PBS NewsHour

• Markets plunge in wake of Trump’s new tariffs and fears of global trade war

  U.S. markets plunged in the wake of President Trump's announcement of new tariffs. Many stocks had their worst single day since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Leaders around the world denounced the tariffs and experts warned the president's action could risk more inflation, stall growth and even trigger a recession. Lisa Desjardins reports and Geoff Bennett discusses more with Ron Insana. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

• GOP Sen. Johnson says Wisconsin bracing to see ‘how painful’ tariff fallout will be

  Financial markets sank in the wake of President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on practically all goods being imported to the U.S. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is a member of the Senate budget and finance committees. His state of Wisconsin exports more than $27 billion in goods to international markets and he joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the tariffs. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

• News Wrap: Trump fires several National Security Council members

  In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump will fire several members of his National Security Council after he met in the Oval Office with conservative activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, the Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a string of violent storms across the Midwest and South killed at least six people. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

• How Taiwan is boosting its defenses to resist Chinese aggression

  Taiwan has long been the most tense flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. By law, the U.S. is required to help Taiwan defend its democracy. This week, China’s People’s Liberation Army launched new drills and sent ships around Taiwan. The U.S. said the moves “put the region’s security, and the world’s prosperity, at risk.” Nick Schifrin reports for our series: Taiwan: Risk and Resistance. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

• Trump administration resumes family detention in immigration crackdown

  One of the most contentious immigration policies in recent decades has been the detention of undocumented immigrant families. The Trump administration plans to detain thousands more in an effort to crack down on border crossings and legal pathways to asylum. John Yang discussed more with Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

• Conservative constitutional lawyer weighs in on Trump’s aggressive use of executive power

  President Trump has an expansive view of presidential authority and is claiming sweeping powers over the executive branch, including independent federal agencies. Amna Nawaz spoke with Joel Alicea, a professor of law and director of the Center for The Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at the Catholic University, for his take. It's part of our series, On Democracy. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

• How Trump’s sweeping new tariffs could shake up U.S. and global economies

  President Trump escalated trade wars with a new set of sweeping tariffs for about 60 countries. During a speech in the Rose Garden, the president declared a national economic emergency as the legal justification for the new tariffs. Trump says tariffs will revitalize manufacturing in the U.S. Amna Nawaz discussed the move with Roben Farzad, economic analyst and host of Full Disclosure. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

• News Wrap: Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 3,000 as civil war hampers relief efforts

  In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll from the earthquake in Myanmar surpassed 3,000 as relief efforts are hampered by the country's civil war, Israel says it will establish a new security corridor across Gaza, Denmark's prime minister spoke out against President Trump's ambition to take control of Greenland and a federal judge dismissed corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

• What election results in Wisconsin and Florida tell us about voter sentiment

  A trio of off-cycle election results show the president and his party losing political ground, even as they won two of the three races. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has a look at the message sent by voters in Wisconsin and Florida. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

• Important HHS services ‘will grind to a halt’ with cuts, former Secretary Sebelius says

  There’s growing concern over massive cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services as Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. works to reduce the agency workforce by 25 percent. Geoff Bennett discussed the Trump administration's cuts with Kathleen Sebelius, the HHS secretary during the Obama administration. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders