PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 16, 2026

From PBS NewsHour.

Correction: The opening to this episode used an incorrect title for the prime minister of Hungary. We regret the error.

Monday on the News Hour, Secretary of State Rubio gives Hungary’s far-right prime minister a re-election boost, just days after trying to smooth over relations with other European allies. The Justice Department gives its reasoning for how it redacted the Epstein files. Plus, the partial government shutdown over Homeland Security funding drags on with no end in sight.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
Rubio bolsters Orban days after push to mend ties in Europe

Where the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case stands after 3 weeks

News Wrap: Winter storm piling up snow in Sierra Nevada 

Remembering Robert Duvall and his storied career

DOJ gives its reasoning for redacting Epstein files

Democrats pushing to ‘get ICE under control,’ Jeffries says

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on public reaction to Epstein

How Team USA is faring at the Winter Olympics

Matthew Pinsker joins Geoff Bennett on ‘Settle In’

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00:00 – Intro
02:32 – Tense Alliance
13:06 – Missing
16:09 – News Wrap
20:23 – Remembering Robert Duvall and his storied career
24:04 – Epstein Files
27:51 – Shutdown
33:41 – Political Stakes
40:55 – Olympic Games
48:36 – Settle In
55:11 – Goodnight