PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 14, 2025

PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 14, 2025

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    • Justice Department in upheaval over o...   Mass firings sweep federal agencies amid court challenges    • Mass firings sweep across federal age...   News Wrap: Key instruction missed before DC crash, NTSB says    • News Wrap: Black Hawk crew may have m...   Vance lectures European allies on democracy at Munich summit    • Vance lectures European allies on dem...   EU official on future of Ukraine amid shifting U.S. support    • EU’s foreign policy chief discusses t...   Constitutional scholar discusses Trump’s executive authority    • Constitutional scholar on whether Tru...   Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s challenge to the judiciary    • Brooks and Capehart on the Trump admi...   Jane Austen fans honor novelist 250 years after her birth    • Jane Austen fans honor British noveli...   Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok:   / pbsnews   X:   / newshour   Instagram:   / newshour   Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour 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