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PBS News Hour - Full Show

November 5, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Wednesday on the News Hour, Democrats dominate election night as economic anxieties and discontent with President Trump’s leadership weigh heavily on Republican candidates. The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case questioning whether the president overstepped his authority when he imposed tariffs on nearly every country in the world. Plus, we speak with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. 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 Amnavaz.

0:06.1

And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, Democrats dominate election night, as economic

0:11.6

anxieties and discontent with President Trump's leadership weighed heavily on Republican candidates.

0:17.4

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case questioning whether the president overstepped his

0:22.3

authority when he imposed tariffs on nearly every country in the world.

0:26.8

And it's now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

0:30.9

Tonight, we speak with House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries about why Washington remains at an

0:36.2

impact.

0:37.2

People are suffering all across the country.

0:39.4

We need a bipartisan path forward to reopening the government.

0:57.5

Welcome to the News Hour.

1:04.2

In the first major election since President Trump's return to office, Democrats celebrated wins from coast to coast.

1:08.4

New York City's next mayor will be Democratic socialist Zoran Mamdani. And two moderate Democrats, Mikey Cheryl and Abigail Spanberger,

1:12.5

will be the next governors of New Jersey and Virginia, respectively. Other wins went beyond the big

1:18.0

races. In Pennsylvania, voters kept three Democrats on the state's Supreme Court. In Albany,

1:23.3

they elected the city's first black mayor. All told, the elections made history in many ways and were very much a referendum on Mr.

1:30.8

Trump and his policies.

1:32.5

Our White House correspondent Liz Landers leads our coverage tonight.

1:37.8

For Democrats across the country, a victory lap after big wins up and down the ballot last night.

1:45.7

A clean sweep for the party in major races from coast to coast.

1:50.0

Hope is alive.

1:53.0

Starting with big changes in the Big Apple.

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