PBS News Hour full episode, April 23, 2026
Thursday on the News Hour, tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran seizes ships and President Trump orders attacks on vessels laying mines. The federal government reclassifies marijuana, changing the way it’s regulated and researched. Plus, we report from Uganda on the Trump administration’s conditions for foreign aid and the potentially drastic impacts on disease prevention.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Trump in no rush to set deadline on Iran ceasefire extension
https://youtu.be/ZUBlBx-MAnM
Israeli UN ambassador: IDF most moral military in the world
https://youtu.be/NPBcYmuZ9NI
News Wrap: Wildfires threaten homes in southern Georgia
https://youtu.be/QzWidk3mOpw
What marijuana’s reclassification means for health, business
https://youtu.be/lzipbpbF8OY
‘America First’ policy reshapes how U.S. delivers health aid
https://youtu.be/eGoN1qIhAJY
U.S. could send Afghans who helped its war effort to Congo
https://youtu.be/Xth8MXrkINc
DACA recipient deported then returned to U.S.
https://youtu.be/v1pGohW6WYI
Exhibit shines light on Romani persecution during Holocaust
https://youtu.be/tM0YxS7DIzk
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00:00 – Intro
02:24 – Trump in no rush to set deadline on Iran ceasefire extension
05:57 – Israeli UN ambassador: IDF most moral military in the world
13:22 – News Wrap
20:06 – Reclassifying Marijuana
24:11 – Cuts & Consequences
32:55 – Closing Doors
39:40 – Detained
47:04 – Roma Art
54:15 – Goodnight
