February 7, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Senate Republicans blocked the major bipartisan border security package. Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin about what happens next.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a counterproposal from Hamas that would have paused the war in exchange for releasing Israeli hostages over the next few months. The U.S. has hoped a pause could spark broader regional diplomatic progress. Nick Schifrin examines the state of diplomacy with Marwan Muasher and Dennis Ross.

A U.S. airstrike in Baghdad Wednesday killed a leader of a group that has struck American forces for years. But another group bore most of the dead and casualties from last week's strikes and claims no connection to the attacks on the U.S. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn traveled to the site of those airstrikes in western Iraq and met members of the paramilitary group.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of the most consequential election cases in the nation’s history. Does the Civil War-era insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment disqualify Donald Trump from holding higher office? The court will hear a case out of Colorado, where its state Supreme Court ruled Trump is ineligible to be on the ballot. William Brangham reports.

Meta’s policy for dealing with deepfakes and AI is under fire after it allowed an altered video of President Biden to remain online. Meta’s oversight board called the company’s manipulated media policies “incoherent” and “confusing.” Meta now says it will label AI-generated content as such in the months to come. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta.

Rachael Ortiz-Marsh is the co-owner of the Tennessee Trojans, a women’s tackle football team in Nashville. She founded the team in 2022 with her wife, Tessa, to build community and break barriers for women through sports. Ortiz-Marsh shares her Brief But Spectacular take on building a team.