PBS News Hour full episode, Dec. 17, 2025

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Wednesday on the News Hour, President Trump gets his worst economic approval ratings ever in a new PBS News poll as Americans worry about affordability. Some House Republicans buck party leadership, forcing a vote to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. Plus, we catch up with a transgender teen and her parents, who left Texas because of the state's ban on transgender health care for minors. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: Trump gets his worst economic ratings ever in new poll https://youtu.be/ILhuQgddGvI News Wrap: Bondi Beach suspect faces 15 counts of murder https://youtu.be/51utuZfCxe0 Dem, GOP lawmakers on uniting to force vote on ACA subsidies https://youtu.be/ew2Ynx-kinU GOP proposal would steer money into health savings accounts https://youtu.be/X9Zf_8u8RlM Trump escalates Venezuela confrontation with oil blockade https://youtu.be/hqyXbW7sbU8 Ben Greenberg reflects on past trauma after Brown shooting https://youtu.be/wQVPvcYmC7w Colorado becomes refuge for Texas trans teen seeking care https://youtu.be/-Qxo2bnYtok 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 02:27 - Economic Anxiety 08:06 - News Wrap 13:43 - Dem, GOP lawmakers on uniting to force vote on ACA subsidies 22:40 - GOP proposal would steer money into health savings accounts 28:40 - Challenging Venezuela 37:38 - Gun Violence 46:03 - Trans in America 54:44 - Goodnight