PBS News Hour full episode, Dec. 15, 2025

Correction: A graphic in the program misidentified the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Monday on the News Hour, authorities renew their search for the Brown University shooter and Australian leaders vow to toughen gun laws after an attack at a Hanukkah festival. Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai is convicted in a case that's become a symbol of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent. Plus, how Trump's immigration crackdown is affecting people who spent years trying to become citizens.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Brown Univ. student says there's still 'fear in the air'
   • Brown University student says there's stil...  
Shock and grief matched by anger after Australia attack
   • Shock and grief matched by anger after ant...  
News Wrap: Federal officials say they foiled a NYE bomb plot
   • News Wrap: Federal investigators say they ...  
'He has suffered enough,' Jimmy Lai's daughter says
   • 'He has suffered enough,' Jimmy Lai's daug...  
Trump policies upend years-long paths to citizenship
   • Trump policies upend years-long paths to c...  
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump facing GOP pushback
   • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump facin...  
Remembering Rob Reiner's life and iconic career
   • Remembering Rob Reiner's life and iconic c...  
U.S. service members perform ‘Rock of Ages’ for Hanukkah
   • U.S. service members perform ‘Rock of Ages...  

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00:00 - Intro
02:15 - Campus Shooting
11:53 - Bondi Beach Shooting
17:56 - News Wrap
23:11 - Hong Kong Crackdown
29:47 - Uncertain Future
37:13 - Political Stakes
45:56 - Rob Reiner 1947-2025
51:18 - Celebrating Hanukkah
55:11 - Goodnight