amna: and i'm amna nawaz.n the news hour tonight, senate committees give a green light to two of president trump's controversial nominees, tulsi gabbard and rfk junior, paving the way for their full confirmation. geoff: prime minister benjamin netanyahu visits the white house to discuss the tenuous ceasefire in gaza. we speak with the niece of a hostage who was released as part of the deal. amna: and amid efforts to curtail birthright citizenship, one family's story demonstrates the history and legacy of that constitutional right. norman wong: i'm a product of these laws. so if those laws were never here, i probably would never get born. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by -- >> cunard is a proud supporter of public television. on a voyage with cunard, the world awaits. diverse destinations and immersive experiences. a world of leisure and british style, all with cunard's star service. ♪ >> the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions, and friends of the news hour, includ

amna: the u.s. agency tasked with overseeing foreign aid is put on the chopping block with potential risks for national security. geoff: note and president trump threatens, then pauses tariffs on major u.s. trading partners. how the back and forth could affect american consumers. >> the tariff is a very regressive tax. it hits lower income households more than higher income households. announcer: major funding for the "pbs news hour" has been provided by -- >> on an american cruise line's journey, along the legendary mississippi river commission travelers explore civil war battlefields and historic riverside towns. a board our fleet of american riverboats, you can experience local culture and cuisine and discover the music and history of the mighty mississippi. american cruise lines, proud sponsor of pbs news hour. announcer: the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions, and friends of the newshour including the judy and peter blum kovler foundation. >> the william and flora hewlett fou

i'm geoff bennett amna: and i am amna navaz. tonight, president trump charges forward with his agenda. >> displaced gazans are returning home. we speak with the united nations' top humanitarian official about the situation. >> the biggest need we have right now is hold that ceasefire open. every day the ceasefire lasts, we're saving lives. amna: and hiring slows but the unemployment rate ticks down. what the latest jobs reports means for the u.s. economy. >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by friends of the news hour, including jim and nancy build new and the robert and virginia schiller foundation. the judy and peter blum kovler foundation. strengthening democracies at home and abroad. >> cunard is a proud supporter of public television. the world awaits. a world of flavor, diverse destinations and immersive experiences. a world of leisure and british style all with cunard's white star service. >> the john s and james l knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. >> and with the ongoing

amna: and i'm amna nawaz.n the "newshour" tonight -- president trump charges ahead with his agenda, reshaping us foreign policy, sending more migrants to guantanamo bay and pushing out more government workers. geoff: while israel's prime minister is in washington, displaced gazans are returning home. we speak with the united nations' top humanitarian official about the situation. >> the biggest need we have right now is hold that ceasefire open. every day the ceasefire lasts, we're saving lives. amna: and hiring slows, but the unemployment rate ticks down. what the latest jobs reports means for the u.s. economy. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs "newshour" has been provided by -- friends of the newshour, including jim and nancy milner and the robert and virginia schiller foundation. the judy and peter blum kovler foundation, a folding freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. ♪ >> cunard is a proud supporter of public television. on a voyage with cunard, the world awaits. a world with the flavor. d

♪ amna: the vase. -- i'm amna. geoff: i'm geoff bennett.onight on the news hour, today's deadline for federal workers to resign with pay is temporarily delayed. the latest on president trump's plans to be blocked by a court. amna: how the federal funding freeze is limiting nonprofits abilities to operate, including community health care head start programs. geoff: a leading department advocate addresses changes the trump administration is making to the u.s. government. >> trump is simply doing things that are flatly on their face a -- illegal and seeing what happens. ? ♪ >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by. >> on an american cruise line's journey along the columbia and snake rivers, travelers retrace the route forged by lewis and clark. more than 200 years ago. american cruise lines fleet of modern riverboats traveled through american landscapes to historic landmarks. where you can experience local customs and cuisine. american cruise lines, proud sponsors of pbs news hour. ♪ carnegie corporation of new york. working

amna: and i'm amna nawaz.fficials stop most helicopters from flying near the washington airport while they search for clues into what caused the deadly collision with a passenger jet jeff: a united nation's agency continues aid to gaza. amna: inducer yeah, rebuilding after 13 years of war. how one revolutionary envisions their future. >> i feel like i am free again. all of us believe that we were born just now. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- friends of the "newshour" including jim and nancy bildner and the robert and virginia shiller foundation, the judy and peter bloom kovler foundation upholding freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. >> qnod is a proud supporter of public television. on a voyage with qnod, the world awaits. diverse destinations and immersive experiences. a world of leisure and british style, all with qnod's white star service. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation fostering informed an engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with t

♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i am geoff bennett .lon musk expands his influence in the trump administration, gutting parts of the government while gaining access to sensitive federal payment systems. amna: the u.s. agency tasked with overseeing foreign aid is put on the chopping block with potential risks for national security. geoff: and president trump threatens then pauses tariffs on major u.s. trading partners. how the back and forth could affect american consumers. >> the tariff is a very regressive tax. it hits lower income households more than higher income households. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by -- >> on an american cruise lines journey along the mississippi river, travelers explore civil war battlefields and historic riverside towns. aboard our fleet of riverboats, you can experience local culture and cuisine and discover the music and history of the mighty mississippi. american curtiss lines, proud sponsor of pbs news hour. the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and frien

amna: there is a program that had to close because of this.e programs can access funds, some cannot. i want to talk about the other major program we are looking at. the community health centers across the country. ali rogin has done incredible reporting. it has happened in at least nine states, one virginia. the center was closed because of the problem. the issue is the payment management services. it has these health centers waiting for their funds. one is the ceo that said this is happening with no warning. >> all, it went down with no notification, nothing. we had to hear from health centers texting me to let us know we can't get into the pms system again. i say that with the asterix that we are in a life of uncertainty. and we have frankly never been in this situation. >> community health centers in this country serve one in 10 americans and one in five people in rural america. amna: this comes after the funding freeze proposal. it has been blocked by the courts. do we know what is behind these blocks? >> we asked hhs. at first it seemed t

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