PBS News Hour full episode, March 12, 2025

From PBS NewsHour.

Wednesday on the News Hour, the European Union and Canada announce retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., escalating President Trump’s Trade war. The Trump administration takes aim at the Department of Education, firing nearly half its workforce. Plus, hundreds of thousands of Afghans who worked with America live in fear of Taliban retribution after the U.S. suspended its refugee program.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Canada, EU hit U.S. with tariffs, escalating trade war

EU: No one will benefit from tariffs but we had to react

News Wrap: Lawyer says Khalil case ‘shocking and outrageous’

Trump’s cuts ‘undermine’ education, former secretary says

Afghans who helped Americans fear Taliban retribution

San Bernardino fights for comeback after decades of decline

Indigenous artists on reclaiming authenticity

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00:00 – Intro
02:48 – Canada, EU hit U.S. with tariffs, escalating trade war
07:25 – EU: No one will benefit from tariffs but we had to react
14:30 – News Wrap
20:48 – Mass Firings
27:12 – Closing Doors
35:11 – America at a Crossroads
45:01 – Quantum Leap
51:48 – Native Art
54:16 – Online + Goodnight