PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 29, 2026

From PBS NewsHour.

Thursday on the News Hour, President Trump’s border czar hints at a possible drawdown of federal forces in Minneapolis, but only if state officials cooperate. Alienated by Trump, longtime U.S. allies are rethinking old alliances and looking to China and India for new partners. Plus, we report from atop a glacier in Antarctica that’s melting faster than any other on Earth.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
Homan hints ICE drawdown if Minnesota officials cooperate

News Wrap: Dangerously cold temperatures expected in East

What’s in the bipartisan Senate deal to fund the government

Sen. Johnson says he has sympathy for ICE amid protests

U.S. allies turn to China and India for trade deals

The implications of U.S. allies seeking new economic deals

Researchers drill into Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’

New medical school blends art and science in doctor training

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00:00 – Intro
01:54 – Fatal Crackdown
11:21 – News Wrap
18:31 – Political Fallout
22:58 – Sen. Johnson says he has sympathy for ICE amid protests
28:39 – Alienating Allies
32:53 – The implications of U.S. allies seeking new economic deals
39:54 – Melting Glacier
47:04 – The Art of Medicine
55:35 – Goodnight