PBS News Hour full episode, May 18, 2026
Monday on the News Hour, San Diego police respond to a shooting an Islamic center that they’re calling a hate crime. The DOJ creates a $1.8 billion fund that could compensate Trump supporters. We sit down with former FBI Director James Comey, who has been indicted for a second time. Plus, an Ebola outbreak has claimed more than a hundred lives.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Teenage gunmen open fire on Islamic center, police say
https://youtu.be/3LiGPUN-YJQ
DOJ says $1.8B fund could compensate ‘targeted’ Trump allies
https://youtu.be/-d-awc6Feyc
‘There’s an obsession there,’ Comey says of Trump
https://youtu.be/ujOtQvWoKjc
News Wrap: Trump says he called off planned strike on Iran
https://youtu.be/7-TTgGPf1gY
Doctor who survived Ebola shares concerns about new outbreak
https://youtu.be/-XMJjqukMWk
Jury throws out Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
https://youtu.be/qsFZshaFeIY
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s grip on GOP primaries
https://youtu.be/Xc4fkF2Bn7c
Bengali Muslims face persecution and displacement in India
https://youtu.be/sRRr_ydxEkU
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00:00 – Intro
02:02 – Islamic Center Shooting
03:58 – Trump Agenda
08:33 – One on One
18:35 – News Wrap
23:09 – Ebola Outbreak
30:16 – AI Verdict
36:12 – Political Stakes
45:08 – Facing Persecution
54:36 – Online + Goodnight