PBS News Hour full episode, Aug. 11, 2025

Monday on the News Hour, President Trump places the Washington, D.C. police under federal control and deploys the National Guard, claiming a crime emergency despite data showing a decline. Israel targets and kills several journalists in Gaza as more countries plan to recognize a Palestinian state. Plus, how Trump's hardline immigration policies are affecting nursing homes across the country.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
The legality of Trump's D.C. takeover
https://youtu.be/kRG0jtglAXQ
News Wrap: Trump plans to discuss Ukraine border with Putin
https://youtu.be/s_eIiOGqr3o
Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif killed by Israeli strike in Gaza
https://youtu.be/ZXmyOPGSIJA
'We're allowed to be partisan,' Texas Republican says
https://youtu.be/esLCeaarnro
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s D.C. takeover
https://youtu.be/pMIxnpEk1JM
How Trump's immigration policies are affecting caregivers
https://youtu.be/aNyMevVsWGg
A Brief But Spectacular take on better women's health care
https://youtu.be/o_t4r6_eHdk

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00:00 - Intro
02:38 - DC Takeover
10:40 - News Wrap
17:01 - War in the Holy Land
21:40 - Dividing Lines
27:54 - Political Stakes
36:18 - Closing Doors
44:49 - Forging Tomorrow
52:02 - Brief but Spectacular
55:19 - Goodnight