PBS News Hour full episode, Nov. 25, 2025

Tuesday on the News Hour, the Department of Government Efficiency, which aimed to slash budgets under Elon Musk's leadership, takes on a new shape. Food banks nationwide feel the pressure from rising food prices and cutbacks to government benefits. Plus, we speak with Taiwan's deputy foreign minister about fears that U.S. support is waning while the threat from China is rising.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:

News Wrap: Trump says effort to end Ukraine war progressing

https://youtu.be/lDM86tcwcHA

DOGE disassembled but the principles remain alive, OPM says

https://youtu.be/kWrb1sldrNk

Prices and cutbacks leave food banks struggling nationwide

https://youtu.be/LkGfznOBT34

China can't 'coexist with democracies,' Taiwan official says

https://youtu.be/BXHGA7VT848

How AI is reshaping college for students and professors

https://youtu.be/rbCQKODKv1o

Recycled lead used in auto batteries linked to poisoning

https://youtu.be/wqwSjiinORY

New documentary follows Ukrainians forced into combat

https://youtu.be/il0ip6EfiTg

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00:00 - Intro

02:19 - News Wrap

10:36 - End of DOGE

14:46 - Hunger in America

23:53 - The Taiwan Question

30:24 - Rethinking College

39:53 - Lead Poisoning

47:26 - “2000 Meters to Andriivka”

54:41 - Goodnight