PBS News Hour - Full Show March 27, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Mar 27, 2026
Ruth Marcus, columnist and legal commentator, offers sharp political analysis. Aaron Glantz, investigative reporter, covers an Army veteran’s arrest after an anti-ICE protest. Simon Ostrovsky, field correspondent, reports from Ukraine on low-cost drone defenses and manufacturing. They discuss the DHS funding standoff, Iranian-Israeli strikes and Hormuz tensions, counter-drone tech and legal fallout from protest prosecutions.
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Senate Deal Collapses Over ICE Funding
- The Senate passed a bipartisan DHS funding deal that excluded ICE and Border Patrol, but House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected it, risking a longer shutdown.
- Lisa Desjardins reported the Senate approved funding for most DHS yet House Republicans demanded ICE funding and now both chambers leave for spring break.
Treat Executive Pay Orders As Contingent
- Expect TSA pay to appear via executive action but treat it as provisional until funds hit bank accounts.
- Lisa Desjardins relayed TSA union officer Johnny Jones saying workers appreciate the move but won't count on it until paid.
Shutdown Could Become Historic Longest
- The partial DHS shutdown could become the longest in U.S. history if no deal is reached during the two-week congressional recess.
- Lisa Desjardins noted DHS is the third-largest department and many workers beyond TSA face ongoing unpaid furloughs.