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PBS News Hour - Full Show

May 15, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.52.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Friday on the News Hour, questions about the future of U.S.-China relations remain following the pomp and circumstance of President Trump's visit to Beijing. As Jerome Powell ends his tenure as chair of the Federal Reserve, a look at the legacy he leaves behind. Plus, artificial intelligence supercharges scams aimed at older Americans, costing seniors billions with hyper-realistic voice cloning. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz. Jeff Bennett is away on the news hour tonight.

0:08.7

President Trump's trip to China ends with few concrete deals, but many questions about Taiwan,

0:14.5

trade, and the future relationship of the two global powers. Jerome Powell wraps up his tenure as

0:20.7

chair of the Federal Reserve,

0:22.5

the legacy he leaves behind as President Trump's pick takes over.

0:26.8

And artificial intelligence supercharges financial scams

0:30.7

targeting older Americans, costing seniors billions

0:34.2

with hyper-realistic voice cloning.

0:37.3

I've always protected myself and paid attention to red flags.

0:42.3

And when I was on the phone with the scammers, my red flags did not work. Welcome to the News Hour.

1:02.2

Tonight, President Trump is returning to Washington after a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

1:07.7

The president announced China would buy hundreds of Boeing jets, and Beijing confirmed

1:12.2

the two sides would launch a board of trade and investment. But beyond that, there are few

1:16.8

specifics. Nick Schifrin reports on the pageantry and the policy from Beijing.

1:24.1

Today in Beijing, Xi Jinping brought President Trump into the Communist Party's inner sanctum.

1:30.3

They live there.

1:31.3

The president showed admiration for the grounds and his guide.

1:34.3

I like this.

1:36.3

I like this.

1:37.3

And a summit the president proclaimed would produce deals.

1:41.3

Instead, ended with few details, even fewer Chinese concessions, and

1:45.8

an apparent U.S. endorsement for what Xi Jinping called a new era of constructive, strategic

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