PBS News Hour - Segments

This past week, President Trump suspended a program to expand the country’s network of electric vehicle chargers. It’s the latest in his series of efforts to undo Biden-era policies encouraging EV adoption. But in some parts of the country, EVs and other low-carbon technologies are becoming more popular not because of government policies, but because they make economic sense. Ali Rogin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A federal judge has paused until next Friday the Trump administration’s plan to place more than 2,000 employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. It’s a setback in Trump’s efforts to dismantle the global humanitarian agency and shrink the federal workforce. Randy Chester of the American Foreign Service Association joins Ali Rogin to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, Trump said he plans to name himself chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and fire members of its board of trustees, the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held through another round of hostage and prisoner exchanges, and crews are racing to recover the wreckage of a small commuter plane that crashed off the coast of western Alaska. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Since President Trump returned to the White House, he’s issued executive orders that target diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, dismantling decades of federal anti-discrimination policy. This Black History Month, John Yang explores the origins of DEI in America for our “Hidden Histories” series and Ali Rogin speaks with Shaun Harper of the USC Race and Equity Center for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For some women, leaving the workforce to care for children or family is a choice. For others, it’s a necessity. But Neha Ruch, founder of Mother Untitled, doesn’t think a career pause means putting aside professional ambitions. Ali Rogin speaks with Ruch about what inspired her new book, “The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids — and Come Back Stronger Than Ever.” PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ancient asteroid back to Earth has revealed that the building blocks of life may have been scattered throughout the solar system billions of years ago. Ali Rogin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Courts and Congress are struggling to keep up with the breakneck pace as the Trump administration dramatically reshapes the American government, national politics and international order. The president promised more cuts and further political payback, even as the courts stepped in to stand in the way of big changes he began days earlier. Lisa Desjardins reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, heavy rains in California trigger landslides and destroy homes, a small plane crashed in the middle of a busy road in Sao Paulo, Brazil, hundreds of people have been killed in Sudan as fighting escalates in the country's civil war and Swedish officials say they will work to tighten gun laws after the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Trump said he is in “no rush to do anything” in Gaza. Earlier this week, he talked about the need for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for the United States to take over the area and develop it. Also this week, Hamas accused Israel of delaying the entry of hundreds of trucks carrying food and other humanitarian supplies agreed to in the ceasefire deal. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

One of the key United Nations agencies overseeing the provision of aid into Gaza is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA. Its leader, Tom Fletcher, just visited Gaza and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss what he saw there. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders