PBS News Hour full episode, Sept. 28, 2026

Monday on the News Hour, the Trump administration rolls back Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks. High mortgage rates deal a blow to the housing market that's already unaffordable for many. Plus, how the Trump Justice Department is shattering the post-Watergate norm of the agency operating free from political interference. WATCH TODAY'S SEGMENTS: What Trump's fuel economy rollback means for drivers https://youtu.be/Fd6R_BCOBrU Powerful nor’easter batters parts of East Coast https://youtu.be/9gFjTPRNA3U News Wrap: UK investigating possible plot against U.S. base https://youtu.be/6srQnCiyxP8 High mortgage rates compound housing affordability problems https://youtu.be/0EawCYrsdUc Blanche shatters DOJ standard of political independence https://youtu.be/X_iyv1uRrhc Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on TV ads promoting Trump https://youtu.be/rZRGipdy2ws WFP official on addressing hunger in face of wars, disasters https://youtu.be/304ph_rT8rQ Jessica Tarlov on her new book, 'I Disagree' https://youtu.be/3ZuXGVVIasM 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 02:33- What Trump's fuel economy rollback means for drivers 08:52- Powerful nor’easter batters parts of East Coast 11:45- News Wrap: UK investigating possible plot against U.S. base 17:06- High mortgage rates compound housing affordability problems 23:38- Blanche shatters DOJ standard of political independence 29:06- Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on TV ads promoting Trump 39:21- WFP official on addressing hunger in face of wars, disasters 46:51- Jessica Tarlov on her new book, 'I Disagree'