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PBS News Hour

December 17, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episode 351 | 57m 46s

Wednesday on the News Hour, President Trump gets his worst economic approval ratings ever in a new PBS News poll as Americans worry about affordability. Some House Republicans buck party leadership, forcing a vote to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. Plus, we catch up with a transgender teen and her parents, who left Texas because of the state's ban on transgender health care for minors.

Aired: 12/16/25 | Expires: 01/16/26
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
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Nature
Preview of Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants
Follow the complex lives of giant elephant bulls in Amboseli and Mount Kilimanjaro.
Preview: S44 E5 | 0:30
Watch • 2:56
Nature
How Elephants Learn to Mate
In Amboseli, one male’s opportunity attracts rivals — and the attention of watching juveniles.
Clip: S44 E5 | 2:56
Watch • 2:13
Nature
Brotherhood of Giants
Male elephants form powerful bonds — and even become adoptive parents together.
Clip: S44 E5 | 2:13
Watch • 2:27
Nature
How Invisible Borders Put Elephants at Risk
Esau’s journey spans borders that elephants cannot see — but must obey.
Clip: S44 E5 | 2:27
Watch • 1:32
Arthur
Dear D.W.
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Clip: 1:32
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Amanpour and Company
December 26, 2025
Lyse Doucet; Matthew McConaughey; Christina Cross
Episode: E8063 | 55:39
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Amanpour and Company
December 25, 2025
Christiana Figueres; Katy Hessel; Jacob Collier
Episode: E8062 | 55:46
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Amanpour and Company
December 24, 2025
Russel L. Honoré; Eugene Korolev; Polina Sychova; Ken Burns
Episode: E8061 | 55:27
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December 23, 2025
Thant Myint-U; Werner Herzog; Arundhati Roy
Episode: E8060 | 55:31
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Amanpour and Company
December 22, 2025
Halla Tomasdottir; Pamela Hogan; Gayle Young; Cory Doctorow
Episode: E8059 | 55:49
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