PBS News Hour full episode, May 18, 2026

Monday on the News Hour, San Diego police respond to a shooting at an Islamic center that they're calling a hate crime. The DOJ creates a $1.8 billion fund that could compensate Trump supporters. We sit down with former FBI Director James Comey, who has been indicted for a second time. Plus, an Ebola outbreak has claimed more than a hundred lives. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: Teenage gunmen open fire on Islamic center, police say https://youtu.be/3LiGPUN-YJQ DOJ says $1.8B fund could compensate 'targeted' Trump allies https://youtu.be/-d-awc6Feyc 'There's an obsession there,' Comey says of Trump https://youtu.be/ujOtQvWoKjc News Wrap: Trump says he called off planned strike on Iran https://youtu.be/7-TTgGPf1gY Doctor who survived Ebola shares concerns about new outbreak https://youtu.be/-XMJjqukMWk Jury throws out Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman https://youtu.be/qsFZshaFeIY Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's grip on GOP primaries https://youtu.be/Xc4fkF2Bn7c Bengali Muslims face persecution and displacement in India https://youtu.be/sRRr_ydxEkU 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 - Intro 02:02 - Islamic Center Shooting 03:58 - Trump Agenda 08:33 - One on One 18:35 - News Wrap 23:09 - Ebola Outbreak 30:16 - AI Verdict 36:12 - Political Stakes 45:08 - Facing Persecution 54:36 - Online + Goodnight