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WATCH: Adams grilled on whether he made immigration deal with Trump administration to avoid prosecution

By Molly Finnegan

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., confronted New York Mayor Eric Adams in a House Oversight hearing Wednesday about whether the Trump administration had coerced Adams into greater cooperation with federal law enforcement in order to spare himself from legal trouble.

WATCH: Boston mayor reacts to GOP pushback on immigration by telling Congress how it could make her city safer

By Molly Finnegan

“If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our city safe,” Mayor Michelle Wu said.

Severe storms create blizzard conditions, threaten to spawn more tornadoes across the U.S.

By Jeff Martin, Associated Press

Powerful storms that killed two people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town charged across the nation, threatening more communities Wednesday in the central to eastern United States with wide-ranging weather.

Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to AP report

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The VA's chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top level officials at the agency that it had an objective to cut enough employees to return to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000.

U.S. Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70

Turner had been in Washington on Tuesday and attended President Donald Trump's address before Congress.

Stocks fall as trade war between U.S. and key partners escalate, wiping out S&P 500 post-election gains

By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press

The benchmark index fell 1.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 670 points, or 1.6%, The Nasdaq slipped 0.4% despite a rebound in big tech stocks such as Nvidia.

News Wrap: Massive storm threatens Mardi Gras in New Orleans

In our news wrap Tuesday, a massive storm system is threatening to put a damper on Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, Arab leaders from across the Middle East endorsed a plan to rebuild Gaza, at least three Serbian lawmakers…

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Mexico argues American gunmakers liable for cartel gun violence

By Stephanie Sy, Ali Schmitz

Mexican officials argued at the U.S. Supreme Court that American gunmakers should be held liable for cartel violence in their country. The Mexican government estimates that 200,000 firearms are smuggled into the country from the U.S. each year. Chip Brownlee,…

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Powerful storms across U.S. bring range of threats from fires to blizzard conditions

By Jeff Martin, Jack Brook, Associated Press

Forecasts on Tuesday also predicted dust storms in the southwest, tornadoes in the South and blizzard conditions in the Central Plains, and were forcing some changes to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

WATCH: Highlights and takeaways from Trump’s address to Congress

By Deema Zein, Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López

PBS News digital correspondent Deema Zein spoke with PBS News White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López and Capitol Hill Correspondent Lisa Desjardins about key moments from the address.