WATCH LIVE: Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on preventing scams and fraud schemes

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Palestinians face long waits at Gaza’s Rafah crossing

From PBS NewsHour. Palestinians gathered on both sides of the Rafah crossing on Tuesday, hoping to pass through on day two of its long-awaited reopening. Ambulances were seen departing Gaza, evacuating patients in dire need of medical care to hospitals in Egypt, and Palestinians who previously fled Gaza returned home via the crossing. It’s not…

WATCH: Trump signs funding bill to reopen the government

Trump seeks $1 billion in damages from Harvard

From PBS NewsHour. President Trump says he now wants $1 billion in damages from Harvard University to settle a long-running dispute over alleged antisemitism on campus. That’s double the amount the Trump administration had been seeking. It comes after The New York Times reported that Mr. Trump was backing away from a demand for a…

U.S. forces shoot down Iranian drone in Arabian Sea

From PBS NewsHour. The U.S. military says it’s shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea that was approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier with what officials described as an unclear intent. Iranian forces on Tuesday are said to have harassed a U.S.-flagged merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The two developments come as…

WATCH LIVE: Schumer, Jeffries hold news conference as DHS funding negotiations kick off

WATCH LIVE: Noem holds news conference on U.S.-Mexico border wall progress

WATCH LIVE: Rubio holds news conference at State Department critical minerals summit

WATCH LIVE: Tesla, Waymo executives join safety experts in testifying on future of self-driving cars

WATCH LIVE: Vance delivers address at State Department summit on critical mineral supply

WATCH LIVE: Treasury Secretary Bessent testifies on U.S. financial stability in House hearing

WATCH LIVE: Border czar Tom Homan holds news conference in Minneapolis on immigration enforcement

Sanders grills NIH director on vaccines and autism

From PBS NewsHour. Correction: This post corrects a previous version that included a typo in the video headline. We regret the error. The leader of the National Institutes of Health told a Senate committee Tuesday that he has not seen a study “that suggests any single vaccine causes autism.” Scientific consensus, based on repeated study,…

PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 3, 2026

From PBS NewsHour. Tuesday on the News Hour, the House passes a bill to end the partial government shutdown, but lawmakers remain divided over DHS funding. Tulsi Gabbard defends her presence at an FBI raid of a Georgia election facility. Haitians with temporary protected status in the U.S. face an uncertain future. Plus, a new…

New book ‘Meat’ explores how the next food revolution could transform meat consumption

From PBS NewsHour. In his new book “Meat,” Bruce Friedrich argues that the way we produce meat is unsustainable — for the climate, the planet and public health — and that the solution isn’t eating less of it, but making it differently. From lab-grown meat to plant-based alternatives, he says a food revolution is already…

Colombian President Petro’s White House visit defuses months of tensions with Trump

From PBS NewsHour. Two presidents known for their fiery rhetoric against each other met Tuesday in the Oval Office and apparently put their acrimony behind them. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has long been a critic of President Donald Trump and the U.S. itself, but Trump this afternoon praised Petro and did not repeat previous threats…

Haitians in Ohio city live in fear and uncertainty amid court fight over protected status

From PBS NewsHour. A federal court has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to end temporary protected status for Haitians in the U.S. — a move that would have left roughly 350,000 people vulnerable to deportation. As the administration plans to appeal, the uncertainty has one Ohio city bracing as it fears becoming the next focus…

‘No excuse’ for immigration agents’ excess use of force, says former DHS head Napolitano

From PBS NewsHour. In a forum on federal agents’ use of force in Trump’s immigration crackdown, Democratic lawmakers heard from Americans who have been directly affected. No officials from the Department of Homeland Security appeared at Tuesday’s forum on Capitol Hill. Amna Nawaz speaks with Janet Napolitano, who served as DHS secretary in the Obama…

Gabbard says Trump asked her to be at FBI election center raid as scrutiny intensifies

From PBS NewsHour. New details are emerging about last week’s FBI raid on an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a letter to Congress that President Trump personally asked her to be on site as federal agents executed the search warrant. The incident has raised serious questions…

News Wrap: U.S. forces shoot down Iranian drone near aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea

From PBS NewsHour. In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. military says it shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea, more Palestinians gathered at the Rafah crossing on day two of its reopening, Russia renewed its attacks on Ukrainian energy targets, Trump said he’s seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, and…

Jeffries outlines Democrats’ demands for changes at DHS and ICE amid funding battle

From PBS NewsHour. For more on Tuesday’s vote to end the partial government shutdown and the latest on the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files, Geoff Bennett speaks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour,…

WATCH: Sen. Blumenthal’s full Q&A in forum on DHS use-of-force

From PBS NewsHour. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, asked questions in a congressional forum Tuesday on the tactics used by Department of Homeland Security agents in carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda. Federal immigration agents have been involved in more than a dozen shootings, some…

House passes funding bill. DHS battle lies ahead

From PBS NewsHour. The House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation Tuesday afternoon to end the partial government shutdown, sending the package to President Donald Trump for his signature. The deal completes Congress’ work on 11 of the 12 appropriations bills, funding most of the government through Sept. 30. What remains to be resolved is funding…

House narrowly passes bill to end shutdown, but divisive DHS funding fight remains

From PBS NewsHour. The four-day partial government shutdown is now over. In short succession Tuesday, lawmakers passed and Trump signed a funding package to fully reopen the federal government. But the policy fight over Trump’s immigration crackdown in U.S. cities that caused the shutdown is far from over, and the government has given itself only…

WATCH: Garcia vows to hold DHS agents accountable for “unleashing violence”

From PBS NewsHour. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., addressed two witnesses at a public forum held Tuesday by Democrats to hear testimony on what lawmakers say are “violent tactics and disproportionate use of force” by Department of Homeland Security agents. Garcia directed his questions at Marimar Martinez, a Chicago resident who was shot by U.S. Customs…

PBS News Hour live episode, Feb. 3, 2026

WATCH: Brothers of Renee Good, woman fatally shot by ICE, remember sister in forum with lawmakers

From PBS NewsHour. Renee Good’s brothers, Luke Ganger and Brent Ganger, spoke about the distress the family has felt since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot the 37-year-old mother and U.S. citizen. Good’s death on Jan. 7, “in such a violent and unnecessary way, is complicated by feelings of disbelief, distress and desperation…

WATCH: Trump says he doesn’t know why the federal government doesn’t run elections

Sanders grills NIH director on vaccines and austism

From PBS NewsHour. The leader of the National Institutes of Health told a Senate committee Tuesday that he has not seen a study “that suggests any single vaccine causes autism.” Scientific consensus, based on repeated study, is that vaccines do not cause autism. However, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former…

WATCH: Former police officer says federal immigration policy is not ‘democratically acceptable’

From PBS NewsHour. A former police officer who now teaches at the University of South Carolina School of Law said Tuesday that “this administration’s approach to immigration enforcement falls far short of professional norms.” “This is not policing. This is not normal and this is neither professionally nor democratically acceptable,” said Seth Stoughton, a professor…

WATCH: Trump calls PBS and NPR ‘a waste of money’ at funding bill signing

WATCH: Marimar Martinez describes being shot 5 times by CBP agent

From PBS NewsHour. Marimar Martinez, who survived being shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent last year, testified at a congressional forum Tuesday on use of force by federal immigration agents. Martinez detailed her experience, including how evidence later contradicted the agent’s narrative on what happened. “I’m born and raised in Chicago, Illinois,…

WATCH LIVE: Trump signs funding bill to reopen the government

WATCH: Blumenthal gives opening statement in forum on DHS use of force

From PBS NewsHour. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., opened a bicameral public forum Tuesday to address recent incidents of use of force by Department of Homeland Security agents. Witnesses include Marimar Martinez, a Chicago resident who was shot by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in October; Aliya Rahman, a Minneapolis…

WATCH: Sanders grills NIH director on whether he believes vaccines cause autism

WATCH: White House says Trump was referring to SAVE Act when he advocated nationalizing elections

WATCH LIVE: Renee Good’s brothers join survivors to testify on use of force by DHS agents

WATCH LIVE: GOP Senate leaders speak after House approves funding bill to end shutdown

WATCH LIVE: Senate Democrats speak after House approves funding bill to end shutdown

WATCH LIVE: Senate Judiciary hearing examines proposed Netflix-Warner Brothers deal

WATCH LIVE: Sheriff holds news conference on search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother

WATCH: Republicans giving Noem ‘blank check’ instead of lowering costs for Americans, Aguilar says

WATCH LIVE: Johnson speaks as House holds procedural vote on ending shutdown

WATCH LIVE: Warner blasts Trump, Gabbard involvement in FBI search on Fulton County election office

WATCH LIVE: Rep. Luna speaks about SAVE Act, voting bill requiring Americans to prove citizenship

WATCH: Asked about ICE tactics and civil liberties, Johnson expresses ‘great faith’ in Homan

WATCH LIVE: Colombian President Petro holds news conference after Trump meeting

What to watch at the Winter Olympics, according to Christine Brennan

From PBS NewsHour. The Olympics are here. In this episode of “Settle In,” sports journalist Christine Brennan talks with Amna Nawaz about covering 22 consecutive Olympic Games, big moments in Olympic history and the sports and athletes to watch this year. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are…

WATCH LIVE: House committee examines U.S. special forces boat strikes and seizures

WATCH LIVE: House holds key procedural vote on government funding to end partial shutdown

WATCH LIVE: Congressional Democrats hold rally outside ICE headquarters

WATCH LIVE: NIH Director Bhattacharya testifies before Senate health committee

WATCH LIVE: House GOP leaders hold news conference during push to pass funding package

WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes to consider judicial nominations

PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 2, 2026

From PBS NewsHour. Monday on the News Hour, the latest batch of Epstein files raises concerns about the Justice Department’s handling of sensitive information. The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopens, but only a small number of Gaza’s sick and wounded are allowed to leave. Plus, the Studio Museum in Harlem reopens in…

Inside the Studio Museum in Harlem’s showcase of Black art history in America

From PBS NewsHour. It’s a celebration as well as a reckoning: After seven years, the Studio Museum in Harlem reopened this fall in a new building that showcases its history of highlighting Black artists. It’s a history and project credited with helping change and diversify the art world. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visited the…

Doctoral student held hostage for years in Iraq shares her harrowing story after release

From PBS NewsHour. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli doctoral student at Princeton University, was conducting research in Baghdad in 2023 when she was kidnapped by an Iran-linked militia and held in captivity for more than 900 days. Her release last September followed a high-stakes international push. Amna Nawaz speaks with Tsurkov for her first American television…

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