PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 28, 2026

From PBS NewsHour.

Wednesday on the News Hour, FBI agents raid an elections office in Georgia as part of a probe into the 2020 election, which President Trump continues to falsely claim he won. Political tensions intensify as a Minnesota Democrat is attacked at a town hall and Congress faces another potential shutdown. Plus, a family detention center that’s been criticized for living conditions is put on lockdown.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
FBI raids Georgia elections office as Trump seeks voter data

News Wrap: DHS says agents in Alex Pretti shooting on leave

Immigration fuels tensions as Congress faces shutdown threat

U.S. cardinal calls for the defunding of ICE 

Detainees at Texas ICE facility protest living conditions 

George Washington’s vision for American identity 

Miles O’Brien joins Geoff Bennett on ‘Settle In’

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00:00 – Intro
01:58 – Election Probe
13:40 – News Wrap
19:46 – Political Fallout
25:03 – Immigration Crackdown
30:57 – Family Detention
37:45 – America at a Crossroads
49:08 – Settle In
54:35 – Online + Goodnight