August 13, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Summary
The PBS NewsHour covers Israeli settlers besieging a Palestinian-American family in the West Bank, drawing U.S. condemnation. It examines President Trump’s costly, opaque D.C. construction projects and the Justice Department’s push to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans. Additional segments address a deadly Colombian earthquake, extreme weather in Europe and the Midwest, and the administration halting funding for the Arctic Report Card.
Topics discussed
Headlines: West Bank siege, Colombia quake, weather, and legal updates
Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian-American family in West Bank
Trump's Washington construction projects and funding controversies
Justice Department accelerates immigrant denaturalization cases
Funding cut for Arctic Report Card and climate science response
National Zoo tests new approach to protect baby elephant from disease
Hermanos Gutierrez discuss new album and South American roots
Artist Blue Murphy empowers students through portrait photography
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