PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 27, 2026

From PBS NewsHour.

Friday on the News Hour, with the two countries on the brink of war, there’s movement on a crucial sticking point in the nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. Former President Clinton testifies before a GOP-led committee, saying he did not know about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. Plus, with more people detained in the immigration crackdown, the Trump administration looks to house them in warehouses.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
U.S.-Iran mediator says ‘diplomacy can reach a deal’

Clinton testifies he had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes

News Wrap: Pakistan says it’s in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan

Trump administration’s clash with Anthropic escalates

The implications of Paramount’s Warner Bros. buyout

ICE turning warehouses into migrant detention facilities

Brooks and Capehart on the Senate primaries in Texas

Punch the monkey melts hearts with unlikely zoo friendship

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00:00 – Intro
02:29 – On the Brink
05:59 – Epstein Files
11:01 – News Wrap
18:08 – AI & the Military
24:31 – Media Merger
29:16 – Immigration Crackdown
38:55 – Brooks & Capehart
48:45 – Monkeying Around
52:15 – Goodnight