PBS News Hour full episode, May 5, 2026

From PBS NewsHour.

Tuesday on the News Hour, tensions mount as the U.S. and Iran trade threats and compete for control of the Strait of Hormuz. States scramble to redraw congressional maps ahead of November’s midterms. Nearly a month after Israeli strikes across Lebanon, families of those killed still search the rubble for remains. Plus, Wynton Marsalis on why he thinks jazz is the perfect metaphor for democracy.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
Iran defiant as U.S. pushes to reopen Strait of Hormuz


News Wrap: Senate GOP requests $1 billion for Trump ballroom

 States scramble to redraw congressional maps before midterms

What to know about human-to-human hantavirus transmission

Families in Lebanon search for victims of Israeli strikes

Thousands of immigrant truckers lose CDLs in Trump crackdown

What inspired Douglas Stuart’s new novel ‘John of John’

Wynton Marsalis on why jazz is democracy’s perfect metaphor

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00:00 – Introduction
02:20 – War with Iran
07:22 – News Wrap
13:12 – Dividing Lines
18:16 – Outbreak
23:11 – Black Wednesday
31:56 – Roadblock
40:05 – John of John
46:52 – Wynton Marsalis