WATCH: Rubio, Hegseth speak amid Venezuela briefings, say buying Greenland always Trump’s intention

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WATCH: Johnson says he thought Rubio comment about buying Greenland was a joke

WATCH: Johnson says he doesn’t think ‘anybody seriously considering’ Greenland military action

WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as U.S. forces seize 2 Venezuela-linked oil tankers

WATCH LIVE: House Democrats hold news conference as U.S. seizes Venezuelan-linked oil tankers

WATCH LIVE: White House briefing may address Venezuela operations, Greenland demands

WATCH LIVE: House GOP leaders hold news conference as U.S. seizes 2 Venezuela-linked oil tankers

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WATCH LIVE: House convenes as U.S. forces seize 2 Venezuela-linked oil tankers

PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 6, 2025

From PBS NewsHour. Tuesday on the News Hour, President Trump presses U.S. energy companies to revive Venezuela’s derelict oil industry, but barriers stand in the way of accessing the country’s vast reserves. The Venezuela operation puts a changing U.S. foreign policy on full display. Plus, five years after the assault on the Capitol, the fight…

A Brief But Spectacular take on questions of belonging

From PBS NewsHour. Tailyr Irvine is a photojournalist from the Flathead Reservation in Montana, whose work focuses on nuanced portrayals of life in Native communities. Her recent project examines the U.S. government–imposed system that defines Native identity through fractional measures of ancestry. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on questions of belonging. Watch PBS…

Latin America analyst, ex-ambassador offer views on ‘Trump Doctrine’

From PBS NewsHour. President Trump and his aides are now speaking of a foreign policy where pressure and the use of military might can be applied both to adversaries and, potentially, allies. Nick Schifrin has two views on the Trump Doctrine from Todd Robinson, who served as the top U.S. diplomat in Venezuela before being…

PBS News Hour live episode, Jan. 6, 2026

How the aftermath of Jan. 6 still challenges the Capitol

From PBS NewsHour. Five years later, the U.S. Capitol is still living with the aftermath of Jan. 6. Geoff Bennett discussed how the insurrection’s impact continues to reverberate in Washington with Lisa Desjardins and Liz Landers. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour,…

5 years later, the fight over how Jan. 6 is remembered continues

From PBS NewsHour. In the five years since Jan. 6, there has been a widespread fight over the story of that day. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins was inside the Capitol and witnessed the storming firsthand and reports on the half-decade battle over the narrative. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special…

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters return to Capitol on 5th anniversary of insurrection

From PBS NewsHour. It’s been five years since a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to disrupt the certification of the presidential election that he lost. A much smaller but ardent crowd of his supporters returned to the site of the 2021 insurrection, marking the first Jan. 6 since Trump…

News Wrap: Trump tells Republicans he’ll be impeached if they lose in midterms

From PBS NewsHour. In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump warned his fellow Republicans that he’ll be impeached if they don’t put in a strong showing in this year’s midterm elections, abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state’s Supreme Court struck down two laws and at least 36 people have now been killed…

Trump’s push to access Venezuela’s oil reserves faces major barriers

From PBS NewsHour. President Trump says the U.S. government could subsidize any effort by American companies to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. He has made no secret that a major goal of this weekend’s operation was to pry open Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Francisco Manaldi, professor and director of the Latin…

After Trump’s removal of Maduro, European leaders reject his demands for Greenland

From PBS NewsHour. The divides opened by the Trump administration’s operation to remove Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro widened further. European leaders denounced aggressive statements by Trump about an American seizure of Greenland, a territory of NATO ally Denmark. Meanwhile, tension and concerns are running high in Venezuela. Nick Schifrin reports. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking…

PBS News Hour live episode, Jan. 6, 2026

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WATCH: Kinzinger slams other Republican ‘cowards’ who haven’t condemned Trump’s role in Jan. 6 riot

From PBS NewsHour. Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., one of two Republicans who served on the House committee to investigate the U.S. Capitol attack, said he was shocked that more fellow lawmakers didn’t speak out about President Donald Trump’s role in the events of that day. “Nothing that I did was heroic, but I was…

WATCH LIVE: Democratic leaders speak out on 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol attack

WATCH: Rep. Crow makes opening statement in hearing to mark 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

From PBS NewsHour. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats reconvened the former special committee that investigated the attack to hear from witnesses and lawmakers about their experiences from that day and ongoing threats to…

WATCH: Rep. Sewell makes opening statement in hearing to mark 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

From PBS NewsHour. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats reconvened the former special committee that investigated the attack to hear from witnesses and lawmakers about their experiences from that day and ongoing threats to…

WATCH: Rep. Kelly makes opening statement in hearing to mark 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

From PBS NewsHour. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats reconvened the former special committee that investigated the attack to hear from witnesses and lawmakers about their experiences from that day and ongoing threats to…

WATCH: Former DOJ prosecutor Brendan Ballou speaks in hearing on 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

From PBS NewsHour. Former Department of Justice prosecutor Brendan Ballou made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Why has the president continued to focus on erasing the history of Jan. 6th?” Ballou asked. “I believe it’s because he knows that if…

WATCH: Former Rep. Luria makes opening statement in hearing to mark 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

From PBS NewsHour. Former Virginia Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats reconvened the former special committee that investigated the attack to hear from witnesses and lawmakers about their experiences from that day and ongoing…

Rep. Nancy Pelosi makes opening statement in hearing to mark 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

From PBS NewsHour. Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats reconvened the former special committee that investigated the attack to hear from witnesses and lawmakers about their experiences from that day and…

Hegseth moves to censure Sen. Kelly, threatens rank

WATCH: Sen. Schiff makes opening statement in hearing to mark 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

From PBS NewsHour. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats reconvened the former special committee that investigated the attack to hear from witnesses and lawmakers about their experiences from that day and ongoing threats to…

Trump to GOP: Win midterms or Dems will impeach me

From PBS NewsHour. President Donald Trump suggested to House Republicans on Tuesday that their party needs to maintain control of Congress during this year’s midterm elections or Democrats will "find a reason to impeach me." The president made the comments during a retreat for House GOP members at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The…

WATCH: Former Rep. Kinzinger’s opening statement at hearing to mark 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

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WATCH: Trump alludes to 2028 run, says people have forgotten his success on the border

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WATCH: Former prosecutor says DOJ ‘hemorrhaging credibility’ after firing those on Jan. 6 cases

From PBS NewsHour. Brendan Ballou, a former Justice Department prosecutor, said Tuesday the agency is “hemorrhaging credibility” after demoting or firing dozens of experienced prosecutors for handling cases involving the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “The only tool that the Department of Justice has is its credibility, the ability to convince people to…

WATCH LIVE: Former Proud Boys chief leads march to U.S. Capitol on 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

WATCH: Trump imitates women weightlifters, says wife thinks his dancing is ‘unpresidential’

WATCH: ‘MAGA Granny’ Pamela Hemphill, who rejected Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon, says ‘I own that guilt’

From PBS NewsHour. Pamela Hemphill, who rejected a pardon for her part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the riot. “When Donald Trump pardoned us, I rejected the pardon. Accepting that pardon would be lying about what happened on…

WATCH: Longtime prosecutor testifies in hearing to mark 5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

From PBS NewsHour. Mary McCord, a longtime prosecutor and former acting assistant attorney general for national security, made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “To learn from Jan. 6, we must understand both that mis- and disinformation are the primary drivers…

WATCH: ‘MAGA Granny’ Pamela Hemphill makes emotional apology to Jan. 6 officers

From PBS NewsHour. Pamela Hemphill, who rejected a pardon for her part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, apologized Tuesday to Capitol Police Officers in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the riot. “I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart for being part of the mob that put…

WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes on 5th anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at House GOP retreat on election-year agenda

Trump: U.S. action in Colombia ‘sounds good to me’

From PBS NewsHour. President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the U.S. could take military action against Colombia’s government. "Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he’s not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters on Air Force…

WATCH: Rep. Mast says U.S. operation in Venezuela ‘is what peace through strength looks like’

WATCH: Johnson says military operation in Venezuela was ‘justified,’ U.S. not at war

WATCH: Trump’s plan for ‘running’ Venezuela ‘based on wishful thinking,’ Schumer says

PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 5, 2025

From PBS NewsHour. Monday on the News Hour, as Nicolás Maduro appears in court after being captured by U.S. forces, we have views from Venezuela and in neighboring Colombia. A top aide to opposition figure and Nobel Peace Prize-winner María Corina Machado on the future of Venezuela’s leadership. Plus, despite pediatricians’ objections, the CDC cuts…

Venezuelans prepare for new political era after Maduro’s removal

From PBS NewsHour. With Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody, Amna Nawaz spoke with Mary Triny Mena of Feature Story News in Caracas to discuss the reaction in Venezuela. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news…

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the political fallout from military action in Venezuela

From PBS NewsHour. NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including lawmakers returning to Washington to face the fallout from U.S. military action in Venezuela, another government shutdown deadline and a health care fight ahead. Watch PBS News for…

What the overhaul of U.S. vaccine guidance means for public health

From PBS NewsHour. In a major departure from past practice, the CDC is scaling back the number of recommended vaccines for children. The new schedule recommends that flu and COVID vaccines only be given after consulting with a healthcare provider and narrows recommendations for hepatitis A and B, RSV and bacterial meningitis to what it…

News Wrap: Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly for video urging troops to resist unlawful orders

From PBS NewsHour. In our news wrap Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a letter of censure against Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, who retired from the Navy with a rank of Captain, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz dropped his bid for a third term, jury selection began in the first criminal trial over the slow law…

Maduro’s VP ‘not trustworthy’ to lead Venezuela, top Machado aide says

From PBS NewsHour. The White House seems to be working with the remnants of the Maduro regime after Saturday’s raid. But for decades, there has been robust opposition to the governments of Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. Among the principal leaders of that opposition now is Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Corina Machado. Amna Nawaz…

Colombia’s president pushes back against Trump’s threats as tensions rise

From PBS NewsHour. The situation in Venezuela’s neighbor to the West, Colombia, is tense tonight. Though Colombia is a major non-NATO ally of the U.S., President Trump has repeatedly threatened its President, Gustavo Petro, alleging without evidence that he has ties to the drug trade. Geoff Bennett discussed the situation with special correspondent Mónica Villamizar,…

Maduro appears in U.S. court as future of Venezuela’s leadership remains uncertain

From PBS NewsHour. Nicolás Maduro, the former president of Venezuela, appeared alongside his wife before a federal judge in New York on Monday. They were taken by American soldiers early Saturday on orders of President Trump. On Monday, administration officials were briefing members of Congress, who were not notified before the operation, on what would…

Venezuelans prepare for new political era after Maduro’s removal

WATCH: Jeffries says Democrats are going fight for health care for while Trump is ‘starting wars’

PBS News Hour live episode, Jan. 5, 2026

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