PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 17, 2026
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as posted by the channelTuesday on the News Hour, how the Trump administration is not only changing recommendations for existing vaccines, but also creating barriers to developing new ones. Repeated Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure leave millions to face cold temperatures without power. Plus, remembering civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who spent decades advocating for the poor and confronting injustice.
News Wrap: U.S. says progress made in Iran nuclear talks
U.S. blocking new mRNA flu shot 'sends chills,' expert warns
Ukrainians face winter without heat after Russian attacks
How Trump and Bondi have transformed the DOJ
A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy
Andrew Young reflects on partnership with Jesse Jackson
FCC commissioner on 'equal time' after Colbert-CBS dispute
Namwali Serpell celebrates literary genius in 'On Morrison'
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21 claims extractedTrump vaccine policies will cause preventable child deaths
Vaccine policy changes pose dangerous risks to children
FDA vaccine rejection based on ideology rather than science
Single FDA official arbitrarily rejected vaccine without scientific basis
U.S. vaccine rejection will discourage global vaccine development
Reduced vaccine recommendations create confusion and lower vaccination rates
Vaccine recommendation changes lack scientific basis
Trump administration removed slavery history exhibit from historic site
Trump administration removed slavery history displays from Washington home
DOJ staff exodus driven by Trump administration political priorities
DOJ overrides judicial appointments with Trump loyalists
DOJ leadership declares war on judges, seeks impeachments
DOJ attorneys resign over political interference and policy changes
DOJ staffing crisis leads to prosecutorial incompetence
Trump claimed Russia deal to spare Ukraine power, Russia attacked days later
Ukrainian official criticizes leaders negotiating with Russia
CBS invoked equal time rule to block Democratic candidate interview
FCC chairman signals intent to eliminate talk show exemption from equal time rule
Corporate media capitulating to administration censorship demands
FCC and Trump administration using equal time rule to censor media
Media self-censoring due to fear of Trump administration retaliation
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