PBS News Hour full episode, Sept. 23, 2026
Wednesday on the News Hour, Iran’s president delivers a defiant speech at the United Nations, calling out President Trump by name. A federal court holds an emergency hearing over Trump’s decision to ban three news organizations from the White House. Plus, Judy Woodruff travels to Kansas to explore how rising costs are threatening the long-standing American tradition of the family farm.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Iran’s president responds to Trump’s ‘annihilation’ threat
https://youtu.be/_cMCbGXhbRo
Xi arrives for state visit amid U.S.-China trade tensions
https://youtu.be/yQeWow9c2Es
News Wrap: FBI investigating claim website was breached
https://youtu.be/W3cOJPQF0pk
New poll reveals how Trump’s approval might affect midterms
https://youtu.be/jxy1Txou1oU
Former Kansas GOP governor backing Democrat for Senate
https://youtu.be/xsoxrKbWQQE
Moldova’s PM on confronting Russia and backing Ukraine
https://youtu.be/5pOXmxF8DG8
What’s making it harder for American family farms to survive
https://youtu.be/_zzgrb3qmBY
Marlon James explores homophobia in Jamaica in new novel
https://youtu.be/ZqRcfdqTzFc
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00:00 – INTRO
02:24 – World Stage
07:22 – Xi arrives for state visit amid U.S.-China trade tensions
12:14 – News Wrap
18:02 – New poll reveals how Trump’s approval might affect midterms
22:44 – Former Kansas GOP governor backing Democrat for Senate
30:00 – The Russia Threat
37:08 – Crossroads at 250
47:21 – “The Disappearers”
54:41 – Goodnight
