PBS News Hour, full episode, May 25, 2026

Monday on the News Hour, the U.S. and Iran work toward a peace deal, but obstacles remain and both sides suggest a breakthrough is not imminent. Pope Leo calls for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence in a sweeping manifesto focused on the potential dangers. Plus, Judy Woodruff looks at an effort to identify the final resting places of thousands who fought in the Revolutionary War. WATCH TODAY'S SEGMENTS: U.S. and Iran suggest peace progress, but deal not imminent https://youtu.be/wtpVa-CVIiU News Wrap: Calif. chemical tank no longer explosion risk https://youtu.be/3k4Tgy-E6ys Pope Leo calls for stronger regulation of AI https://youtu.be/Nc31Cv9XAek MAHA backers grow frustrated with Trump's health policies https://youtu.be/8rRDXLZ28NQ Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on direction of DNC leadership https://youtu.be/gHkUeK3Onrw Ohio volunteers locate graves of Revolutionary War veterans https://youtu.be/LQmoKt9Wl00 Mina Kimes on hosting the Scripps National Spelling Bee https://youtu.be/kSbT2KFRg9w Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newshour/ 00:00- Introduction 07:55- News Wrap: Calif. chemical tank no longer explosion risk 13:35- Pope Leo calls for stronger regulation of AI 21:13- MAHA backers grow frustrated with Trump's health policies 29:19- Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on direction of DNC leadership 37:59- Ohio volunteers locate graves of Revolutionary War veterans 47:19- Mina Kimes on hosting the Scripps National Spelling Bee