Episode 1
January 1, 2019
Jan 1, 2019
Episode 2
January 2, 2019
Jan 2, 2019
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January 3, 2019
Jan 3, 2019
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January 4, 2019
Jan 4, 2019
Episode 5
January 7, 2019
Jan 7, 2019
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January 8, 2019
Jan 8, 2019
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January 9, 2019
Jan 9, 2019
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January 10, 2019
Jan 10, 2019
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January 11, 2019
Jan 11, 2019
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January 14, 2019
Jan 14, 2019
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January 15, 2019
Jan 15, 2019
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January 16, 2019
Jan 16, 2019
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January 17, 2019
Jan 17, 2019
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January 18, 2019
Jan 18, 2019
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January 21, 2019
Jan 21, 2019
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January 22, 2019
Jan 22, 2019
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January 23, 2019
Jan 23, 2019
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January 24, 2019
Jan 24, 2019
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January 25, 2019
Jan 25, 2019
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January 28, 2019
Jan 28, 2019
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January 29, 2019
Jan 29, 2019
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January 30, 2019
Jan 30, 2019
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January 31, 2019
Jan 31, 2019
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February 1, 2019
Feb 1, 2019
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February 4, 2019
Feb 4, 2019
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February 5, 2019
Feb 5, 2019
Episode 27
February 6, 2019
Feb 6, 2019
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February 7, 2019
Feb 7, 2019
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February 8, 2019
Feb 8, 2019
Episode 30
February 11, 2019
Feb 11, 2019
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February 12, 2019
Feb 12, 2019
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February 13, 2019
Feb 13, 2019
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February 14, 2019
Feb 14, 2019
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February 15, 2019
Feb 15, 2019
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February 18, 2019
Feb 18, 2019
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February 19, 2019
Feb 19, 2019
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February 20, 2019
Feb 20, 2019
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February 21, 2019
Feb 21, 2019
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February 22, 2019
Feb 22, 2019
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February 25, 2019
Feb 25, 2019
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February 26, 2019
Feb 26, 2019
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February 27, 2019
Feb 27, 2019
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February 28, 2019
Feb 28, 2019
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March 1, 2019
Mar 1, 2019
Episode 45
March 4, 2019
Mar 4, 2019
Episode 46
March 5, 2019
Mar 5, 2019
Episode 47
March 6, 2019
Mar 6, 2019
Episode 48
March 7, 2019
Mar 7, 2019
Episode 49
March 8, 2019
Mar 8, 2019
Episode 50
March 11, 2019
Mar 11, 2019
Episode 51
March 12, 2019
Mar 12, 2019
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March 13, 2019
Mar 13, 2019
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March 14, 2019
Mar 14, 2019
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March 15, 2019
Mar 15, 2019
Episode 55
March 18, 2019
Mar 18, 2019
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March 19, 2019
Mar 19, 2019
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March 20, 2019
Mar 20, 2019
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March 21, 2019
Mar 21, 2019
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March 22, 2019
Mar 22, 2019
Episode 60
March 25, 2019
Mar 25, 2019
Episode 61
March 26, 2019
Mar 26, 2019
Episode 62
March 27, 2019
Mar 27, 2019
Episode 63
March 28, 2019
Mar 28, 2019
Episode 64
March 29, 2019
Mar 29, 2019
Episode 65
April 1, 2019
Apr 1, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration plans to cut U.S. aid to three Central American countries. Plus: What happens to Honduran migrants to the U.S. who get deported, House committees prepare to issue subpoenas, a political challenge for Joe Biden, Politics Monday analyzes the 2020 Democratic campaign field, the death of a rap legend, a book on an Irish murder and religion in humor.
Episode 66
April 2, 2019
Apr 2, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Senate considers a change to how it approves nominees for federal courts and critical administration positions, but the idea is not without controversy. Plus: climate change drives Honduran farmers to migrate north, Puerto Rico struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria, an unusual children’s literacy program, baseball economics and college students facing hunger.
Episode 67
April 3, 2019
Apr 3, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, why the U.S. relationship with NATO ally Turkey is becoming increasingly tense -- and how Russia is involved. Plus: Chicago elects its first black female mayor, who is also openly gay, what controversy over Joe Biden’s interactions with women says about social norms and how penguins illustrate the effects of climate change on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Episode 68
April 4, 2019
Apr 4, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, members of the Mueller team reportedly express concerns about the attorney general’s interpretation of their report. Plus: Indications that a faulty sensor may have caused the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet, Syria after the fall of ISIS, NATO at 70, helping sick kids take care of themselves, the film “Hotel Mumbai” and a brief but spectacular take on music and isolation.
Episode 69
April 5, 2019
Apr 5, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump visits California's border with Mexico, reiterating his stance on immigration but steering clear of threats to stop crossings completely. Plus, how strong is the U.S. economy, one-on-one with Rep. Jerry Nadler, the Rwandan genocide 25 years on, life near the San Diego-Mexico border, analysis from Shields and Brooks, plus Hozier finds hope in uncertain times.
Episode 70
April 8, 2019
Apr 8, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, Homeland Security Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen is forced to resign, as President Trump seeks an even tougher stance on immigration. Plus: What the Homeland Security staff shakeup means for immigration policy, Trump pressures Iran, Israel prepares to vote, the latest from the 2020 Democratic field, Politics Monday and acclaimed biographer Robert Caro on how he does what he does.
Episode 71
April 9, 2019
Apr 9, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Attorney General William Barr appears before Congress and discusses what he might release from the special counsel’s report. Plus: Israel votes in its most competitive election in years, the global rise of hate speech and how to address it, mental health challenges for seniors in long-term care, supporters of Brexit are losing faith and the NCAA men’s basketball champions.
Episode 72
April 10, 2019
Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Benjamin Netanyahu secures a fifth term as Israel's prime minister, after a closely contested election. Plus: Astronomers release the first photograph of a black hole, how melting ice in Antarctica could affect coastal communities worldwide, supporting survivors of Mozambique’s recent cyclone, a measles outbreak, Brexit drama and a Kenyan folk singer’s American dream.
Episode 73
April 11, 2019
Apr 11, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, the arrest of Julian Assange renews questions about government secrecy and transparency. Plus: The implications of Julian Assange’s arrest, a successful coup in Sudan, rebuilding in the Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma and in the Midwest after major floods, how Americans are handling tax law changes and a brief but spectacular take on the gig economy in a rural area.
Episode 74
April 12, 2019
Apr 12, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump announces a series of moves intended to boost development of new high-speed mobile networks. Plus: How Democratic presidential candidates view the idea of slavery reparations, Shields and Brooks on the week in politics, a new book about Barbara Bush and celebrating the life and career of country superstar Loretta Lynn.
Episode 75
April 15, 2019
Apr 15, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, fire engulfs the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Also: Violent weather rips through parts of the South, the response to President Trump's attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang describes his policy proposals, the week ahead on Politics Monday, a comeback victory by Tiger Woods, and Yo-Yo Ma on the power of culture.
Episode 76
April 16, 2019
Apr 16, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a fire at Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral is out, but devastation remains. Plus: A rare interview with Russian businessman and reported Putin ally Oleg Deripaska, how climate change is changing life in the African Sahel, a medical delivery breakthrough in Rwanda, David Brooks on emerging from loneliness, gardening with an acclaimed landscape designer and pets of the homeless.
Episode 77
April 17, 2019
Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, French President Emmanuel Macron sets an ambitious timeline for rebuilding Notre Dame after a devastating fire. Plus: Nick Schifrin talks to National Security Advisor John Bolton about U.S. policy on Cuba, Venezuela and North Korea, remembering Columbine 20 years later, U.S. drone missions over Niger, the risks of booming Antarctic tourism and a legendary comic pair.
Episode 78
April 18, 2019
Apr 18, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, Attorney General William Barr releases a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on possible cooperation between Russian government operatives and members of President Trump’s 2016 campaign. Plus: Legal and political analysis of the Mueller report, as well as how the report is being received abroad.
Episode 79
April 19, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump blasts former advisers who told the special counsel’s team he had tried to hinder their investigation. Plus: Russian reaction to the Mueller report, analyzing Mueller’s legal arguments, fighting rheumatic heart disease in Rwanda, uprisings in Algeria and Sudan, Shields and Brooks discuss the fallout from the Mueller report and the new film “The Chaperone.”
Episode 80
April 22, 2019
Apr 22, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, suicide bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday kill at least 290 people. Also, Ukraine elects a political satirist as its next president, Mueller report fallout, 2020 Democrats on impeachment, Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the week in politics, a book about countering extremism, an unusual view of melting Arctic ice and a humble opinion on the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.
Episode 81
April 23, 2019
Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the death toll in Sri Lanka's Sunday bombings surpasses 300. Plus: The Supreme Court considers whether the census can ask about citizenship, how defiance by the president’s advisers protected him, why Democrats are divided on impeachment, a killing sparks fears of more violence in Northern Ireland, frustrated teachers on the brink and a newly revealed slave narrative.
Episode 82
April 24, 2019
Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Mueller report confirmed sweeping Russian meddling in the 2016 election, but the Trump administration downplays the threat to 2020 election integrity. Plus: Rohingya refugees still can’t return home to Myanmar, how voters nationwide feel about fallout from the Mueller report, litigation for an opioid distributor, sex abuse in the Boy Scouts and governing Antarctica.
Episode 83
April 25, 2019
Apr 25, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, former Vice President Joe Biden officially enters the 2020 presidential race. Plus: Analyzing Biden's candidacy, especially in the context of race and gender, newsrooms document a widespread problem of police misconduct, the current status and strength of ISIS, Louisiana wonders if its business tax breaks are paying off, the emotions of chimpanzees and Gloria Steinem.
Episode 84
April 26, 2019
Apr 26, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, the U.S. is facing its worst outbreak of the highly contagious measles virus since it was considered eliminated in 2000. Plus: Resolving migrant family separations, political scandal in Baltimore, how a Saudi woman fought her country's ban on female drivers, Shields and Brooks on the week in politics and a look at a TV series based on Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables.”
Episode 85
April 29, 2019
Apr 29, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, responding to another deadly incident of apparent domestic terror at a U.S. synagogue, this time in California. Plus: Democratic 2020 candidates launch new policy proposals on the campaign trail, an interview with candidate Sen. Cory Booker, Politics Monday, searching for the disappeared in Colombia, producer T Bone Burnett and remembering director John Singleton.
Episode 86
April 30, 2019
Apr 30, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the political power struggle in Venezuela intensifies as opposition leader Juan Guaido calls for the military to turn against Nicolas Maduro. Plus: What’s next for Venezuela amid the Maduro-Guaido political standoff, a new congressional infrastructure plan, changing how students learn to read, violence against houses of worship, and our Now Read This book club.
Episode 87
May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing about the Mueller report that grew contentious at times. Plus: Analysis and political response to Barr’s Senate committee appearance, what’s next for Venezuela's opposition, a Facebook overhaul, at home with a congressional freshman and NASA’s plan to return to the moon.
Episode 88
May 2, 2019
May 2, 2019
Episode 89
May 3, 2019
May 3, 2019
Episode 90
May 6, 2019
May 6, 2019
Episode 91
May 7, 2019
May 7, 2019
Episode 92
May 8, 2019
May 8, 2019
Episode 93
May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019
Episode 94
May 10, 2019
May 10, 2019
Episode 95
May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019
Episode 96
May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019
Episode 97
May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019
Episode 98
May 16. 2019
May 16, 2019
Episode 99
May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019
Episode 100
May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019
Episode 101
May 21, 2019
May 21, 2019
Episode 102
May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019
Episode 103
May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019
Episode 104
May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019
Episode 105
May 27, 2019
May 27, 2019
Episode 106
May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019
Episode 107
May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019
Episode 108
May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
Episode 109
May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019
Episode 110
June 3, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
Episode 111
June 4, 2019
Jun 4, 2019
Episode 112
June 5, 2019
Jun 5, 2019
Episode 113
June 6, 2019
Jun 6, 2019
Episode 114
June 7, 2019
Jun 7, 2019
Episode 115
June 10, 2019
Jun 10, 2019
Episode 116
June 11, 2019
Jun 11, 2019
Episode 117
June 12, 2019
Jun 12, 2019
Episode 118
June 13, 2019
Jun 13, 2019
Episode 119
June 14, 2019
Jun 14, 2019
Episode 120
June 17, 2019
Jun 17, 2019
Episode 121
June 18, 2019
Jun 18, 2019
Episode 122
June 19, 2019
Jun 19, 2019
Episode 123
June 20, 2019
Jun 20, 2019
Episode 124
June 21, 2019
Jun 21, 2019
Episode 125
June 24, 2019
Jun 24, 2019
Episode 126
June 25, 2019
Jun 25, 2019
Episode 127
June 26, 2019
Jun 26, 2019
Episode 128
June 27, 2019
Jun 27, 2019
Episode 129
June 28, 2019
Jun 28, 2019
Episode 130
July 1, 2019
Jul 1, 2019
Episode 131
July 2, 2019
Jul 2, 2019
Episode 132
July 3, 2019
Jul 3, 2019
Episode 133
July 4, 2019
Jul 4, 2019
Episode 134
July 5, 2019
Jul 5, 2019
Episode 135
July 8, 2019
Jul 8, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, how residents of Southern California are coping with earthquake aftermath. Plus: The sex crimes case against Jeffrey Epstein, an Obama official weighs in on U.S. border detention centers, the latest from the 2020 campaign trail, Politics Monday with Tamara Keith and Amy Walter, the 'complex' truth of the Apollo 11 mission and a housing shortage that connects generations.
Episode 136
July 9, 2019
Jul 9, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, new charges against billionaire Jeffrey Epstein renew attention to the problem of child sex trafficking in the U.S. Plus: A critical legal challenge to Obamacare, preparing for a devastating earthquake, the wave of states legalizing marijuana, remembering Ross Perot and how a view of the ancient Acropolis has sparked a present-day legal battle.
Episode 137
July 10, 2019
Jul 10, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta publicly addresses his role in the controversial 2008 prosecution of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Plus: The British ambassador to the U.S. resigns, how marijuana affects the brain, the U.S. women’s soccer team celebrates its World Cup victory, making baseball safer for fans and getting energy out of buildings.
Episode 138
July 11, 2019
Jul 11, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump announces he’s ending his legal battle to add a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census. Plus: An interview with the head of Veterans Affairs, the competitive business of growing marijuana, Rep. Debbie Lesko on the shortage of female Republicans in Congress, how a comic writer addresses reality and a singer on finding identity through music.
Episode 139
July 12, 2019
Jul 12, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigns amid furor over his prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein for sex crimes in 2008. Plus: Tropical Storm Barry threatens New Orleans with flooding, how legal marijuana is confronting challenges of racial inequity, the ideological divide within the Democratic party, political analysis with Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru and folk legend Joan Baez.
Episode 140
July 15, 2019
Jul 15, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, a political firestorm erupts after President Trump tweets racist messages about four women of color in the House of Representatives. Plus: Responses from both parties to the racist tweets, fear of looming ICE raids, an interview with a Huawei executive, black market marijuana in Colorado, the latest from 2020 Democrats and Politics Monday with Amy Walter and Tamara Keith.
Episode 141
July 16, 2019
Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, congressional Republicans and Democrats continue to disagree over President Trump’s controversial tweets. Plus: Why federal prosecutors aren’t bringing charges in the Eric Garner case, the struggle of Venezuelan refugees in Brazil, economic and political progress in Colombia, the newest novel from Colson Whitehead and fallout from the Puerto Rican governor’s leaked texts.
Episode 142
July 17, 2019
Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, as President Trump stands by his attacks against four congresswomen, a look at the painful history behind his words. Plus: A conversation about the administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the troubled relationship between the U.S. and Turkey, the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and remembering Justice John Paul Stevens.
Episode 143
July 18, 2019
Jul 18, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump holds an incendiary rally on the heels of his earlier attacks against four members of Congress. Plus: Former Sen. Jeff Flake on Trump’s rhetoric and Republican support, a database reveals the true scope of the opioid crisis, the potential risks of FaceApp, moving the Smithsonian into the future, craft cannabis and the black experience in documentary film.
Episode 144
July 19, 2019
Jul 19, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, the confrontation between the U.S. and Iran escalates further. Plus: A conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, dealing with the extreme heat that is a byproduct of climate change, new frontiers of space, 2020 campaign updates, political analysis from Mark Shields and David Brooks and a new musical venture from one of the founders of The Black Keys.
Episode 145
July 22, 2019
Jul 22, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, protesters in Puerto Rico continue to call for Gov. Ricardo Rossello to resign. Plus: A wave of anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Poland turns into violence, new attention on the 2018 resignation of Sen. Al Franken, Politics Monday with Tamara Keith and Amy Walter, conservative columnist George Will's new book, Harlem in pictures and how Detroit is addressing jobs and homelessness.
Episode 146
July 23, 2019
Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Congress and the White House reach a two-year budget deal that should avoid a government shutdown but increases debt. Plus: Boris Johnson will become the next British prime minister, questions for Robert Mueller, a former ally of Nicolas Maduro in the U.S., how changing food stamp eligibility will affect working families and a mobile classroom that brings school to kids.
Episode 147
July 24, 2019
Jul 24, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before two House committees about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction by President Trump in the investigation that ensued. Plus: Legal experts and congressional representatives from both parties analyze the Mueller hearings and the latest on the political chaos in Puerto Rico.
Episode 148
July 25, 2019
Jul 25, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rossello finally announces his upcoming resignation after more than a week of protests. Plus: Democratic and Republican reaction to Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony, the Justice Department says it will resume enforcement of the death penalty, bees in danger, Rotterdam's architecture and a brief but spectacular take on life on Earth.
Episode 149
July 26, 2019
Jul 26, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, election security is again in the forefront after Robert Mueller and a Senate intelligence report warn of the continued threat of Russian interference. Plus: Turmoil continues over national immigration policy, Poland’s democracy at risk, the 2020 campaign trail grows more contentious, analysis of political news with Mark Shields and David Brooks and a violin virtuoso.
Episode 150
July 29, 2019
Jul 29, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump continued his verbal assault on Baltimore, prompting outrage from members of both political parties. Plus: The immigration policy debate underlying the Trump-Cummings feud, what a staff shakeup means for U.S. intelligence, the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX, a politically polarized couple, Politics Monday and healing South Africa’s racial divide with food.
Episode 151
July 30, 2019
Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, questions about how sexual abuse is handled in the military as a general accused of assault is considered for a high-ranking position. Plus: The latest on separated migrant families, Democratic presidential hopefuls take the debate stage, giving juvenile offenders a second chance, book club reader questions, public schools and student lunch debt, and a special pizza oven.
Episode 152
July 31, 2019
Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Federal Reserve cuts a key interest rate for the first time in a decade. Plus: Recapping the first Detroit Democratic debate and previewing the second, an interview with the Army officer accusing Gen. John Hyten of sexual assault, turning fog into water, how North Korea's recent missile launches affect relations with the U.S. and remembering producer Harold Prince.
Episode 153
August 1, 2019
Aug 1, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, the Senate passes a two-year budget that raises spending levels and suspends the debt ceiling. Plus: Highlights and insights from the second night of Detroit's Democratic presidential debates, newly naturalized U.S. citizens on immigration, deadly gun violence in Chicago, the economics of slavery reparations and how an actor finds identity by portraying other characters.
Episode 154
August 2, 2019
Aug 2, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence withdraws from consideration after criticism of his background. Plus: Puerto Rico struggles to find its next governor, a heat wave causes major ice melt in Greenland, what Ohio voters think about Trump’s language on race, political analysis with Mark Shields and David Brooks and special kids' birthday cakes.
Episode 155
August 5, 2019
Aug 5, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, grief and frustration grip the nation after two mass shootings leave dozens of people dead. Plus: Reports from the shooting scenes in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, analysis of how to prevent future mass shootings, reaction to the tragedies from 2020 Democratic presidential contenders Rep. Tim Ryan and Bill de Blasio, and Politics Monday with Amy Walter and Tamara Keith.
Episode 156
August 6, 2019
Aug 6, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the emotional and political fallout continue from massacres in El Paso and Dayton. Plus: How the city of El Paso and lawmakers on Capitol Hill are responding to the shootings, whether mental illness is a risk factor for violent acts like mass shootings, unrest in Hong Kong, gun legislation, an interview with 2020 Democrat Gov. Steve Bullock and remembering Toni Morrison.
Episode 157
August 7, 2019
Aug 7, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump travels to the bereaved cities of El Paso and Dayton -- but his arrival is not without controversy. Plus: Puerto Rico’s political upheaval continues, reactions from El Paso and Dayton to Trump’s visit, an interview with 2020 Democrat Tom Steyer, Grand Cayman’s health care tourism, director Ron Howard and a vigil for victims of the El Paso mass shooting.
Episode 158
August 8, 2019
Aug 8, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, a dire warning about how human land use is exacerbating climate change and jeopardizing the future ability to grow food. Plus: U.S. immigration officials release hundreds of people arrested in raids, addressing mental health in California, the dispute over Kashmir, five years after Ferguson, the music of glaciers and a brief but spectacular take on acting and ethnicity.
Episode 159
August 9, 2019
Aug 9, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump names retired Adm. Joseph Maguire as acting director of national intelligence. Plus: The enduring emotional toll of Michael Brown’s death on Ferguson, 2020 Democrats attend the Iowa State Fair, the latest politics with David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart, reviving Polish Jewish music and a remembrance of the 31 people killed in last weekend’s mass shootings.
Episode 160
August 12, 2019
Aug 12, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, violence increases in Hong Kong, where protests against Chinese rule have evolved into a popular revolt. Plus: What Jeffrey Epstein’s death means for a federal sex-trafficking investigation, new rules around immigration and public benefits, 2020 Democrats in Iowa, Politics Monday, redefining endangered species, the gymnastic prowess of Simone Biles and N.C. Wyeth's art.
Episode 161
August 13, 2019
Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a deadly explosion at a Russian nuclear missile testing facility is shrouded in secrecy -- and reflects the growing U.S.-Russia arms race. Plus: Allegations of sexual misconduct against opera star Placido Domingo, phone gambling apps targeting vulnerable users, a Vote 2020 interview with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the shocking robbery of black-owned farmland.
Episode 162
August 14, 2019
Aug 14, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, political unrest simmers in Hong Kong, prompting questions about whether China will unleash a crackdown. Plus: Volatility in the stock market, the danger of coal ash spilling into drinking water, rising temperatures in certain parts of the U.S., Ronald Reagan's complicated race legacy and a festival of folk art that showcases culture and promotes economic opportunity.
Episode 163
August 15, 2019
Aug 15, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, Israel reverses course and won’t allow U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, both Muslim-American congresswomen critical of Israeli policy toward Palestinians, to visit. Plus: How China is responding to protests in Hong Kong, Venezuela’s political deadlock, a water crisis in Newark, the role of faith leaders amid political polarization and parenting by the numbers.
Episode 164
August 16, 2019
Aug 16, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, India’s crackdown in Kashmir leaves millions confined to their homes. Plus: Allegations of abuse among migrant children in government-funded foster care, an existential conflict about land use in the western U.S., previewing 2020 Senate races, political analysis from Michael Gerson and Karen Tumulty, a brief but spectacular take on imagination in art and Woodstock at 50.
Episode 165
August 19, 2019
Aug 19, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, Planned Parenthood and other organizations providing reproductive health care services to low-income women cope with a change to Title X funding. Plus: Peaceful protest in Hong Kong, the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault, campaign moves by 2020 Democrats, Politics Monday, theater connecting police with community and Detroit's art on a grand scale.
Episode 166
August 20, 2019
Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the leaders of America's largest corporations endorse a more socially minded vision for business -- but can they practice what they preach? Also: The Trump administration dismisses fears of a potential recession, life on the ground in Gaza, tricks of the trade from the CIA's former master of disguise, and hip-hop artist Common discusses his new book.
Episode 167
August 21, 2019
Aug 21, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump overhauls rules about detaining migrant families and doubles down on criticism of American Jews who support Democrats. Plus: What new immigration policies mean for migrant children, Trump cancels a trip to Denmark after rebuff on Greenland, politics in Native populations, conservation vs. development in Montana and monitoring Atlantic puffins in Maine.
Episode 168
August 22, 2019
Aug 22, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, tensions between Japan and South Korea heighten with the end of an intelligence-sharing agreement. Plus: The latest from the 2020 campaign trail, economic consequences of the rising U.S. deficit, the risks of guns with high-capacity magazines, regulating European cruise ships, the long economic legacy of slavery and a brief but spectacular take on social anxiety.
Episode 169
August 23, 2019
Aug 23, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates as both countries announce new tariffs. Plus: The state of the American economy, what’s at stake for Trump at the G-7 summit, devastating fires in the Amazon, the legacy of GOP donor David Koch, Shields and Ponnuru on politics, evaluating the success of global anti-poverty programs and Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch.
Episode 170
August 26, 2019
Aug 26, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump departs a G-7 summit in which harmony was on display -- but deep divisions lay underneath. Plus: A major opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, the fundraising race among 2020 Democrats, Politics Monday, women reporters in the Middle East, the surprise resignation of a star NFL quarterback and the National Gallery's Oliver Lee Jackson exhibition.
Episode 171
August 27, 2019
Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a conversation with the former Republican congressman who says he’ll challenge President Trump for the party’s 2020 nomination. Plus: Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers tell their stories in court, the health risks of forest fires in the Amazon, how Jair Bolsonaro is changing Brazil, Puerto Rico braces for a tropical storm, Trump’s business interests in politics and school yoga.
Episode 172
August 28, 2019
Aug 28, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Dorian makes its way through the Caribbean, likely sparing Puerto Rico but taking aim at the mainland U.S. Plus: How Trump’s trade wars affect U.S. farming and retail, ongoing British political drama over Brexit, the field of 2020 Democrats shrinks before the September debate, health benefits of spending time outside and a Now Read This book club discussion.
Episode 173
August 29, 2019
Aug 29, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Dorian appears poised to hit Florida. Plus: Kevin McAleenan’s trip to El Salvador to discuss migration, a conversation with Ken Cuccinelli about the Trump administration's immigration philosophy, on the frontlines of war in Ukraine, what less regulation of methane means for the environment and whether greater public R&D investment can revitalize the economy.
Episode 174
August 30, 2019
Aug 30, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Dorian continues to strengthen, becoming a Category 3 storm as it approaches Florida. Plus: Colombia’s peace deal with the FARC may be coming apart, what New Jersey voters are telling their congressional representatives about impeachment, political analysis with Shields and Brooks, a sculpture that walks and a brief but spectacular take on incarcerated youth.
Episode 175
September 2, 2019
Sep 2, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, the southeastern U.S. prepares for a possible hit from Hurricane Dorian. Plus: Hurricane Dorian slams the Bahamas, where rescuers have been unable to get to many of the stranded, a conversation with former Defense Sec. James Mattis, another mass shooting in Texas, Brexit drama in the UK, 2020 Democrats talk gun laws and Politics Monday with Tamara Keith and Amy Walter.
Episode 176
September 3, 2019
Sep 3, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Dorian leaves unprecedented destruction in the Bahamas after lingering for days. Plus: How the southeastern U.S. is preparing for Hurricane Dorian, a conversation with acting DHS Sec. Kevin McAleenan, stemming Central American migration to the U.S., intensifying violence in Afghanistan, Texas copes with a mass shooting and the work of designer Alexander Girard.
Episode 177
September 4, 2019
Sep 4, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the southeastern U.S. watches as a weakened but still potent Hurricane Dorian skirts the coast. Plus: Hurricane relief efforts in the Bahamas, confusion around the UK's path to Brexit, Hong Kong drops its controversial extradition bill, Brazil's Amazon burns, what Middle America voters are saying about politics and remembering the victims of the Odessa mass shooting.
Episode 178
September 5, 2019
Sep 5, 2019
Episode 179
September 6, 2019
Sep 6, 2019
Episode 180
September 9, 2019
Sep 9, 2019
Episode 181
September 10, 2019
Sep 10, 2019
Episode 182
September 11, 2019
Sep 11, 2019
Episode 183
September 12, 2019
Sep 12, 2019
Episode 184
September 13, 2019
Sep 13, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, as more Americans worry that climate change is a crisis, we sit down with Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager galvanizing a global movement to address it. Plus: A conversation about U.S. higher education, a Democratic debate wrap-up, political analysis with Mark Shields and David Brooks, and producer Ken Burns on country music, the subject of his latest PBS documentary.
Episode 185
September 16, 2019
Sep 16, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, a strike by 50,000 General Motors workers at plants across the country puts the brakes on production. Plus: Airstrikes on two major Saudi oil fields increase U.S. tension with Iran, Israelis go to the polls for the second time in a year, Politics Monday, the first woman of color on network late-night TV and an artist’s brief but spectacular take on his unique visual medium.
Episode 186
September 17, 2019
Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski testifies before the House Judiciary Committee -- but doesn't say much. Plus: What's at stake in Israel's second election of the year, Texas gun owners talk about universal background checks and red flag laws, how government detention can hurt children and remembering journalist and beloved NewsHour friend Cokie Roberts.
Episode 187
September 18, 2019
Sep 18, 2019
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Fed cuts its benchmark interest rate for the second time in three months to keep the economy growing. Plus: Will attacks on Saudi oil sites prompt a U.S. military response, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom on President Trump's change to emissions rules, Maine lobsters suffer in warming waters, mining sand in Cambodia, teens on vaping dangers and a special retirement message.
Episode 188
September 19, 2019
Sep 19, 2019
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September 20, 2019
Sep 20, 2019
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September 23, 2019
Sep 23, 2019
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September 24, 2019
Sep 24, 2019
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September 25, 2019
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September 26, 2019
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September 27, 2019
Sep 27, 2019
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September 30, 2019
Sep 30, 2019
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October 1, 2019
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October 2, 2019
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October 3, 2019
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October 4, 2019
Oct 4, 2019
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October 7, 2019
Oct 7, 2019
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October 8, 2019
Oct 8, 2019
Episode 202
October 9, 2019
Oct 9, 2019
Episode 203
October 10, 2019
Oct 10, 2019
Episode 204
October 11, 2019
Oct 11, 2019
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October 14, 2019
Oct 14, 2019
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October 15, 2019
Oct 15, 2019
Episode 207
October 16, 2019
Oct 16, 2019
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October 17, 2019
Oct 17, 2019
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October 18, 2019
Oct 18, 2019
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October 21, 2019
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October 22, 2019
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October 23, 2019
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October 24, 2019
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October 25, 2019
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October 28, 2019
Oct 28, 2019
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October 29, 2019
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October 30, 2019
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October 31, 2019
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November 1, 2019
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November 4, 2019
Nov 4, 2019
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November 5, 2019
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November 6, 2019
Nov 6, 2019
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November 7, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
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November 8, 2019
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November 11, 2019
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November 12, 2019
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November 13, 2019
Nov 13, 2019
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November 14, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
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November 15, 2019
Nov 15, 2019
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November 18, 2019
Nov 18, 2019
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November 19, 2019
Nov 19, 2019
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November 20, 2019
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November 21, 2019
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November 22, 2019
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November 25, 2019
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November 26, 2019
Nov 26, 2019
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November 27, 2019
Nov 27, 2019
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November 28, 2019
Nov 28, 2019
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November 29, 2019
Nov 29, 2019
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December 2, 2019
Dec 2, 2019
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December 3, 2019
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December 4, 2019
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December 5, 2019
Dec 5, 2019
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December 6, 2019
Dec 6, 2019
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December 9, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
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December 10, 2019
Dec 10, 2019
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December 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019
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December 12, 2019
Dec 12, 2019
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December 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2019
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December 16, 2019
Dec 16, 2019
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December 17, 2019
Dec 17, 2019
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December 18, 2019
Dec 18, 2019
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December 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
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December 20, 2019
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December 23, 2019
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December 24, 2019
Dec 24, 2019
Episode 257
December 25, 2019
Dec 25, 2019
Episode 258
December 26, 2019
Dec 26, 2019
Thursday on the NewsHour, how months of mass protest have contributed to political gridlock in Iraq. Plus: Why U.S. territories in the Caribbean are still recovering from 2017 hurricanes, Zimbabwe's worsening food crisis, experimentation in the economics of development, a critically acclaimed memoir, rare J.M.W. Turner watercolors on display and a Brief But Spectacular take on Beach Boy life.
Episode 259
December 27, 2019
Dec 27, 2019
Friday on the NewsHour, how Iran is responding to internal pressure from mass protests and external pressure from U.S. sanctions. Plus: What the outcry over a new Indian citizenship law says about the country’s secular values, Mark Shields and David Brooks review the politics of 2019 and preview 2020 and a new film imagines the interactions between Popes Benedict and Francis.
Episode 260
December 30, 2019
Dec 30, 2019
Monday on the NewsHour, weekend attacks on Jewish and Christian congregations send shockwaves nationwide, reiterating fears of violence toward religious groups. Plus: The fallout from U.S. airstrikes on an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq, 2020 Democrats campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire, Politics Monday with Susan Page and Domenico Montanaro and our Now Read This book club for December.
Episode 261
December 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2019
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Iraqi unrest continues, as supporters of an Iran-backed militia attempt to storm the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad. Plus: Two perspectives on U.S. policy on Iraq, what life is like for Afghans under Taliban control, economic trends of the past decade, behind the American decline in charitable giving, a book about power and consent and practicing radical empathy.
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