PBS News Hour full episode, August 12, 2026

Wednesday on the News Hour, primary elections yield mixed results for the moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic Party as well as for Trump-backed Republicans. Spain charts a different approach to immigration by planning to give migrants legal status. Plus, federal judges speak out against the increased threats of violence they're facing. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: Primaries yield mixed results for moderate, progressive Dems    • Latest primaries yield mixed results for m...    Democratic, Republican strategists on direction of parties     • Democratic and Republican strategists on t...    News Wrap: Trump confirms he was whisked away in Turkey    • News Wrap: Trump confirms he was secretly ...    Spain's plan to give undocumented migrants legal status    • A look at Spain's plan to give undocumente...    Federal judges describe threats amid attacks from leaders    • Federal judges describe violent threats am...    Andrew Bird takes eclectic compositions to symphony stages    • Andrew Bird takes eclectic compositions to...    Sam Roberts joins Geoff Bennett on 'Settle In'    • Sam Roberts and Geoff Bennett discuss the ...   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:   / pbsnews   X:   / newshour   Instagram:   / newshour   Facebook:   / newshour   00:00 - INTRO 02:40 - Primaries yield mixed results for moderate, progressive Dems 05:54 - Democratic, Republican strategists on direction of parties  13:19 - News Wrap 19:51 - Opening Doors 27:58 - Under Threat 37:02 - Orchestra of Imagination 43:47 - Clocking Back In 50:38 - Sam Roberts joins Geoff Bennett on 'Settle In' 55:04 - Goodnight