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November 20, 2017

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PBS News Hour - S42 - E231

Monday on the NewsHour, new allegations of sexual misconduct against high-profile figures. Also: The Justice Department moves to block AT&T's merger with Time Warner, who benefits from the GOP tax proposal, global implications as Germany fails to form a government, the political response to new sexual harassment allegations, using sports to bridge racial divides and art from Guantanamo Bay.

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42x181 - September 11, 2017
September 11, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, Irma batters Florida, leaving millions without power and a growing tally of damage from high winds and flooding. Also: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the opioid epidemic and lessons from superstorm Sandy, refugees in desperate need of mental health services, Houston's model for pet rescues in disasters and more.
42x182 - September 12, 2017
September 12, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Irma leaves flooding and more than half of Florida without power as recovery begins. Also: Rep. Mark Meadows on the divisions in the Republican Party, the latest in the Russian election meddling investigation, combating Lyme disease with genetic engineering, retraining coal miners for new careers and Houston's plan to keep pets safe in disasters.
42x183 - September 13, 2017
September 13, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Florida labors to turn the power back on and repair hurricane damage amid news that eight people have died at a nursing home. Also: The Democrats' pitch for universal health care, the spacecraft that's given us stunning images of Saturn, the link between violent online videos and war crimes evidence and two very different takes on what to do with Confederate monuments.
42x184 - September 14, 2017
September 14, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump and Democratic leaders negotiate the future of the nation's "dreamers." Also: A slow recovery after Irma, the strange story of hearing loss for U.S. diplomats in Cuba gets weirder, how big tech companies shape the way we think, Ken Burns' new series on Vietnam and Terry Gross on why she's on radio and not TV.
42x185 - September 15, 2017
September 15, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton looks back at “What Happened” in the 2016 presidential election. Also: The latest on a London subway attack, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, preserving voices from Vietnam in a new Ken Burns documentary and the best way to help storm victims.
42x186 - September 18, 2017
September 18, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, the acquittal of a white police officer for killing a black man spurs four days of protests in St. Louis. Also: An interview with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar for Bangladesh, a judge's take on the growing backlog of immigration cases, Hillary Clinton on why she lost Wisconsin and a grandma sets weightlifting records.
42x187 - September 19, 2017
September 19, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump ramps up his war of words in his first speech before the United Nations General Assembly. Also: A deadly earthquake shakes central Mexico, Hurricane Maria blasts the Northern Caribbean, an interview with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rethinking college to fit nontraditional schedules and athletes bridging racial divides.
42x188 - September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the death toll climbs in Mexico after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake destroys scores of buildings, including a school. We examine the science behind the devastation. Also: Hurricane Maria pummels Puerto Rico, Republicans' latest effort to replace Obamacare, an interview with Michael Bloomberg, Russia flaunts its strength and the business of smuggling across the U.S. border.
42x189 - September 21, 2017
September 21, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, rescuers scramble to find survivors after that powerful earthquake caused a school and dozens of other buildings to collapse. Hurricane Maria leaves parts of Puerto Rico completely devastated before regaining strength and turning its fury on the Dominican Republic. And a conversation with Melinda Gates about the impact of tech on teens and the importance of foreign aid.
42x190 - September 22, 2017
September 22, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Maria leaves Puerto Rico in the dark after the powerful storm devastates the Caribbean islands. Also: Searching for life in the rubble of Mexico's deadly earthquake, Sen. Tim Kaine on the future of health care reform, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news and a look at some must-reads for the fall.
42x191 - September 25, 2017
September 25, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, the devastation in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria comes into stark focus. Also: New escalation in the war of words between the U.S. and North Korea, the Supreme Court drops arguments over the president's travel ban, pro athletes team up to condemn the president's attacks, Iraqi Kurds cast votes toward independence, protests erupt over the GOP health care bill and more.
42x192 - September 26, 2017
September 26, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Puerto Rico reaches a state of crisis as millions suffer without basic needs after Hurricane Maria. Also: Whether the war of words between President Trump and North Korea will reach a breaking point, Trump White House staffers caught using private emails, parents push back on vaccine requirements and a new scandal for college basketball.
42x193 - September 27, 2017
September 27, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Puerto Rico grows increasingly desperate for power, gas and drinking water. Also: Congress moves on to tax reform, why President Trump’s pick lost the primary race for Alabama’s open Senate seat, using social media to fight hateful extremism, finding common ground in healing after the Vietnam War and a debut novel from Gabriel Tallent.
42x194 - September 28, 2017
September 28, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, the wreckage of Hurricane Maria poses a logistical nightmare for those in need in Puerto Rico. Also: The technology Russia used in the 2016 election under scrutiny, Yemen’s war-induced humanitarian crisis worsens, the influence of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, the woman who sparked debate about discrimination in Silicon Valley and a journalist’s experience with miscarriage.
42x195 - September 29, 2017
September 29, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, Tom Price resigns as health secretary after coming under fire for using taxpayer money to pay for expensive charter flights. Also: Puerto Rico still waits for help, U.S.-Cuba relations devolve after diplomats get sick, Brooks and Klein analyze the week's news, using verse to capture a rapidly changing city and what led to the opioid crisis.
42x196 - October 2, 2017
October 2, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, in a harrowing tragedy, an attacker opens fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas killing more than 50. Also: The daunting task of rebuilding Puerto Rico, Politics Monday on President Trump's response to the Las Vegas shootings, a West Virginia city where drugs have taken a devastating toll and remembering rocker Tom Petty.
42x197 - October 3, 2017
October 3, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Las Vegas mourns while authorities struggle to learn a motive for the deadly mass shooting. Also: The guns used in Sunday's attack, President Trump's trip to Puerto Rico, a Supreme Court case that could change the makeup of Congress, a school for students recovering from opioid addiction and remembering rocker Tom Petty.
42x198 - October 4, 2017
October 4, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, police search for a motive in the Las Vegas shooting, while President Trump visits the survivors and first responders. We examine how Las Vegas has reignited the gun debate. Also: San Juan’s mayor discusses hurricane recovery, One on one with Venezuela's president, grading the president's crisis responses and treating pain without opioids.
42x199 - October 5, 2017
October 5, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, the NRA joins the White House and top Republicans in asking to review the legality of gun accessories used in the Las Vegas massacre. We explore how the attack raises a host of security concerns. Also: An ambush in Niger kills three U.S. soldiers, the intense battle for the city of Raqqa, major issues on Congress' plate and opioid crisis has cuts into the workforce.
42x200 - October 6, 2017
October 6, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, activists campaigning to abolish nuclear weapons win the Nobel Peace Prize. Also: The Trump administration rolls back an Obama-era birth control mandate, schools provide services in Puerto Rico, former opioid addicts help others, Shields and Brooks on the week's news and coping with a loved one's addiction.
42x201 - October 9, 2017
October 9, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump lays out his terms for a hardline immigration deal in exchange for protecting "dreamers." Also: The downfall of Harvey Weinstein amid sexual harassment allegations spanning decades, treating chronic pain without opioids, the president's feud with Sen. Bob Corker and the Nobel Prize winner who made economics more human.
42x202 - October 10, 2017
October 10, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, fast-moving flames sweep across Northern California, incinerating homes and business and forcing thousands to flee. Also: Two views on revoking the Clean Power Plan, the Iran nuclear deal in context, new allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, how the largest owner of local TV stations combines news with partisanship and more.
42x203 - October 11, 2017
October 11, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, California's death toll rises as wildfires rage on and the winds kick up again. Also: The Boy Scouts opens its ranks to girls, the EU's foreign policy chief on the Iran nuclear deal, an opioid linked to thousands of overdoses and opposing views on the Trump administration's latest moves.
42x204 - October 12, 2017
October 12, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, firefighters struggle to contain flames ravaging Northern California, as the death toll rises and winds force more evacuations. Also: Puerto Rico's governor on the island's recovery, President Trump's executive order on health care, the plight of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar, Ta-Nehisi Coates on backlash to Obama's presidency and a film about poverty and childhood.
42x205 - October 13, 2017
October 13, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump deals dual blows to Obamacare and the Iran nuclear agreement. Also: California wildfires show few signs of abating, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, a film about Thurgood Marshall before the Supreme Court and a foreign correspondent rethinks her own country's history.
42x206 - October 16, 2017
October 16, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, tensions rise as Iraqi troops seize the city of Kirkuk from the Kurds after a vote for independence. Also: President Trump addresses a flurry of news, California businesses sift through the rubble, New Mexico makes progress against opioid addiction and more.
42x207 - October 17, 2017
October 17, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, two senators push a bipartisan deal to fund Obamacare subsidies for two years. Also: President Trump's claims that past commanders in chief didn't call families of fallen soldiers, Puerto Rico's water crisis, the far right makes gains in Europe, women share sexual harassment experiences and how school reform often sidesteps real issues.
42x208 - October 18, 2017
October 18, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump reverses course and backs away from a bipartisan health care bill that would stabilize insurance markets. Also: Chinese President Xi Jinping cements his power, an Arizona congressman on the Democratic Party, removing bombs in former ISIS strongholds, a first-hand account of being sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein and a rich celestial phenomenon.
42x209 - October 19, 2017
October 19, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, White House Chief of Staff wades into the controversy about consoling Gold Star families. Also: President Trump meets with Puerto Rico's governor, the court battle over an undocumented immigrant in Texas who wants an abortion, what food says about our economic status, investigating lead-tainted water in schools and a New Orleans musician trains the next generation.
42x210 - October 20, 2017
October 20, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, the Senate passes a trillion budget measure creating a path for President Trump's tax plan. Also: After ISIS and the fall of its capital, the U.S. Virgin Islands rebuilds after Hurricane Maria, Californians search for places to live after wildfire, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, Ai Weiwei's project on refugees, the secret power of self-deprecation and more.
42x211 - October 23, 2017
October 23, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, a look at the questions surrounding a deadly ambush in Niger that left four American soldiers dead. Also: What Tom Hanks has to say about the Harvey Weinstein scandal, military couples find hope in IVF, the latest book in a series that brought us "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," and a West Virginia poet explores the opioid crisis.
42x212 - October 24, 2017
October 24, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Washington watches as Republican rift between President Trump and members of his own party becomes ever more public. Also: Fallout from a massive school cheating scandal, a new look at the figure who defined "renaissance man" and the World Series brings good news to a city in recovery.
42x213 - October 25, 2017
October 25, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump denies a Republican rift as a growing chorus inside the GOP overshadows their attempts to pass tax reform. Also: Chinese President Xi Jinping solidifies his power, a big win for banks and credit card companies, rare wildlife make their home in Cuba and Tom Hanks on his new collection of short stories.
42x214 - October 26, 2017
October 26, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump declares a public health emergency to combat the opioid crisis. Also: A pattern of neglect from hospice caretakers, parents forced to move to give their kids a better future, Pakistan's goal to eradicate polio, helping Afghan women hike, and Khizr Khan's Brief but Spectacular take.
42x215 - October 27, 2017
October 27, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, Defense Secretary James Mattis makes an unannounced visit to the demilitarized zone that divides North and South Korea. Also: An HBO executive shares her sexual harassment experience, concerns about the upcoming Census, Shields and Brooks weigh in on the Republican divide, Jesmyn Ward's newest novel and a view on compassion for North Korea.
42x216 - October 30, 2017
October 30, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his business partner are indicted, while another former Trump advisor pleads guilty to lying to the FBI. We examine the swift political response to the charges. Also: Spain's crackdown on Catalonia, a journalist's first-hand account of sexual harassment and more.
42x217 - October 31, 2017
October 31, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his business partner are indicted, while another former Trump advisor pleads guilty to lying to the FBI. We examine the swift political response to the charges. Also: Spain's crackdown on Catalonia, a journalist's first-hand account of sexual harassment and more.
42x218 - November 1, 2017
November 1, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, a day after the deadly attack on a bike path in New York, more details emerge about the suspect behind the wheel. Also: Social media companies face questions about Russian influence in the 2016 election, Bowe Bergdahl in court, Superstorm Sandy five years on, Obamacare open enrollment under President Trump and a remote community powered on renewables.
42x219 - November 2, 2017
November 2, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Republican lawmakers unveil a sweeping tax reform bill. We look at the biggest changes under the plan. Also: A new leader for the Federal Reserve, transforming one of Pakistan's oldest health care facilities, the tech boom creates a housing crunch and a Brief but Spectacular take on investing in the impossible.
42x220 - November 3, 2017
November 3, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl receives a dishonorable discharge and no jail time for deserting his Army post in Afghanistan. Also: A rare interview with a North Korean defector, a government report on climate change, Alec Baldwin on the need to change sexist work culture, the Trump effect in Virginia, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news and an essay on making love last.
42x221 - November 6, 2017
November 6, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, police search for a motive after a gunman opens fire on a Texas church over the weekend. Also: President Trump talks trade in Japan, offshore holdings link the U.S. commerce secretary and Russia, Saudi princes arrested in a power grab and lessons learned a year after the divisive presidential election.
42x222 - November 7, 2017
November 7, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Virginia's race for governor draws national attention as a test of the president's popularity. Also: How gun background checks work, President Trump's stop in South Korea, teaching preschoolers tolerance and how Harvey Weinstein hired undercover agents to gather information on female accusers.
42x223 - November 8, 2017
November 8, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, wins in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere give the Democratic Party its first boost since the presidential election. Also: The GOP pushes its tax plan in Congress, China rolls out the red carpet for President Trump, an ambassador warns the U.S. diplomatic corps is being depleted and how thriving wildlife could be a boon to Cuban tourism.
42x224 - November 9, 2017
November 9, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, a report by The Washington Post claims that Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore had sexual contact with a 14-year-old decades ago. Also: What's in the Senate tax overhaul, President Trump talks trade with China, the demand for veggie burgers that taste like meat, the outgoing IRS commissioner talks tax reform, Alec Baldwin on playing the president and more.
42x225 - November 10, 2017
November 10, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, as women speak out about sexual harassment and assault, are we at a turning point in American culture? Also: An effort to clean up toxic Agent Orange, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, South Africa grapples with its own monuments and a photographer captures portraits of fellow veterans.
42x226 - November 13, 2017
November 13, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls for Roy Moore to step down from his Senate candidacy amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct. Also: The results from President Trump's trip to Asia, the U.S. role in Yemen, how austerity measures have affected lives in Greece and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant on gaining a new musical perspective.
42x227 - November 14, 2017
November 14, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces questions from members of Congress and defends his statements about Russian contacts with the Trump campaign. Also: Senators question the president's ability to launch nuclear warheads, representatives address sexual harassment, after-school programs get kids excited about math and science and Amy Tan's unintended memoir.
42x228 - November 15, 2017
November 15, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republican lawmakers push to repeal a key part of the Affordable Care Act in their tax reform plan. Also: Zimbabwe military leaders seize control from President Mugabe, the creator of the #MeToo movement, astronaut Scott Kelly on returning to Earth, the fallout over Roy Moore and comedian Tig Notaro talks about humor in uncomfortable moments.
42x229 - November 16, 2017
November 16, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Sen. Al Franken accused of sexual harassment, a mistrial declared in the Sen. Menendez case, what an "America First" economy would actually mean, an FCC rule change on controlling mergers and Afghanistan's chief executive on combatting terrorism.
42x230 - November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, as Iraqi forces take back the last ISIS-held town in the country, a new investigation reveals the civilian casualties from coalition airstrikes. Also: anti-terrorism tactics used to protect elephants, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, inside the Museum of the Bible and Microsoft's CEO on a changing work culture.
42x231 - November 20, 2017
November 20, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, new allegations of sexual misconduct against high-profile figures. Also: The Justice Department moves to block AT&T's merger with Time Warner, who benefits from the GOP tax proposal, global implications as Germany fails to form a government, the political response to new sexual harassment allegations, using sports to bridge racial divides and art from Guantanamo Bay.
42x232 - November 21, 2017
November 21, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, celebrations break out in the streets as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe resigns, ending decades of rule. Also: Weighing how we deal with the consequences of sexual misconduct, the FCC's plan to roll back internet neutrality rules, fraternities under fire, Donna Brazile's tell-all book about the 2016 election and a new opera from John Adams.
42x233 - November 22, 2017
November 22, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, a former USA gymnastics doctor pleads guilty to sexual assault. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Syrian civil war is over -- but is he right? Also: ISIS’ youngest recruits still face brutality in a liberated Mosul, how nutmeg made its way from 15th-century infamy to the Thanksgiving table and what students today think about ‘fake news’ and the media.
42x234 - November 23, 2017
November 23, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Donald Trump spends his Thanksgiving holiday pardoning turkeys in south Florida while celebrations in New York City raise security. Also: Lebanon’s prime minister returns home after his surprise resignation, Houston struggles to find construction workers to rebuild, campsites in San Diego shelter the homeless, what’s changing in the cranberry business and the power of kindness.
42x235 - November 24, 2017
November 24, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, hundreds are killed in an attack on a mosque in Egypt, one of the deadliest in the country’s modern history. Also, A school in Rwanda empowers women to become business leaders, the NFL's controversy-packed year, Shields and BRooks analyze the week's news, a guide to the best books of the year and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda debuts his political activism.
42x236 - November 27, 2017
November 27, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, Republicans rush to pass their tax plan as accusations of sexual misconduct continue to cloud the capitol. Also: A fight over the future of the financial watchdog agency, the Pope's delicate mission to Myanmar, take a tour of the first museum of modern art in Africa and more.
42x237 - November 28, 2017
November 28, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Republican tax plan overcomes another hurdle, but will it pass the Senate? We examine how the tax battle could affect student loans. Also: The pope's visit to a country plagued by ethnic violence, distrust in the media and the impact on the electorate, a podcast produced in prison and protecting police dogs from the drugs they sniff out.
42x238 - November 29, 2017
November 29, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump vows new sanctions on North Korea after the communist nation launches its most powerful ballistic missile yet. Also: President Trump re-tweets anti-Muslim messages, cellphone privacy goes before the Supreme Court, Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor fired over sexual misconduct and a doctor's personal loss to opioids and more.
42x239 - November 30, 2017
November 30, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, debate on the GOP tax overhaul heats up ahead of a Senate vote, Republicans sounding more optimistic as the hours go by. We look at who gets the biggest tax cuts. Also: A former Israeli prime minister on the latest turmoil, making sense of the Amazon headquarters bidding war, a Marine and a combat photographer's story of war and talking to white people about race.
42x240 - December 1, 2017
December 1, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about Russia contacts as part of Robert Mueller's investigation. Also: What's in the sweeping Senate GOP tax plan, reactions to an undocumented immigrant acquitted of murder charges, Shields and Gerson on the week's news and an argument in favor of binge-watching.
42x241 - December 4, 2017
December 4, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, Republican leaders scramble to keep the momentum on their massive tax bill. We look at what's inside. Also: How the president's tweets affect the Russia investigation, Houthi rebels kill a former Yemeni president, what the Mafia has to do with protecting the Vatican against terrorism, rollbacks to two national monuments and Politics Monday on the Alabama Senate race.
42x242 - December 5, 2017
December 5, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump signals plans to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, igniting fears of violence across the Middle East. Also: The case of a wedding cake and a gay couple at the Supreme Court, a woman accuses the president of defamation, Russia banned from the Winter Olympics, the debate over arming teachers and catching up with the man walking around the world.
42x243 - December 6, 2017
December 6, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump recognizes Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, breaking from decades of U.S. policy and igniting calls for violence in the Middle East. Also: Calls for Sen. Al Franken to resign, how the Iraq war has created opportunities for Iran and a recent boom in rooftop solar panels.
42x244 - December 7, 2017
December 7, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, California wildfires rage out of of control and thousands around Los Angeles are forced to evacuate. Also: What the Republican tax plan allows oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge, Iraq's reliance on Iranian-backed militias, low-wake workers facing sexual assault, a state budget crisis blamed on tax cuts and a Brief but Spectacular take from an award-winning poet.
42x245 - December 8, 2017
December 8, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, a fifth day of fires raging across California prompts more evacuations and leaves behind tens of thousands of acres of scorched land. Also: Reaction in Jerusalem to President Trump's decision, how the U.S. and Iran found a common goal in Iraq, a sprint to the finish in the Alabama Senate race, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news and the hit TV series “The Crown.”
42x246 - December 11, 2017
December 11, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, a pipe bomb explodes in a busy New York subway area, injuring four, including a suspect. The director of the National Counterterrorism Center weighs in. Also: The Alabama Senate race comes down to the wire, NATO war games to counter Russia, the tax bill provision that eliminates medical expense deductions and an auto repair shop run by women.
42x247 - December 12, 2017
December 12, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Alabama voters elected Democrat Doug Jones in a competitive Senate race marked by sexual assault claims against Republican Roy Moore. Also: Also: Helping schools prevent school shootings, the global consequences of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, on the ground with immigration enforcement agents and Nelson Mandela's presidential years.
42x248 - December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Doug Jones becomes the first Democrat to win an Alabama Senate seat in 25 years. We break down the political aftershocks. Also: The FBI comes under fire for alleged bias against President Trump, your questions no the Republican tax proposal, the effect of climate change on wildfires and why we might be giving Vladimir Putin too much credit as a political mastermind.
42x249 - December 14, 2017
December 14, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Republicans scramble to iron out the details of their sweeping tax plan and how to pay for it. Also: What Russians living in Brooklyn think of heightened tensions with the U.S., Disney's plan to buy 21st Century Fox, making sense of how the tax overhaul benefits corporations, a mother's mission to reduce gun violence, fake prescription drugs in Kenya and more.
42x250 - December 15, 2017
December 15, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, Republicans on the verge of a tax cut agreement make final deals in an aggressive push to get it done before the holidays. How will it affect national debt? Also: What U.S. officials are signaling to North Korea, Shields and Brooks analyze the news, reviewing some of the best movies of 2017 and using poetry as a gateway to reading.
42x251 - December 18, 2017
December 18, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, an Amtrak passenger train spills over a Washington state highway on the first day of a new route. Also: National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on the security strategy unveiled today, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the Republican tax plan, life after ISIS for an Iraqi religious minority, and Politics Monday on conservative criticism of the Russia probe.
42x252 - December 19, 2017
December 19, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republicans push forward their tax plan, nearing the biggest change to the tax code in decades. Also: Puerto Rico warns the tax bill will hurt the island's economy, U.S. aid halted for groups in Kenya that mention abortion, giving away free glasses to boost grades, the story of a cousin struggling with the prison system and more.
42x253 - December 20, 2017
December 20, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Republicans pass the most drastic rewrite of the tax code in decades, sending the .5 trillion plan to the president’s desk. We explore the bill’s impact on Obamacare. Also: The stunning civilian death toll of defeating ISIS in Mosul, how moving houses can improve your health, reviewing the year in science and a new musical that’s generating Tony buzz.
42x254 - December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, we break down the fine print and sweeping changes of the final Republican tax bill. Also: The lasting influence President Donald Trump will have on the judiciary, the head of the Equal Employment Commission on sexual harassment complaints, the costs of our meat-loving habits, Daniel Ellsberg warns of nuclear war and hip-hop’s influence on an American poet.
42x255 - December 22, 2017
December 22, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, the war in Yemen reaches a devastating milestone with a million recorded cases of cholera. Also: A pattern of sexual harassment at Ford auto plants, asylum seekers separated from their children after crossing the border, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze Congress’ accomplishments and TV critics list the best shows of 2017.
42x256 - December 25, 2017
December 25, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, an examination of President Trump's claim that he has ended the so-called "war on Christmas." Also: Rohingya refugees living and attending school in Chicago, a Politics Monday look at why the president is lambasting an FBI leader, a new book on the simple pleasures of life and a special armed-services rendition of the “Carol of the Bells.”
42x257 - December 26, 2017
December 26, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Russian intelligence operations continue to influence U.S. opinion. Also: The Boston Globe investigates how racism still plagues the city, the Church of Sweden moves to stop referring to God as male, the memoir of a young American living in Russia during the 1950s and a dancer's fresh take on an old artform.
42x258 - December 27, 2017
December 27, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the new tax law and its impact on tax deductions in states with high property taxes. Also: A review of the year in politics from the right and the left, a treatment for a female medical problem and a cultural taboo, the year 2017 in tech and the real life story of the infamous Miami drug war.
42x259 - December 28, 2017
December 28, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, ISIS suicide attackers strike, killing dozens at a Shiite center in Afghanistan's capital. Also: Will the new tax law turn employers into owners, Maine's governor and Maine voters fight over expanding Medicaid, reviewing the year in Trump foreign policy and a Brief but Spectacular take from an interfaith gospel choir.
42x260 - December 29, 2017
December 29, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, bitter cold freezes much of the United States as Americans brace for a frigid New Year's. Also: Bombing hospitals as a strategy of war, perspectives on feminism from the ancient Greeks, Shields and Brooks on President Trump's first year in office, reviewing the top music hits of 2017 and why we need more poetry in our lives.

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42x226 - November 13, 2017

42x227 - November 14, 2017

42x228 - November 15, 2017

42x229 - November 16, 2017

42x230 - November 17, 2017

42x231 - November 20, 2017

42x232 - November 21, 2017

42x233 - November 22, 2017

42x234 - November 23, 2017

42x235 - November 24, 2017

42x236 - November 27, 2017

42x237 - November 28, 2017

42x238 - November 29, 2017

42x239 - November 30, 2017

42x240 - December 1, 2017

42x241 - December 4, 2017

42x242 - December 5, 2017

42x243 - December 6, 2017

42x244 - December 7, 2017

42x245 - December 8, 2017

42x246 - December 11, 2017

42x247 - December 12, 2017

42x248 - December 13, 2017

42x249 - December 14, 2017

42x250 - December 15, 2017

42x251 - December 18, 2017

42x252 - December 19, 2017

42x253 - December 20, 2017

42x254 - December 21, 2017

42x255 - December 22, 2017

42x256 - December 25, 2017

42x257 - December 26, 2017

42x258 - December 27, 2017

42x259 - December 28, 2017

42x260 - December 29, 2017