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PBS News Hour

News Wrap: Trump signs Department of War order

Season 2025 Episode 248 | 6m 58s

In our news wrap Friday, President Trump authorized the Defense Department to use the Department of War as its secondary title, Homeland Security carried out a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia and Russian President Vladimir Putin said that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine while the war is ongoing would be considered "legitimate targets."

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Brooks and Bouie on economic warning signs
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RFK Jr. grilled on vaccine views, trust in health agencies
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