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
https://youtu.be/Vc7wj8ReEN0 
Democratic, Republican strategists on direction of parties 
https://youtu.be/5Rez55owL3c 
News Wrap: Trump confirms he was whisked away in Turkey
https://youtu.be/X6Z_y4BHc6U 
Spain's plan to give undocumented migrants legal status
https://youtu.be/_JiEOZTxdhs 
Federal judges describe threats amid attacks from leaders
https://youtu.be/rn5Ldz7D8aM 
Andrew Bird takes eclectic compositions to symphony stages
https://youtu.be/9yTXMmwz_40 
Sam Roberts joins Geoff Bennett on 'Settle In'
https://youtu.be/W4WE-0UE0F0

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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