PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 14, 2025

From PBS NewsHour.

Friday on the News Hour, a federal prosecutor agrees to drop charges against New York City’s mayor, complying with a Justice Department order that sparked mass resignations. Vice President Vance lectures European allies on democracy at a summit largely meant to focus on the security of Ukraine. Plus, Jane Austen fans around the world honor the British novelist’s legacy 250 years after her birth.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
DOJ in upheaval over order to dismiss Adams corruption case

Mass firings sweep federal agencies amid court challenges

News Wrap: Key instruction missed before DC crash, NTSB says

Vance lectures European allies on democracy at Munich summit

EU official on future of Ukraine amid shifting U.S. support

Constitutional scholar discusses Trump’s executive authority

Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s challenge to the judiciary

Jane Austen fans honor novelist 250 years after her birth

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00:00 – Intro
02:39 – DOJ Revolt
10:30 – Trump vs. the Courts
13:29 – News Wrap
18:42 – Vance lectures European allies on democracy at Munich summit
23:45 – EU official on future of Ukraine amid shifting U.S. support
29:58 – On Democracy
37:22 – Brooks & Capehart
46:59 – Jane Austen at 250
54:42 – Goodnight