PBS News Hour full episode, Feb. 4, 2026

Wednesday on the News Hour, the expiration of a nuclear arms treaty between the U.S. and Russia makes the future even more uncertain for the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals. Federal agents’ use of surveillance tools to track immigrants and protesters raises questions about civil liberties. Plus, a look at Stephen Miller’s rise to prominence and influence on the Trump administration.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS

Key U.S.-Russia nuclear arms reduction treaty expires

https://youtu.be/rUXQun8Stvk

Experts debate future of U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty

https://youtu.be/92irxIOQ66k

News Wrap: Georgia election officials challenge FBI in court

https://youtu.be/f2S2hXbOY68

What to know about immigration agents’ surveillance tactics

https://youtu.be/L7BpLKqYtyY

Stephen Miller’s influence on the Trump administration

https://youtu.be/2iSS9aCe_SE

Former editor discusses The Washington Post’s mass layoffs

https://youtu.be/y_YptO_QUw0

Researchers meet big setback to measuring ‘Doomsday Glacier’

https://youtu.be/k_2YcyN3IiQ

Alicia Graf Mack on leading the Alvin Ailey dance company

https://youtu.be/PUnFPdY1ii0

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00:00 - Intro

02:03 - Nuclear Risks

05:15 - Experts debate future of U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty

12:45 - News Wrap

19:10 - ICE Tactics

26:28 - Right-Hand Man

35:25 - Sweeping Layoffs

42:18 - Melting Glacier

47:48 - Leading Alvin Ailey

54:46- Online + Goodnight