PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 17, 2026

From PBS NewsHour.

Tuesday on the News Hour, how the Trump administration is not only changing recommendations for existing vaccines, but also creating barriers to developing new ones. Repeated Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure leave millions to face cold temperatures without power. Plus, remembering civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who spent decades advocating for the poor and confronting injustice.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: U.S. says progress made in Iran nuclear talks

U.S. blocking new mRNA flu shot ‘sends chills,’ expert warns

Ukrainians face winter without heat after Russian attacks

How Trump and Bondi have transformed the DOJ

A look at Jesse Jackson’s decades of civil rights advocacy

Andrew Young reflects on partnership with Jesse Jackson

FCC commissioner on ‘equal time’ after Colbert-CBS dispute

Namwali Serpell celebrates literary genius in ‘On Morrison’

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00:00 – Intro
02:32 – News Wrap
09:43 – Barriers to Vaccines
16:44 – In the Cold and Dark
23:44 – Trump Agenda: Justice Department
28:50 – A look at Jesse Jackson’s decades of civil rights advocacy
34:36 – Andrew Young reflects on partnership with Jesse Jackson
39:55 – Equal Time
46:38 – On Morrison
54:24 – Goodnight