PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 23, 2026

From PBS NewsHour.

Monday on the News Hour, the killing of a Mexican cartel leader sparks retaliatory violence across parts of Mexico. FBI Director Kash Patel’s trip to the Olympics raises questions about the bureau’s priorities and use of taxpayer dollars. Plus, as a fragile peace arrangement holds between Syria’s new government and its Kurdish minority, we hear from the Kurds’ top military leader.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Killing of cartel leader sparks violence in parts of Mexico

Millions on blanketed by most snowfall seen in years

News Wrap: Judge blocks release of Trump documents report

Patel’s Olympics trip raises questions about his travel

Most say country worse off than a year ago, new poll shows

Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on Trump losing support

Kurdish general on peace with Syria and hopes for the future

Team USA caps golden run at the Winter Olympics

The iconic photographs of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

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00:00 – Intro
02:38 – Chaos in Mexico
07:07 – Blizzard
09:48 – News Wrap
14:49 – FBI Under Scrutiny
20:47 – Mood of the Country
28:20 – Political Stakes
37:08 – After Assad
43:14 – Winter Olympics
48:25 – Olympic Moment
54:12 – State of the Union Promo
54:46 – Goodnight