PBS News Hour full episode, Aug. 14, 2025

From PBS NewsHour.

Thursday on the News Hour, what Russia likely hopes to get out of President Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Troops and law enforcement ramp up arrests and push homeless people out of public spaces in Washington. Plus, we report from Bangladesh as the closure of USAID halts programs fighting tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease worldwide.

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WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
What Trump, Putin hope to accomplish at summit in Alaska 

News Wrap: Israel approves new West Bank settlement

Trump’s D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests 

Baltic nations working to fortify border with Russia

Texas Democrat urges GOP to end redistricting battle

Fight against TB stalls in Bangladesh as U.S. cuts aid

Smithsonian collects visitors’ hopes for the next 50 years

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00:00 – Intro
02:29 – Meeting Putin
11:03 – News Wrap
15:08 – D.C. Takeover
21:46 – Borderlands
29:32 – Dividing Lines
35:49 – Cuts & Consequences
44:38 – Encore: Virtuoso
51:17 – Time Capsule
54:48 – Goodnight