PBS News Hour full episode, Sept. 21, 2026

Monday on the News Hour, three news outlets sue the Trump administration after the president strips them of their credentials and bans them from the White House. How efforts to restrict abortion-related drugs are making it harder to treat other health conditions. Plus, an American Israeli captured by Hamas on Oct. 7 holds a concert to share the songs that kept him alive in captivity. WATCH TODAY'S SEGMENTS: Press pool declines to cover Trump in protest of his ban https://youtu.be/aErIhyD9yDE Trump's media attacks echo autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says https://youtu.be/7ifQhyMiZzA News Wrap: FAA issues ground stops at major airports https://youtu.be/KmMuBDN8r5Q How abortion drug restrictions impact other treatments https://youtu.be/JSm-j3MC9nI Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's media attacks https://youtu.be/RS7PGJe6eF0 Scott Anderson on the shifting landscape in the Middle East https://youtu.be/VauOjJ2RkM0 American Israeli held by Hamas performs songs of survival https://youtu.be/1Q46a9oiSwI These copper vests are helping injured penguins heal faster https://youtu.be/mLYuih44zPg 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 02:34- Press pool declines to cover Trump in protest of his ban 07:45- Trump's media attacks echo autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says 14:12- News Wrap: FAA issues ground stops at major airports 20:47- How abortion drug restrictions impact other treatments 30:08- Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's media attacks 39:01- Scott Anderson on the shifting landscape in the Middle East 45:47- American Israeli held by Hamas performs songs of survival 52:44- These copper vests are helping injured penguins heal faster