PBS News Hour full episode, March 20, 2026

From PBS NewsHour.

Friday on the News Hour, President Trump lashes out at NATO allies for not helping to secure the Strait of Hormuz as Iran continues to strike oil and gas facilities in the region. A wide-ranging conversation with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Plus, despite the president’s vow to revive manufacturing, we explore why finding a factory job has become so difficult in the U.S.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
As oil attacks continue, Trump says Iran is ‘finished’

News Wrap: DHS funding deadlock shows no signs of ending

Mamdani on his bold agenda and working with Trump

Frustrations grow at airports as DHS shutdown strains TSA

Trump promised a boom, but factory jobs continue to decline

Brooks and Capehart on Trump struggling with fallout of war

David Hill joins Geoff Bennett on ‘Settle In’

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00:00 – Intro
02:45 – War with Iran
08:44 – News Wrap
14:26 – One On One
25:53 – Travel Troubles
40:22 – Brooks & Capehart
50:27 – Settle In
54:34 – Promo + Goodnight