PBS News Hour - Segments

The new jobs report shows the pace of hiring slowed slightly in January with the economy adding 143,000 jobs. The report also revised down jobs numbers between April 2023 and March of 2024 by nearly 600,000, the largest annual revision in more than 15 years. To help make sense of it all, Amna Nawaz spoke with Austan Goolsbee, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Matthew Continetti from the American Enterprise Institute join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, President Trump and his allies making quick progress on their goal of "deconstructing the administrative state," Elon Musk gaining unprecedented access to information, Congress ceding power to the White House and the new DNC chair. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

This Sunday in New Orleans, the Philadelphia Eagles will try to block the Kansas City Chiefs from taking home a historic third consecutive Super Bowl title. But there will also be a historic $1.4 billion riding on the game. Paul Solman reports on the snowballing and potentially perilous sports betting craze. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Lawrence Chu is the heart and soul behind Chef Chu's, a beloved dining destination in the Bay Area for over five decades. Known for his culinary artistry and commitment to community, Lawrence reflects on the power food has to bring people together. Chef Chu shares his Brief But Spectacular take on treating each day like opening day. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Multiple judges have temporarily blocked efforts by President Trump to dramatically gut the federal government, and more lawsuits are yet to come. Laura Barrón-López reports on the latest. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, Panama's president is pushing back on U.S. claims that a deal over transit fees for the Panama Canal was reached, the NCAA updated its transgender policy to limit women's competition to athletes who were assigned as female at birth and there are growing concerns over the spread of bird flu after dairy cattle in Nevada became infected with a new variant of the disease. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some Community Health and Head Start programs have sporadically been blocked from funding, forcing some to shut down. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has been investigating what’s happening and reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

While many Trump nominees have been confirmed at a break-neck speed, FBI director nominee Kash Patel will have to wait. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee forced a delay over objections to Patel’s plans to further purge agents from the FBI who investigated Jan. 6 and President Trump’s handling of classified documents. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The first two weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government. Our new series, On Democracy, is taking a step back to look at big questions about the changing laws, institutions and norms. For our first interview, Amna Nawaz spoke with Barton Gellman, a longtime journalist and senior adviser at the Brennan Center for Justice.

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Among the many big moves taken by the Trump administration, boosting fossil fuel development has been a priority. In a series of actions, President Trump is following through on his promise not just to ramp up oil and gas production, but to sharply curtail any effort to deal with climate change. William Brangham reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders