PBS News Hour - Politics

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Booking Overview

This is a short-form U.S. politics news briefing featuring reports and interviews with senior government officials, election administrators, and national-security experts. Credible pitches include elected officials, senior civil servants, election-security authorities, and nationally recognized policy experts with direct relevance to breaking political developments; booking is likely high difficulty because opportunities are highly news-driven and the outlet has strong national visibility.

Metrics

Episodes: 48

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 5.2M subscribers

Instagram: 1.0M followers

Contact Information

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Host

Geoff Bennett - Discusses more with guests in PBS NewsHour politics segments (as referenced in recent episode descriptions).

Judy Woodruff - Leads a related segment in the PBS ecosystem, shown here interviewing Sophia McClennen and Joshua Johnson about satire’s role in politics and democracy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior elected officials, government leaders, election administrators, former intelligence officials, and policy experts with direct expertise in major U.S. political or national-security developments
Required Achievements:  
Holding senior public office, Leading election administration or government agencies, Serving in senior national-security or intelligence roles, Direct responsibility for major policy or election matters

Recent Guest Discussions

Gabe Sterling - State Election Administration And Responses To Efforts To Reshape The Voting Process

Adrian Fontes - State Election Administration And Responses To Efforts To Reshape The Voting Process

Sue Gordon - Election-security Allegations And The Integrity Of The U.s. Election Process

Recent Topics

Politics, Elections, Government, Public Policy, National Security

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
PBS News Hour - Politics
:

News Wrap: Blanche nomination clears Senate Judiciary Committee

August 04, 2026

In our news wrap Tuesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is a step closer to securing the job permanently after the Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly approved his nomination, civil rights groups are demanding answers after a man from El Salvador died in ICE custody and Iran and Oman are reportedly nearing a potential deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Reflecting Pool case highlights disconnect between Trump's claims and court record

August 04, 2026

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped charges related to the Reflecting Pool after determining that the damage to the pool was not vandalism. That was in stark contrast to what she said weeks ago. It follows a pattern of disconnect between what the president and administration officials say in public versus what lawyers say in court. Amna Nawaz discussed more with former prosecutor Ankush Khardori. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Senate faces long to-do list and little time before recess

August 04, 2026

The Senate is just days away from taking its month-long August recess, but Congress is also rapidly running out of time to avoid a government shutdown this fall and handle a host of other items. Lawmakers are scrambling to take action on everything from funding the Iran war to regulating cryptocurrency. Lisa Desjardins reports on the developments on Capitol Hill. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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