PBS News Hour full episode, Dec. 8, 2025

From PBS NewsHour.

Monday on the News Hour, the Supreme Court hears arguments on a major test of the president’s power over independent agencies, European leaders rally around Ukraine after the U.S. appears to shift its national security strategy to favor Russia and researchers find some of the highest rates of mental decline in Native Americans.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
Supreme Court considers Trump’s power over federal agencies

News Wrap: Bidding war brews for Warner Bros. Discovery

Europe rallies around Ukraine after U.S. shifts strategy

Indiana Republicans repel calls to redraw congressional maps

Trump proposes $12 billion in aid to farmers hurt by tariffs

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on resistance to Trump policies

Why Native Americans are facing high rates of mental decline

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00:00 – Introduction
02:18 – Presidential Power
08:10 – News Wrap
14:51 – The Trump Doctrine
25:54 – Dividing Lines
31:05 – Farmers’ Struggle
37:51 – Politics Monday
46:01 – Battling Alzheimer’s