PBS News Hour - Segments

Nearly a week into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, President Trump demanded the Islamic Republic surrender, and again said he wants a hand in choosing the nation's next leader. The Iranian Red Crescent says more than 1,300 people have now been killed by the American-Israeli bombing. Leila Molana-Allen reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Iran is receiving intelligence support from Russia, according to two U.S. officials who spoke with PBS News. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

A disappointing jobs report shows that employers cut 92,000 jobs in February. The report also included downward revisions for the previous two months and a slight rise in the unemployment rate. It paints a picture of a labor market struggling across several sectors, including some that were engines of recent growth. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it should have a process ready in about 45 days to start refunding invalidated tariffs to hundreds of thousands of companies, storms are rolling across the central U.S. with forecasters warning of possible tornadoes and GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales is vowing to finish out his term after announcing he won't seek re-election. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

The Department of Justice released a batch of previously unreleased documents from the Epstein files that include notes from FBI interviews with a woman who says she was assaulted by President Trump when she was a minor. The woman alleges she was assaulted by Trump in the 1980s and that she was also a victim of Epstein. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

When the U.S. ignited a war with Iran last weekend, the State Department issued a plea to Americans to "depart now" from several countries in the region. But airspace closures left thousands of Americans suddenly stranded, and regions typically considered safe for travel became targets of Iranian missile strikes. We spoke with some of the Americans who were impacted. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the U.S. war on Iran and President Trump's decision to launch those attacks and the jobs report adding to economic uncertainty in the U.S. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

The new documentary "Immutable" follows students in the Washington Urban Debate League over two years as they face challenges in their own lives and on the debate stage. In the program, students learn how to think critically, challenge their own opinions and find their voices through debate. Geoff Bennett spoke with the people connected to the film for a closer look. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Just days after the U.S. and Israel launched the war with Iran by targeting and killing its Supreme Leader, President Trump said he should be involved in selecting the country's next leader. As the war spreads across the region, there's little sign of a let-up as the U.S. and Israel press the attack inside Iran. Geoff Bennett reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

The largest American military base in the Middle East is in the small Gulf nation of Qatar. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports from Doha as the U.S. war with Iran widens. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy