PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 27, 2026

Tuesday on the News Hour, the Trump administration changes its leadership for immigration operations in Minnesota after public backlash from two deadly shootings. Taiwan fears that the American operation to oust Venezuela's leader might embolden China to invade. Plus, we hear from the whistleblower who said DOGE mishandled Social Security data, a claim the Justice Department now admits is true. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: Minneapolis skeptical of immigration leadership change https://youtu.be/kKGd_Hs0KzE How the White House tone on Minnesota shootings has evolved https://youtu.be/flwnyBibci4 Minn. clashes mirror civil war simulation, professor says https://youtu.be/8GIWzn4pk1I News Wrap: At least 42 deaths connected to winter storm https://youtu.be/LdMwaJc_8uo TikTok users allege censorship after U.S. ownership change https://youtu.be/5J8D7s-sNHg Taiwan fears Maduro ouster may embolden China to invade https://youtu.be/JuhCNPmwSj0 Whistleblower responds after DOJ says DOGE mishandled data https://youtu.be/EmcgsMg194I New book explores Robinson's testimony against Robeson https://youtu.be/8lL6yyiI7UE A Brief But Spectacular take on protecting what we love https://youtu.be/76pQq9-AlhI 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: http://www.pbs.org/newshour 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - Minneapolis skeptical of immigration leadership change 05:19 - How the White House tone on Minnesota shootings has evolved 08:13 - Minn. clashes mirror civil war simulation, professor says 15:42 - News Wrap 22:06 - Censorship Claims 28:23 - Taiwan Under Threat 33:22 - Whistleblower 42:41 - “Kings and Pawns” 50:54 - Brief But Spectacular 54:30 - Goodnight