Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/february-12-2025-pbs-news-hour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wednesday on the News Hour... Wednesday on the News Hour, in his first meeting with European allies, Defense Secretary Hegseth charts major American policy shifts on Ukraine. Lawmakers spotlight the so-called "war on waste" as Elon Musk's influence in the White House broadens. Plus, the Trump administration guts key research efforts within the Education Department, an agency the president has pledged to eliminate. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Hegseth tells NATO Ukraine membership unlikely as Trump says Putin will discuss ending war 4 min Experts examine what the U.S. policy shifts on Ukraine mean for NATO 8 min News Wrap: U.S. frees cybercriminal Vinnik in Russian prisoner swap for Mark Fogel 7 min House Republicans reveal their budget blueprint 5 min Elon Musk’s influence in the White House grows as Trump hands him more power Musk’s DOGE needs to be ‘much more transparent’ in spending cuts, former GAO head says 7 min Trump’s vision for dismantling the Department of Education Adrien Brody unpacks his performance as a complicated man driven by art in ‘The Brutalist’ 8 min