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PBS News Hour

September 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Season 2025 Episode 245 | 57m 46s

Tuesday on the News Hour, Congress returns to Washington to face a looming budget battle and tension over the Epstein files. The Pentagon authorizes military lawyers to serve as immigration judges in the Trump administration's push to deal with a massive backlog in cases. Plus, we speak to the wife of a woman who came to the U.S. as a child and is now being detained by immigration authorities.

Aired: 09/01/25 | Expires: 10/02/25
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Extras
Watch • 8:06
PBS News Hour
Epidemiologist breaks down new restrictions on COVID shots
Epidemiologist breaks down new restrictions on COVID shots
Clip: S2025 E245 | 8:06
Watch • 4:50
PBS News Hour
What's in the batch of Epstein files just released by House
What's in the batch of Epstein files just released by a House committee
Clip: S2025 E245 | 4:50
Watch • 4:53
PBS News Hour
The implications of military lawyers as immigration judges
Military lawyers will serve as immigration judges as courts face massive backlog
Clip: S2025 E245 | 4:53
Watch • 7:26
PBS News Hour
News Wrap: Judge rules Trump's deployment in LA was illegal
News Wrap: Judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment in LA was illegal
Clip: S2025 E245 | 7:26
Watch • 3:46
PBS News Hour
U.S. military strikes Venezuelan drug boat in Caribbean
U.S. military strikes Venezuelan drug boat in Caribbean, killing 11
Clip: S2025 E245 | 3:46
Watch • 7:01
PBS News Hour
How Pirro became a central figure in Trump's D.C. takeover
How Jeanine Pirro became a central figure in Trump's D.C. takeover
Clip: S2025 E245 | 7:01
Watch • 7:05
PBS News Hour
Wife of DACA recipient discusses her ICE detention
'It should be very concerning to everyone,' says wife of detained DACA recipient
Clip: S2025 E245 | 7:05
Watch • 8:31
PBS News Hour
How Lebanon is planning to disarm Hezbollah
How Lebanon is planning to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year
Clip: S2025 E245 | 8:31
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
September 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E244 | 57:46
Watch • 4:45
PBS News Hour
Photojournalist documents arrests at immigration hearings
Photojournalist documents arrests outside of immigration hearings
Clip: S2025 E244 | 4:45