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PBS News Hour - Politics

PBS News Hour - Politics

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Listen to all of the PBS News Hour's coverage of U.S. politics, from Yamiche Alcindor's reports from the White House, to Lisa Desjardins on Capitol Hill, to our weekly analysis and discussions from David Brooks, Mark Shields, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy2026 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved. Hourly Political Science Politics & Government
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  • What a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economy

    What a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economy
    Oct 2 2026
    U.S. hiring slowed in September as employers added just 29,000 jobs. The disappointing jobs report has wide-reaching implications for consumer prices and interest rates, and it comes a month before Americans head to the polls for midterm elections. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    7 mins
  • What the Supreme Court's voter-citizenship database decision means for the midterms

    What the Supreme Court's voter-citizenship database decision means for the midterms
    Sep 25 2026
    The Supreme Court revived a controversial voter-citizenship database less than two months ahead of the midterm elections. In the ruling, the court sided with the Trump administration, which is seeking to use the Department of Homeland Security's SAVE database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jessica Huseman of Votebeat. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    4 mins
  • French students lead massive protests against education policies

    French students lead massive protests against education policies
    Oct 6 2026
    More than a quarter-million people poured into the streets across France on Tuesday, a dramatic development in a student-led movement that began at one single high school. In some cities, police and protesters clashed. French officials condemned what they called "extreme violence." Deema Zein reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    3 mins
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