392K views · 5.3K reactions | Live long and prosper! 50 years ago today, the first episode of Star Trek aired on American television. | PBS NewsHour | Facebook

338K views · 2.9K reactions | How present are you in each moment of your life? Spoken word artist Sarah Kay explores time and place in our premiere of #BriefButSpectacular – NewsHour's new Facebook-first series that every Thursday morning brings you snippets of insight from today’s artists, leaders and thinkers. | PBS NewsHour | Facebook

171K views · 3.6K reactions | WATCH: "This godawful display today is bringing home to every Republican and Democrat and independent in the nation that we must step up. ... So President Trump, step up." — President-elect Joe Biden addresses today's events at the U.S. Capitol | PBS NewsHour | Facebook

WATCH LIVE: Schumer and Jeffries hold news conference on Capitol Hill | PBS NewsHour

WATCH LIVE: Lighting of the National Menorah in Washington, DC | PBS NewsHour

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr of the Boston Globe joined PBS News Hour's William Brangham on Friday to discuss the year in politics, including President Donald Trump's return to the White House and the significant changes from his first term. | PBS NewsHour