cinefound - Season 44

Episode 261 - December 31, 2019

First Aired: December. 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.

Episode 260 - December 30, 2019

First Aired: December. 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 259 - December 27, 2019

First Aired: December. 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 258 - December 26, 2019

First Aired: December. 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 257 - December 25, 2019

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Episode 256 - December 24, 2019

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Episode 255 - December 23, 2019

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Episode 254 - December 20, 2019

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Episode 253 - December 19, 2019

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Episode 252 - December 18, 2019

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Episode 251 - December 17, 2019

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Episode 250 - December 16, 2019

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Episode 249 - December 13, 2019

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Episode 248 - December 12, 2019

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Episode 247 - December 11, 2019

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Episode 246 - December 10, 2019

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Episode 245 - December 9, 2019

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Episode 244 - December 6, 2019

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Episode 243 - December 5, 2019

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Episode 242 - December 4, 2019

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Episode 241 - December 3, 2019

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Episode 240 - December 2, 2019

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Episode 239 - November 29, 2019

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Episode 238 - November 28, 2019

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Episode 237 - November 27, 2019

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Episode 236 - November 26, 2019

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Episode 235 - November 25, 2019

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Episode 234 - November 22, 2019

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Episode 233 - November 21, 2019

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Episode 232 - November 20, 2019

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Episode 231 - November 19, 2019

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Episode 230 - November 18, 2019

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Episode 229 - November 15, 2019

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Episode 228 - November 14, 2019

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Episode 227 - November 13, 2019

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Episode 226 - November 12, 2019

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Episode 225 - November 11, 2019

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Episode 224 - November 8, 2019

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Episode 223 - November 7, 2019

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Episode 222 - November 6, 2019

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Episode 221 - November 5, 2019

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Episode 220 - November 4, 2019

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Episode 219 - November 1, 2019

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Episode 218 - October 31, 2019

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Episode 217 - October 30, 2019

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Episode 216 - October 29, 2019

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Episode 215 - October 28, 2019

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Episode 214 - October 25, 2019

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Episode 213 - October 24, 2019

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Episode 212 - October 23, 2019

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Episode 211 - October 22, 2019

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Episode 210 - October 21, 2019

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Episode 209 - October 18, 2019

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Episode 208 - October 17, 2019

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Episode 207 - October 16, 2019

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Episode 206 - October 15, 2019

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Episode 205 - October 14, 2019

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Episode 204 - October 11, 2019

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Episode 203 - October 10, 2019

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Episode 202 - October 9, 2019

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Episode 201 - October 8, 2019

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Episode 200 - October 7, 2019

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Episode 199 - October 4, 2019

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Episode 198 - October 3, 2019

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Episode 197 - October 2, 2019

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Episode 196 - October 1, 2019

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Episode 195 - September 30, 2019

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Episode 194 - September 27, 2019

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Episode 193 - September 26, 2019

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Episode 192 - September 25, 2019

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Episode 191 - September 24, 2019

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Episode 190 - September 23, 2019

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Episode 189 - September 20, 2019

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Episode 188 - September 19, 2019

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Episode 187 - September 18, 2019

First Aired: September. 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 186 - September 17, 2019

First Aired: September. 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 185 - September 16, 2019

First Aired: September. 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 184 - September 13, 2019

First Aired: September. 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 183 - September 12, 2019

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Episode 182 - September 11, 2019

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Episode 181 - September 10, 2019

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Episode 180 - September 9, 2019

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Episode 179 - September 6, 2019

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Episode 178 - September 5, 2019

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Episode 177 - September 4, 2019

First Aired: September. 04,2019

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 176 - September 3, 2019

First Aired: September. 03,2019

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 175 - September 2, 2019

First Aired: September. 02,2019

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 174 - August 30, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 173 - August 29, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 172 - August 28, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 171 - August 27, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 170 - August 26, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 169 - August 23, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 168 - August 22, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 167 - August 21, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 166 - August 20, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 165 - August 19, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 164 - August 16, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 163 - August 15, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 162 - August 14, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 161 - August 13, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 160 - August 12, 2019

First Aired: August. 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 159 - August 9, 2019

First Aired: August. 09,2019

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 158 - August 8, 2019

First Aired: August. 08,2019

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 157 - August 7, 2019

First Aired: August. 07,2019

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 156 - August 6, 2019

First Aired: August. 06,2019

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 155 - August 5, 2019

First Aired: August. 05,2019

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 154 - August 2, 2019

First Aired: August. 02,2019

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 153 - August 1, 2019

First Aired: August. 01,2019

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 152 - July 31, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 151 - July 30, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 150 - July 29, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 149 - July 26, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 148 - July 25, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 147 - July 24, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 146 - July 23, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 145 - July 22, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 144 - July 19, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 143 - July 18, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 142 - July 17, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 141 - July 16, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 140 - July 15, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 139 - July 12, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 138 - July 11, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 137 - July 10, 2019

First Aired: July. 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 136 - July 9, 2019

First Aired: July. 09,2019

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 135 - July 8, 2019

First Aired: July. 08,2019

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 134 - July 5, 2019

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Episode 133 - July 4, 2019

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Episode 132 - July 3, 2019

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Episode 131 - July 2, 2019

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Episode 130 - July 1, 2019

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Episode 129 - June 28, 2019

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Episode 128 - June 27, 2019

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Episode 127 - June 26, 2019

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Episode 126 - June 25, 2019

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Episode 125 - June 24, 2019

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Episode 124 - June 21, 2019

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Episode 123 - June 20, 2019

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Episode 122 - June 19, 2019

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Episode 121 - June 18, 2019

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Episode 120 - June 17, 2019

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Episode 119 - June 14, 2019

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Episode 118 - June 13, 2019

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Episode 117 - June 12, 2019

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Episode 116 - June 11, 2019

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Episode 115 - June 10, 2019

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Episode 114 - June 7, 2019

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Episode 113 - June 6, 2019

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Episode 112 - June 5, 2019

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Episode 111 - June 4, 2019

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Episode 110 - June 3, 2019

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Episode 109 - May 31, 2019

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Episode 108 - May 30, 2019

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Episode 107 - May 29, 2019

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Episode 106 - May 28, 2019

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Episode 105 - May 27, 2019

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Episode 104 - May 24, 2019

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Episode 103 - May 23, 2019

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Episode 102 - May 22, 2019

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Episode 101 - May 21, 2019

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Episode 100 - May 20, 2019

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Episode 99 - May 17, 2019

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Episode 98 - May 16. 2019

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Episode 97 - May 15, 2019

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Episode 96 - May 14, 2019

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Episode 95 - May 13, 2019

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Episode 94 - May 10, 2019

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Episode 93 - May 9, 2019

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Episode 92 - May 8, 2019

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Episode 91 - May 7, 2019

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Episode 90 - May 6, 2019

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Episode 89 - May 3, 2019

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Episode 88 - May 2, 2019

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Episode 87 - May 1, 2019

First Aired: May. 01,2019

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 86 - April 30, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 85 - April 29, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 84 - April 26, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 83 - April 25, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 82 - April 24, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 81 - April 23, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 80 - April 22, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 79 - April 19, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 78 - April 18, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 77 - April 17, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 76 - April 16, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 75 - April 15, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 74 - April 12, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 73 - April 11, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 72 - April 10, 2019

First Aired: April. 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 71 - April 9, 2019

First Aired: April. 09,2019

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 70 - April 8, 2019

First Aired: April. 08,2019

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 69 - April 5, 2019

First Aired: April. 05,2019

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 68 - April 4, 2019

First Aired: April. 04,2019

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 67 - April 3, 2019

First Aired: April. 03,2019

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 66 - April 2, 2019

First Aired: April. 02,2019

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 65 - April 1, 2019

First Aired: April. 01,2019

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 64 - March 29, 2019

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Episode 63 - March 28, 2019

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Episode 44 - March 1, 2019

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Episode 30 - February 11, 2019

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Episode 29 - February 8, 2019

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Episode 23 - January 31, 2019

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Episode 22 - January 30, 2019

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Episode 15 - January 21, 2019

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Episode 12 - January 16, 2019

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Episode 10 - January 14, 2019

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Episode 2 - January 2, 2019

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Episode 1 - January 1, 2019

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