PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 28, 2026

Wednesday on the News Hour, President Trump heads to Ohio to rally voters in a race that could determine control of the Senate. Benjamin Netanyahu's party gains in Israel's election, but can't form a majority. Brazil's defeated presidential candidate arrives in the U.S., fleeing criminal investigations in his home country. Plus, Judy Woodruff examines the long history of partisan gerrymandering.

WATCH TODAY'S SEGMENTS:

Polls suggest surprising Democratic gains in red-state races

https://youtu.be/_ejBVUXRh-g

What's next for Israel after election produces gridlock

https://youtu.be/QAyxgojwmec

Shock, anger and mourning in Spain after train crash

https://youtu.be/mK_RS9AJwCo

News Wrap: Fed holds interest rates unchanged

https://youtu.be/cU5dpMoEOCk

Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro flees to U.S. after election loss

https://youtu.be/mHrkbhfqpDA

Where key Senate races stand in final days of campaigning

https://youtu.be/Z_ZUaN9OhcQ

Democratic and GOP strategists assess midterm landscape

https://youtu.be/fHrUDgAAP8U

How the Associated Press tracks results on Election Night

https://youtu.be/-3jqSTBrv_E

America's long history of gerrymandering

https://youtu.be/f3QXNlhPbPc

Remembering labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta

https://youtu.be/cR6niCkcVU0

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00:00 - Introduction

02:50 - Polls suggest surprising Democratic gains in red-state races

06:34 - What's next for Israel after election produces gridlock

11:10 - Shock, anger and mourning in Spain after train crash

13:36 - News Wrap: Fed holds interest rates unchanged

18:39 - Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro flees to U.S. after election loss

24:08 - Where key Senate races stand in final days of campaigning

27:27 - Democratic and GOP strategists assess midterm landscape

35:24 - How the Associated Press tracks results on Election Night

38:47 - America's long history of gerrymandering

48:30 - Remembering labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta