PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 22, 2026

Thursday on the News Hour, the Justice Department is notifying local election officials which counties it plans to monitor, raising concerns of potential interference. From Lockheed Martin's factories to Ukraine, a look at the effort to build defensive missiles faster. Plus, federal education grants can now be used for short-term vocational training, but will the programs live up to their promise?

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: Lawmaker charged with leading criminal enterprise
https://youtu.be/ZFypLN0nzeg 
DOJ and DHS election plans raise concerns of interference
https://youtu.be/8s2mtzZ3tpQ 
What Maine voters are saying about the tight Senate race
https://youtu.be/nUJyVzzakRY 
Inside the race to build Patriot missiles as stocks run low
https://youtu.be/bLIuhI03SGg 
Christina Applegate's experience highlights challenges of MS
https://youtu.be/cA8CQuhDQA0 
Workforce Pell Grants open access to job training
https://youtu.be/TplC0GVAUS4 
Met Opera adapts experimental novel 'Lincoln in the Bardo' 
https://youtu.be/WKHbxBxhNMI

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00:00 - INTRO
02:51 - News Wrap
10:23 - Election Security
16:25 - Vote 2026
25:04 - Arming Ukraine
31:21 - Understanding MS
38:28 - Rethinking College
47:12 - “Lincoln in the Bardo”
55:11 - Goodnight