PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 12, 2026

From PBS NewsHour.

Monday on the News Hour, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell comes under criminal investigation by the Trump Justice Department. Protests grow in Iran, but so does the death toll, as the regime cracks down on dissent. Plus, how the Trump administration is increasingly using extremist rhetoric to bolster its policies.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Powell pushes back as Trump’s DOJ launches investigation

Trump’s intimidation of Fed threatens stability, Yellen says

Ex-prosecutor on Powell probe, Trump targeting opponents

News Wrap: Minnesota sues feds over ICE surge

Iran protests escalate as regime crackdown leaves 500 dead

Trump administration using rhetoric linked to extremists

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on pushback to Fed threats

Literary Arts Fund created to rekindle a love for reading

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00:00 – Intro
02:31 – Powell pushes back as Trump’s DOJ launches investigation
06:24 – Trump’s intimidation of Fed threatens stability, Yellen says
13:27 – Ex-prosecutor on Powell probe, Trump targeting opponents
19:11 – News Wrap
26:17 – Iran Uprising
31:57 – Extreme Messages
40:27 – Political Stakes
48:42 – Words Worth
55:18 – Goodnight