review. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #boatstrikes #petehegseth #news"
TikTok Link 2025-12-08T00:00Z 2.6M followers, 5646 engagements