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January 28, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode

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FBI raids Georgia elections office as Trump administration seeks voter data from states

The FBI searched an elections center in Georgia seeking records related to the 2020 election. Baseless claims of voter fraud have been a focus of President Trump since he lost that race and it comes ...
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News Wrap: DHS says agents in Alex Pretti shooting on leave

In our news wrap Wednesday, Homeland Security officials say the two federal agents who fired shots in the death of Alex Pretti have been on administrative leave since Saturday, Secretary of State ...
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Immigration crackdown fuels tensions as Congress faces shutdown threat

For senators, Wednesday was the first full day back in Washington after the killing of Alex Pretti. It comes ahead of their ...
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U.S. cardinal urges defunding of ICE: 'We need to see what's happening in front of us'

One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization." ...
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Detainees held at Texas ICE facility protest living conditions and treatment

Two Democratic members of Congress visited the ICE family detention center in Dilley, Texas, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained, along with many other children and families. Over the ...
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George Washington's vision for American identity tested 250 years later

As the country observes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of America at a Crossroads. She’ll explore what it means to be an American, ...
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Miles O'Brien joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the Challenger disaster on 'Settle In'

Forty years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on live television just 73 seconds after lifting off. All seven astronauts aboard died, plunging the nation into mourning. On our video podcast ...
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Huge landslide leaves Sicilian homes teetering on cliff edge

The disaster has forced the evacuation of over 1,500 people and civil protection crews warn the entire hill the town is ...
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Budapest's liberal mayor charged for organizing banned Pride event

Authorities in Hungary on Wednesday filed charges against Budapest's liberal mayor over his role in organizing a banned ...
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Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

The worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the U.S., has no formal head, but the archbishop ...
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Mississippi sends 135 snowplows to help clear ice and snow from traffic-clogged highways

Mississippi officials sent National Guard troops, tow trucks and 135 snowplows Wednesday to clear snow and ice from two interstate highways where massive traffic jams began piling up a day earlier on ...