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March 9, 2017
PBS News Hour - S42 - E49
Thursday on the NewsHour, Republicans win an early victory for their health care bill. We take a look at how it could seriously impact Medicaid. Also: U.S. Marines land in Syria to help take back Raqqa, how our devices may be monitoring us, a hippie doctor's journey from Woodstock to eradicating smallpox in India, and more.
PBS News Hour: Season 42 - 99 Episode s
42x1 - January 2, 2017
January 2, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, a look at Turkey’s struggle to stop terror attacks, as a manhunt continues for for the perpetrator of a New Year’s attack on an Istanbul nightclub. Also: A new year and a new president, a look back at President Obama’s efforts to conserve vast areas of land and water, prosecuting the Rwandan genocide and preserving history and culture in the digital age.
42x2 - January 3, 2017
January 3, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Republican-controlled Congress opens the new session with a fight over ethics. Also: A conversation with CIA Director John Brennan, Turkish soldiers seeking safe-haven following a failed coup attempt, the economics and politics behind Ford's investment in Michigan and President Obama's enduring mark on the U.S. education system.
42x3 - January 4, 2017
January 4, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Obama and Vice President-elect Pence head to Capitol Hill to make opposing cases on the future of health care. Also: CIA Director Brennan looks ahead to the Trump administration's relationship with Russia and U.S. intelligence, Iraqi families ripped apart in ISIS-held areas, protests against Sen. Jeff Sessions and the energy potential of nuclear technology.
42x4 - January 5, 2017
January 5, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Vice President Joe Biden talks about President-elect Donald Trump, Russian hacking and the future of the Democratic Party. Also: The secret to boosting workers' productivity, great risks and rewards of editing human DNA and the unsung black women behind NASA's first mission to space.
42x5 - January 6, 2017
January 6, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, a gunman's shooting rampage at the Fort Lauderdale airport killed at least five and wounded eight others. Also: Intelligence agencies released their report on Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election, we speak with Secretary of State John Kerry, the political analysis of Shields and Brooks, urging Americans to eat local fish and why we lack black male teachers.
42x6 - January 9, 2017
January 9, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, a look at how the Trump administration is taking shape ahead of the first confirmation hearings this week. Also: The legacy of Obama's health care overhaul and the upended lives of Iraqi children fleeing war in Mosul.
42x7 - January 10, 2017
January 10, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Jeff Sessions lays out legal limits to President-elect Trump's campaign statements at his confirmation hearing. Also: U.S. intelligence chiefs lay out the case of Russian hacking, Iran mourns the loss of a leading moderate voice, President Obama's criminal justice reform, a preview of the president’s farewell address and using the arts to boost low-performing schools.
42x8 - January 11, 2017
January 11, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, we discuss unverified reports that Russian intelligence has compromising information on the president-elect, gleaned from his visits to Moscow. Also: Attorneys debate Mr. Trump's potential conflicts of interest, the first news conference for the new president-elect, Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing, Jeff Sessions’ final day of hearings and Obama’s climate legacy.
42x9 - January 12, 2017
January 12, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Gen. James Mattis delivers a stern warning about Russia during his confirmation hearings. Also, we analyze the threat Russia poses to the U.S., Mattis and Pompeo differ on the Iran nuclear deal, how a senior Obama adviser views the president’s record, considering Obama’s economic legacy, art full of contradiction and a classical pianist on her music’s ‘golden time.’
42x10 - January 13, 2017
January 13, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks put distance between his views and their own. Also: How eight years of Obama's foreign policy shaped the Middle East, Mark Shields and David Brooks on the week's news, a new film recounts the horror and courage displayed in the Boston Marathon bombing.
42x11 - January 16, 2017
January 16, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump makes waves overseas, calling NATO obsolete and signaling that the U.S. may ease sanctions on Russia. Also: A preview of Inauguration week on Politics Monday, lessons on race from a city that once forced out its black residents, the difficult task of making Brexit a reality and students who leave for-profit colleges with no degree and a mountain of debt.
42x12 - January 17, 2017
January 17, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, outgoing U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power discusses the crisis in Syria, the threat of Russia and more. Also: Donald Trump's choice for education secretary faces the Senate, reducing health care costs by focusing on the sickest patients and how the first black president changed our views on race.
42x13 - January 18, 2017
January 18, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Obama gives his final news conference, addressing the release of Chelsea Manning and his role in a new era of politics. Also: The Senate grills the president-elect's Cabinet picks, exciting yet elusive possibilities of nuclear fusion, gridlock around Trump Tower and the importance of long-term care for health problems.
42x14 - January 19, 2017
January 19, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, on the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration, the nation prepares for a new leader. Also: The president-elect's picks for Treasury and Energy face Senate scrutiny, a rocky presidential transition on national security, one woman's story about losing it all, Josh Earnest's years in the briefing room and a film explores the poetry of everyday life.
42x15 - January 20, 2017
January 20, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, Donald J. Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. We analyze the events of Inauguration Day as the nation's political power shifts. Also: Scores of inauguration protesters are arrested while inauguration attendees explain their support, a preview of the Women's March and White House photographer Pete Souza looks back.
42x16 - January 23, 2017
January 23, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump turns to trade and the economy after a rocky start to his administration. Also: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on the new president, ongoing concerns over Trump business dealings, a combative start to the White House's relationship with the press and why Europe's far right hope to ride a wave of populism.
42x17 - January 24, 2017
January 24, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, while President Trump signs another flurry of executive actions, the Senate grills his picks to run the nation's budget and health care. Also: A shifting U.S. environmental policy starts with the Dakota Oil Pipeline, life after the Oval Office for former presidents, the effect of having police in schools and an unconventional movie musical racks up Oscar nominations.
42x18 - January 25, 2017
January 25, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trumps orders a border wall and moves to crack down on illegal immigration. Also: The president's unsubstantiated claims that millions voted illegally, silencing federal agencies' public communications, a meeting to outline the GOP agenda, using psychedelic drugs to treat illness and remembering Mary Tyler Moore.
42x19 - January 26, 2017
January 26, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Mexico's president cancels a meeting at the White House after President Trump orders the building of a border wall. Also: A conversation with presidential counsellor Kellyanne Conway, advice for middle-class Americans who are really on the edge of financial ruin and an Oscar-nominated movie that weaves together grief and love.
42x20 - January 27, 2017
January 27, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump bans refugees from Syria and halts immigrants from other Middle Eastern nations. Also: The British prime minister's first trip to the White House, tens of thousands march against abortion with support from the vice president, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week's news and an Asian-American comedian on everyday racism.
42x21 - January 30, 2017
January 30, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump defends his immigration order as thousands protest. We get full analysis on the travel ban, including views from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and an Iraqi interpreter for the U.S. military. Also: The lay of the political land amid upheaval over the immigration ban and fighting the smartphone addiction.
42x22 - January 31, 2017
January 31, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration rejects reports of internal confusion over the controversial immigration ban as the acting is fired for refusing to defend the refugee ban. Also: Contenders for Supreme Court nominee, universities warn international students not to leave the country and changing the face of classical music with female conductors.
42x23 - February 1, 2017
February 1, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, in his first television interview since the inauguration, Vice President Mike Pence sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the first days of the Trump administration and the new Supreme Court nominee. Also: More on Judge Neil Gorsuch and the future of the high court, combating a silent killer in Ghana and a new study on rates of cervical cancer.
42x24 - February 2, 2017
February 2, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump vows to drastically change the way church and state are separated during political campaigns. Also: What we know about a deadly raid by Navy SEALS in Yemen, how the president's aggressive approach affects world leaders, the economic hurdles to replacing Obamacare, a woman's mission to help girls in Liberia and a letter to U.S. presidents who owned slaves.
42x25 - February 3, 2017
February 3, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration levies new sanctions against Iran. Also: Rolling back Obama-era regulations from Wall Street to the environment, the next phase of the fight in Mosul, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze week two of the Trump presidency, a film about race in America told through James Baldwin and a Muslim Marine who tells people to ask him anything.
42x26 - February 6, 2017
February 6, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump's immigration ban faces court challenges. We examine legal arguments for and against the executive order. Also: A look at the inner workings of the White House on Politics Monday, the elusive Obamacare promise of better treatment at lower costs and a stunning Super Bowl comeback for the Patriots.
42x27 - February 7, 2017
February 7, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a federal appeals court takes up President Trump's controversial immigration order. Also: Fact-checking the claim that the press underreports terror attacks, shocking details of a Syrian prison, how Betsy DeVos could reshape education policy, unique challenges for black children with autism and a new take on Timothy McVeigh's motivation for the Oklahoma City bombing.
42x28 - February 8, 2017
February 8, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, House Speaker Paul Ryan sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss fallout from President Trump’s immigration order, relations with Russia, the Republican tax plan and more. Also: Sen. Elizabeth Warren on clashes over Trump cabinet picks, using the body’s immune system to fight cancer and a massive crack in an ice shelf forces Antarctic researchers to evacuate.
42x29 - February 9, 2017
February 9, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Jeff Sessions is confirmed as attorney general, while fallout mounts from President Trump's attacks on the judiciary. Also: The latest on the president's immigration order, the White House takes heat for a deadly raid in Yemen, outrage over an undocumented mother's deportation, companies in a delicate dance with the president and Steve Bannon's ideology on film.
42x30 - February 10, 2017
February 10, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump's controversial travel ban is blocked by the courts, but he vows the fight isn't over. Also: The White House welcomes Japan's prime minister while dodging a potential rift with China, Michael Flynn's relationship with Russia, changes under the new HHS secretary, Shields and Brooks on the week's news and hitmaker Smokey Robinson on his lifetime of music.
42x31 - February 13, 2017
February 13, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, chaos at the National Security Council. Also, what Michael Flynn’s conversations with Russia mean for national security, flooding fears in Northern California, life under a Nigerian terror group, using technology to verify humanitarian crises, political analysis with Tamara Keith and Amy Walter and the memoir of American fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger.
42x32 - February 14, 2017
February 14, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's National Security Adviser Michael Flynn abruptly resigns, causing upheaval in the White House. Also: A look at possible changes in Mideast policies during the Trump administration, a Kansas school helps homeless students overcome challenges and the UCONN women's basketball team makes history.
42x33 - February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's pick for labor secretary withdraws from consideration after facing opposition from both Democrats and a number of Republicans. Also: New reports of Trump aides in repeated contact with Russia during the campaign, the president's evolving approach to Israel and scientists scramble to back up data they say is threatened by the Trump administration.
42x34 - February 16, 2017
February 16, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump takes on charges of Russian connections, the news media and a new immigration order in an animated and wide-ranging news conference. Also: What’s causing more white Americans to die in middle age, sanctuary cities take a stand against the president's immigration policies and an English professor's take on her own life as an immigrant.
42x35 - February 17, 2017
February 17, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump touts his economic plans at a Boeing plant, while the Senate approves Scott Pruitt, a climate change skeptic, to head the EPA. Also: An update on the fate of an Iraqi translator, two Texas cities offer a microcosm of the nation's deep political divide, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week's news and a new film about a controversial love story.
42x36 - February 20, 2017
February 20, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump announces his new national security adviser after the controversial ousting of Michael Flynn. Also: Mixed messages about American support for NATO, searching for migrants who don't survive the treacherous journey to the U.S. border, our Politics Monday team takes on the latest news, fighting disease in the most polluted city on Earth and more.
42x37 - February 21, 2017
February 21, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration outlines an aggressive plan to crack down on undocumented immigrants and strengthen border security. Also: Fears of a spike in anti-Semitic violence, using meditation to improve student learning, banking on the president's promise to bring back jobs, using chess to help troubled youth and more.
42x38 - February 22, 2017
February 22, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, hundreds flee amid flooding in Northern California. Also: A major change on school bathrooms and transgender youth, newspaper editors explain readers' views on the political climate, Syrian refugees who would prefer not to move to the U.S., hope for alien life in a newly discovered solar system and an industrial towns puts its faith in revitalized manufacturing.
42x39 - February 23, 2017
February 23, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, conservatives gather at the annual CPAC conference to shape a Trump-era agenda with a Republican-controlled Congress. Also: The administration's new immigration plan, why more white Americans are dying in middle age, an Oscar-nominated documentary on Syrians who risk their lives to save others and a daughter's take on her mother's art.
42x40 - February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump takes the stage at CPAC and keeps up his attack on the news media. Also: A look at the future of the Democratic party, grassroots efforts to derail the Trump agenda find inspiration in tea party tactics, Mark Shields and David Brooks take on the week's news and a foster parent who cares solely for terminally ill children.
42x41 - February 27, 2017
February 27, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump calls for a budget significantly boosting money to the military with deep cuts to domestic spending. Also: Congress grapples with calls for an independent investigation into Trump administration ties to Russia, hospitals brace for big losses if Obamacare is repealed and reshaping our view of Africa's great civilizations.
42x42 - February 28, 2017
February 28, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump says the time is right for a new immigration law as he prepares to lay out his priorities in his first address to Congress. Also: White House efforts to support historically black colleges, students who live in one country and go to school in another, seeing the civil rights movement through powerful images and airlifting bison to a new home.
42x43 - March 1, 2017
March 1, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, following President Trump's address to Congress, we explore what policies will take priority. Also: A closer look at the decision-making before a deadly raid in Yemen, Baltimore's approach to battling the opioid epidemic, the successes and struggles of rapidly growing startups and a new plan to send humans to the moon.
42x44 - March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Attorney General Jeff Sessions removes himself from any investigations of the Trump campaign after he failed to disclose meetings with the Russian ambassador. Also: A shoe company upends the traditional business model, why the stock market just keeps going up, seeing WWI through art and what it's like to be a female comedian.
42x45 - March 3, 2017
March 3, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, are allegations over President Trump's ties to Russia stopping the countries from solving global problems? Also: a look at who is carrying out the Philippines' deadly war on drugs, more than a dozen states seek to put limits on protesters, Shields and Brooks analyze the latest political news and how Americans seek spirituality outside of religion.
42x46 - March 6, 2017
March 6, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration unveils a revised travel ban after the first was blocked by the courts. Also: Making sense of President Trump's accusation that President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower, GOP lawmakers lay out a plan to replace Obamacare, a horror film about race in America and students compete to send science experiments to space.
42x47 - March 7, 2017
March 7, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republicans roll out a new health care plan to upend the Affordable Care Act. Also: A GOP senator weighs in on the ongoing Russia investigation, WikiLeaks documents show CIA hacking efforts, the military's model pre-K program, a fictional TV series about Russian spies intersects with reality and a French artist lives in a giant rock for a week.
42x48 - March 8, 2017
March 8, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, we take a deep dive into the fight to replace the Affordable Care Act and consider what the Republicans' health care plan could mean for millions. Also: Former CIA Director Leon Panetta discusses the WikiLeaks hack, women show their economic strength by striking, the threat of a growing ice rift in the Antarctic and our enduring fascination with Emily Dickinson.
42x49 - March 9, 2017
March 9, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Republicans win an early victory for their health care bill. We take a look at how it could seriously impact Medicaid. Also: U.S. Marines land in Syria to help take back Raqqa, how our devices may be monitoring us, a hippie doctor's journey from Woodstock to eradicating smallpox in India, and more.
42x50 - March 10, 2017
March 10, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump touts the GOP's new health care bill as Republicans wrangle over how to replace Obamacare. Also: A growing scandal in the U.S. Marine Corps, Mark Shields and Michael Gerson analyze the week's news, a new art exhibit creates a never-ending world and why the pursuit of happiness should be a search for meaning.
42x51 - March 13, 2017
March 13, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, the Congressional Budget Office releases projected costs of the GOP's health care bill and the White House and REpublicans question the nonpartisan agency's analysis. Also: The low profile of Secretary of State Tillerson, famine and civil unrest in South Sudan, Al Gore's take on the Trump presidency, our Politics Monday analysis and a marathon over a frozen lake.
42x52 - March 14, 2017
March 14, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at where the Republican health care bill stands following a blistering report from the Congressional Budget Office. Also: The first major test for Europe's far-right as the Dutch head to the polls, what school choice looks like in Indiana, an old play sparks new discussions on Mexican-American life and sweaters for chickens living out of their comfort zone.
42x53 - March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, what lawmakers have and haven't found in their ongoing Russia investigation. Also: Turkey's decision on expanding power for its strongman president, what's behind the Fed's interest rate hike, computers and brain implants that restore the ability to communicate and the artistic process of putting a face to fossils.
42x54 - March 16, 2017
March 16, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, a look at President Trump's budget slashing funding to the EPA and State Department, while increasing funding for defense and border security. Also: What's next for the White House travel ban, previewing a meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the president, when hiring people with disabilities can boost profit and a new book about stepping into a foreign world.
42x55 - March 17, 2017
March 17, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with President Trump, setting the tone for talks on trade, NATO and defense. Also: Secretary of State Tillerson's tough talk on North Korea, doctors speak out against the GOP health care plan, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, Neil Gaiman's Norse inspiration and the importance of storytelling.
42x56 - March 20, 2017
March 20, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, a House committee delves into a possible Russian government role in the campaign that elected Donald Trump. Meanwhile, a Senate panel begins hearings on the man chosen by President Trump to serve on the Supreme Court. Also: A new art exhibit explores contemporary life in the American West, as seen through the eyes of Latino artists.
42x57 - March 21, 2017
March 21, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch gets grilled by Senate Democrats during his confirmation hearing. Also: President Trump lobbies Republicans to vote for the revised health care replacement, new rules for passengers on flights from 10 foreign cities, parents in a poor neighborhood get more from their preschool and the Whitney Biennial offers art amid major national divides.
42x58 - March 22, 2017
March 22, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump turns up the pressure on House Republicans as the vote on the GOP health care bill looms. Also: New allegations of a former Trump campaign manager working to benefit the Russian government, Susan Rice’s warning about the White House’s credibility, more questions for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and the Great Barrier Reef under threat.
42x59 - March 23, 2017
March 23, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, House Republicans delay a vote to repeal and replace Obamacare, a setback for President Trump. Also: Calls for an independent investigation after the House Intelligence chair goes straight to the White House, more U.S. troops on the ground in Syria, the potential impact of the GOP health care plan, betting on the Trump presidency and how memories can shape our present.
42x60 - March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, Republicans suffer a defeat as President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan pull the GOP's health care bill, lacking votes needed to replace the Affordable Care Act. Also: how investigating connections between the Trump campaign and Russia split the House Intelligence Committee, Shields and Brooks analyze the week in politics, and a sequel to the '90s hit “Trainspotting.”
42x61 - March 27, 2017
March 27, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration attempts to move past the defeat on health care only to be hit by mounting questions over Russian ties. Also: Protests across Russia galvanize Putin's critics, claims of civilians killed by a U.S. airstrike in Iraq, patients in limbo without a GOP healthcare plan, political turmoil in Turkey, plus a preview of the week ahead on Politics Monday.
42x62 - March 28, 2017
March 28, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump starts the rollback of Obama-era clean energy policies in a move to create jobs and energy independence. Also: The House Intelligence Committee chair under fire, life under the watchful eye of U.S. Border Patrol, the Supreme Court weighs in on how schools educate students with disabilities and why Turkey is becoming more hostile to Syrian refugees.
42x63 - March 29, 2017
March 29, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Britain officially starts the two-year process of divorce from the European Union. Also: Uncertain prospects of finding common ground in Congress, horrific conditions in Bangladesh's leather tanneries, why stigma persists for veterans with PTSD, the barriers to restoring the Everglades and historic audio recordings are added to the Library of Congress.
42x64 - March 30, 2017
March 30, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Senators slam Russia for interfering in the election, and the House Intel ranking Democrat says White House actions raise profound questions. Also: North Carolina repeals a controversial bathroom law, analyzing President Trump's role in the world, seeking new ways to diagnose PTSD, the best ways to teach your kids about money and Kathleen Turner on women’s equality.
42x65 - March 31, 2017
March 31, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, what we know and don't know about Russia's influence in the 2016 election. Also: The potential human toll of looser restrictions on airstrikes abroad, Trump supporters grade the president’s performance so far, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, the search for what triggers PTSD and one person’s take on why affirmative action could be hurting Asian Americans.
42x66 - April 3, 2017
April 3, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump welcomes Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to the White House, signaling new U.S. priorities. Also: How the first family turned into presidential advisers, Politics Monday takes on the battle over Neil Gorsuch, solutions to India's growing garbage problem, a new book in search of a fairer America and an Irish poet's monthly variety show.
42x67 - April 4, 2017
April 4, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, dozens of Syrians are killed in an apparent chemical attack. Also: President Trump signs a measure rolling back internet privacy rules, Israel's push for new settlements in the West Bank, new harassment allegations against the former head of FOX News, why Texas puts cameras in many of its classrooms and an acclaimed author gives advice to young writers.
42x68 - April 5, 2017
April 5, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, as the death toll in Syria's chemical attack rises, President Trump appears to take a harder line against the Assad regime. Also: How the FBI has historically handled politically charged investigations, senators debate the Supreme Court nominee, an uptick in tick and the diseases they carry, a pattern of more costly auto insurance in minority neighborhoods and more.
42x69 - April 6, 2017
April 6, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Senate Republicans invoke the "nuclear option" and clear the way for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Also: The Rep. Devin Nunes steps away from the Russia investigation, the cost of protecting President Trump's family and homes, how the president could roll back financial regulations and the power of a photograph.
42x70 - April 7, 2017
April 7, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration takes on the government of Syria, ordering airstrikes in retaliation for chemical weapons attacks. Also: The president touts deepening relations with China, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, an exploration of Jewish cooking from around the world and a Syrian-American ponders what separates her from today's refugees.
42x71 - April 10, 2017
April 10, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, in the aftermath of U.S. missile strikes on Syria, a look at next moves amid heightened global tensions. Also: How the newest justice is likely to change the Supreme Court, why Tesla is the new top dog among U.S. automakers, a university in Ghana aims to educate students about corruption, a look at the week ahead with Politics Monday and the last show for a famed circus.
42x72 - April 11, 2017
April 11, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the U.S. warns Russia about backing the Assad regime in the wake of chemical weapons attacks. Also: What happens to undocumented immigrants after deportation, new prostate cancer screening recommendations, how ticket rules led to a United Airlines confrontation, a generation torn out of school in Syria, the disease killing bats and making art out of breaking news.
42x73 - April 12, 2017
April 12, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Russian counterpart meet to discuss future relations amid disagreements over Syria. Also: NATO's leader discusses today's global threats, Florida battles wildfires, NASA's future under President Trump, thousands of allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers, what's left in an ancient city after ISIS rule and more.
42x74 - April 13, 2017
April 13, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, we examine the international challenges facing the Trump administration. Also: President Trump’s shifting views on domestic policies, how Mexico is securing its own border, what the U.S. could learn from simpler tax systems in other countries, high school students compose music about U.S. internment camps and a lawyer’s Brief but Spectacular take on racial injustice.
42x75 - April 14, 2017
April 14, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, what a massive bombing says about the U.S. role in Afghanistan. Also: Decades of sexual abuse uncovered at a prestigious private boarding school, preserving convents in Southern Spain, Shields and Brooks analyze the week’s news, basketball great Oscar Robertson on the man who broke his record that has stood since 1962 and making the case for expertise.
42x76 - April 17, 2017
April 17, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, Vice President Mike Pence warns North Korea to end its nuclear weapons efforts after a failure to launch a test missile over the weekend. Also: Turkey's president wins expanded powers, making essential products for women in India more affordable, a murder posted online and a killer still at large and an author's take on the world in disarray.
42x77 - April 18, 2017
April 18, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, we dig into transparency issues for the Trump White House. Also: The president's efforts to revamp a widely used guest workers program, a call for snap elections in the U.K., pushback against Mr. Trump's upcoming state visit to Britain, Sen. Ben Cardin talks Russia, North Korea and Turkey, and inspiring students in the Navajo nation with hands-on learning.
42x78 - April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, we dig into what’s next for Georgia’s special congressional elections. Also: Bill O’Reilly’s exit from Fox News, Prime Minister Theresa May’s approval for an early national election, the debate over whether states should fund repairs at church schools, the continued unrest within Venezuela, and why armed right-wing militia groups are surging across the nation.
42x79 - April 20, 2017
April 20, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, a gunman opens fire on police just days before the French elections. Also: Business ties between the Trump administration and large corporations, Russian plans to influence the U.S. election, stark contrasts in where Americans get their news, the airline industry's turbulent business, a new book on race, crime and imprisonment and an artist's take on discovering yourself.
42x80 - April 21, 2017
April 21, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, with days before France's close presidential race, we look at what you need to know ahead of Sunday's vote. Also: A one-on-one conversation with the new secretary-general of the United Nations, why missing children of color don't get the media attention white children do, Shields and Gerson analyze the week's news and a NewsHour essay about our addiction to technology.
42x81 - April 24, 2017
April 24, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, Congress battles over budget priorities as a government shutdown looms. Also: Coal miners in danger of losing benefits, insurance companies pushing Congress for health care reform decisions, France's presidential election runoff, a deadly Taliban strike in Afghanistan, a look ahead with Politics Monday and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg on moving on after her husband's death.
42x82 - April 25, 2017
April 25, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump calms congressional nerves over a government shutdown by softening demands for border wall funding. Also: Sen. Bernie Sanders on what Democrats need to do to get back on top, a new tariff on some Canadian lumber, undocumented students fearful of deportation, a new database that tracks government spending and turning "The Handmaid's Tale" into a TV series.
42x83 - April 26, 2017
April 26, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney explains President Trump's plan to get the budget bill passed and avoid a government shutdown. Also: What the president has accomplished domestically in his first 100 days, a striking new documentary on the Syrian civil war, the proposed wall putting endangered species at risk and remembering director Jonathan Demme.
42x84 - April 27, 2017
April 27, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump steps back from pulling the plug on NAFTA, instead offering to renegotiate with Mexico and Canada. Also: The FCC chairman's plans to reduce government oversight of internet providers, President Trump's first 100 days in foreign policy, making sense of rising health care costs, Ohio Gov. John Kasich on a divided America and a mime's take on silence.
42x85 - April 28, 2017
April 28, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson calls for new sanctions on North Korea, after President Trump warns of a potential major conflict with the asia nation. Also: Pope Francis visits Egypt, laughter at the Supreme Court, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, preserving culture and history with exact replicas and an essay about white privilege.
42x86 - May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, Congress reaches a deal to keep the government funded through September. Also: President Trump's controversial White House invitation to the Philippines' strongman leader, the civil war ravaging South Sudan, an investigation into thousands of sexual assaults at school, a busy week on Capitol Hill starts with Politics Monday and a behind-the-scenes look at Instagram.
42x87 - May 2, 2017
May 2, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a closer look at the ripple effects of what President Trump says and tweets. Also: The world’s newest country devolving into war and famine, questions about a Netflix hit’s portrayal of teen suicide, home visits that cut back on asthma risks and a new perspective on a polarizing president.
42x88 - May 3, 2017
May 3, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, FBI Director James Comey defends his decision to reopen an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails days before the presidential election. Also: The latest GOP push to replace Obamacare, rape used as a weapon in South Sudan's civil war, a free press under threat, sacrifices of mountaintop mining and how Facebook beats competitors.
42x89 - May 4, 2017
May 4, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, House Republicans narrowly pass a bill to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. How will it fare in the Senate? Also: Rep. Adam Schiff on the Russia investigation, a Wisconsin town’s complicated economic recovery, refugees flee to Uganda from South Sudan, summer movies you won’t want to miss and a Brief But Spectacular take from Norman Lear.
42x90 - May 5, 2017
May 5, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, it's the final push for votes in a presidential race that's upended French politics. Also: Puerto Rico in bankruptcy, options for South Sudan amid brutal civil war, empowering diabetes patients, Shields and Gerson analyze the GOP health plan and a university president's plea for protecting free speech.
42x91 - May 8, 2017
May 8, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, former acting Attorney General Sally Yates tells the Senate how she warned the White House that Michael Flynn was at risk of being blackmailed. Also: A tough road ahead for France's newly elected president, court arguments on President Trump's travel ban, Politics Monday looks at what's next for the GOP health care bill and moving doctor appointments to the kitchen.
42x92 - May 9, 2017
May 9, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, FBI Director James Comey is fired by President Trump. We get reactions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Also: South Korea elects a new president and a Cuban drug giving terminal cancer patients hope.
42x93 - May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey raises serious questions among Republicans, and has Democrats calling for a special counsel to investigate Russia. Also: The president welcomes Russia's foreign minister and ambassador to the U.S. amid allegations, and what's next for renowned soprano Renee Fleming after retirement from the Metropolitan Opera.
42x94 - May 11, 2017
May 11, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, conflicting White House statements add to the confusion following the abrupt firing of James Comey. We take a closer look at how Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could steer the Russia investigation, plus what it means for the stability of the Trump presidency. Also: Why men avoid work traditionally dominated by women and an artist's take on the magic of migration.
42x95 - May 12, 2017
May 12, 2017
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump suggests his White House conversation with James Comey was "taped" in an apparent warning to the former FBI director. Also: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on "Democracy," how tougher sentences affect crime rates and the prison population, Shields and Ponnuru on the week's news and a musician coming to terms with being unconventional.
42x96 - May 15, 2017
May 15, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, The Washington Post reports that President Trump revealed highly classified material to Russia's foreign minister and ambassador during an Oval Office visit. Also: How a global cyber hack could have been prevented, North Korea's latest missile launch, what happens when radical terrorists go home, new limits on foreign aid to groups providing abortions and more.
42x97 - May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, The New York Times reports that President Trump asked James Comey to shut down the investigation into Michael Flynn. Also: The firestorm over Mr. Trump's reported disclosure to Russian diplomats, Turkey's president visits the White House, push back against seat belts on school buses and Colorado's governor weighs in on the health care battle.
42x98 - May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department appoints former FBI chief Robert Mueller to oversee the probe into any potential connections between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 election. Also: Debating whether the president’s actions constitute obstruction of justice, Sen. Ben Sasse on the recent turmoil and how Israeli intelligence sharing may be affected.
42x99 - May 18, 2017
May 18, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump claims to be the victim of a "witch hunt," as the Justice Department appoints a special counsel to investigate possible Russian ties. Also: What's at stake during Mr. Trump's first trip abroad, the choice in Iran's upcoming election, a comeback for a once-segregated neighborhood, defying the stigma of "women's work" and a professor’s take on white America.
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