PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 8, 2026
Correction: A graphic in the segment on the shooting in Minneapolis showed an incorrect source for the screenshot of a video. The credit should read @MAXSTERAK | X. We regret the error.
Thursday on the News Hour, the killing of a U.S. citizen by ICE agents prompts more protests and pressing questions about tactics and training. President Trump invites Colombia’s leader to the White House in a turnaround from his earlier threats. Plus, we speak with lawmakers after the Senate moves to restrict the president from taking further military action against Venezuela.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
Protesters push for accountability after ICE shooting
https://youtu.be/hqz5UW0q88I
What federal guidelines say about agents using deadly force
https://youtu.be/CJQGhCu9F_c
News Wrap: Internet, phone service shut off in Iran
https://youtu.be/R7jEjhJvk7c
Trump invites Colombia’s leader to White House
https://youtu.be/yxGv1E7JT3k
Senate moves to restrict military action in Venezuela
https://youtu.be/UVN1AAkfeEg
Trump’s foreign focus a distraction, Sen. Slotkin says
https://youtu.be/Qylzvca4R9E
GOP Rep. Zinke questions Trump’s plans for Venezuela
https://youtu.be/x2DbR7EhYBc
Inside the real Pittsburgh hospital behind HBO’s ‘The Pitt’
https://youtu.be/qiTZ7Ul_4es
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00:00 – Intro
02:02 – ICE Shooting
08:24 – What federal guidelines say about agents using deadly force
14:28 – News Wrap
19:13 – Trump & the World
23:56 – High Stakes
30:07 – View from the Hill
37:25 – GOP Rep. Zinke questions Trump’s plans for Venezuela
46:21 – “The Pitt”
54:14 – News Update
54:30 – Online + Goodnight
