PBS News - Season 9 / Year 2018

Friday on the NewsHour, the latest on Russia's diplomatic retaliation against the West and the fallout from the deadly mall fire. Also: The large-scale cyberattack against Atlanta, the government command center that fends off hackers, Shields and Brooks analyze the latest Trump Cabinet shakeup, author Mohsin Hamid on "Exit West" and the accountant who got to play in the NHL.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's statements to the news media raises many questions, from guarding the border with the military to attacking Amazon. Also: The EPA chief under scrutiny, the U.S. role in war-torn Syria, how Canada integrates foreign students, politics in the "Roseanne" reboot and a photographer captures scenes from the border.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, as American anxiety rises over a looming trade war, we talk with President Trump's lead adviser behind the latest tariffs and get the view from China. Also: Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and whether solar energy can bring Puerto Rico out of the dark months after Hurricane Maria.

Thursday on the NewsHour, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg addresses the storm of questions around how the social media giant protects users' data. Also: President Trump orders the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border, a new Tiger Woods biography, a civil rights attorney remembers Martin Luther King Jr.'s last month and an actress who listens to real people.

Friday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration announces new sanctions against Russia while simultaneously proposing new tariffs on Chinese imports. Also: Investigating the Trump business, inside the intricate bureaucracy of ISIS, Mark Shields and Reihan Salam on the week's news and Harry Belafonte remembers Martin Luther King Jr.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before senators amid serious privacy concerns for millions of users. Also: The latest on the FBI raid of President Trump's lawyer's office and residence, how one school district is taking measures to secure students and chronicling the human toll of the Syrian civil war.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, House Speaker Paul Ryan announces the end of his 20-year congressional career. What will it mean for the future of the GOP? Also: President Trump warns of impending strikes in Syria, Mark Zuckerberg's second day of Capitol Hill testimony, an Ethiopian musician returns to his roots and the science of the placebo effect.

Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump's pick for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, faces tough questions on Russia and North Korea in his confirmation hearing. Also: A Kansas senator on President Trump's trade policy, Missouri's governor accused of sexual assault, consumer protection chief Mick Mulvaney gets grilled, the rise of cryptocurrency, Americans who joined the Islamic State and more.

Friday on the NewsHour, former FBI Director James Comey slams President Trump in a new memoir. Also: The president pardons Scooter Libby, teachers in several states protest for higher wages and improved school conditions, Shields and Brooks break down a packed week of politics, a novelist's politically prophetic writings and portraits by painter David Hockney.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, Rep. Charlie Dent announces his resignation, joining a growing number of GOP lawmakers leaving office. Also: A Supreme Court case that would allow states to tax online retail, Fox News' Sean Hannity named as a client of President Trump's lawyer, Chicago principals enact education reform, asylum requests from female abuse victims, the trial of Bill Cosby and more.

Thursday on the NewsHour, Republican senators defy Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to push a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller. Also: Cuba's future after the Castros, an island-wide power outage in Puerto Rico, how a trade battle could shift the U.S. economy, the Southwest pilot who safely landed after a fatal incident, India's youth going back to their rural roots and more.

Friday on the NewsHour, the Democratic National Committee sues Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks for meddling in the 2016 election. Also: James Comey's memos released, The UN human rights chief on crises in Yemen and Syria, students stage another walkout to protest gun violence, Shields and Salam analyze the week's news and a blind poet details life with his guide dog.

Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump's pick to be secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, faces confrontation in the Senate. Also: Iran's foreign minister warns the U.S. not to withdraw from the nuclear deal, five years after a tragic Bangladesh garment factory fire, preserving India's agricultural future, the killing of Ricky Boyd by police and threading poetry through our everyday lives.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump welcomes French President Macron to the White House. Also: The Veterans Affairs nominee faces scrutiny from the Senate, the desire of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to go home, a historic transplant for a soldier wounded in Afghanistan, schools wrestle with Facebook's privacy concerns, and Karen and Charlotte Pence's new book.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, we break down the Supreme Court arguments testing the limits of President Trump's travel ban authority. Also: An interview with the former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, the president defends his embattled Veterans Affairs nominee, child marriage in Rohingya refugee camps and what Facebook is doing to counter the spread of misinformation.

Thursday on the NewsHour, Bill Cosby is found guilty on all three charges of sexual assault and lashes out in court. Also: Lawmakers grill embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt, what to expect ahead of the summit between North and South Korea, the plight of young Rohingya girls in the Bangladeshi sex trade and whether there is a bitcoin bubble.

Friday on the NewsHour, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un steps over the border into South Korea to meet his counterpart in a historic meeting. Also: The plight of Rohingya refugees, a caravan of asylum-seekers at the U.S. border, Mark Shields and Mona Charen on the week's news and a new monument reckons with America's history of systematic lynching.

On this edition for Saturday, April 28, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses NATO and meets with key U.S. allies, and coal ash raises concerns over health risks in Puerto Rico. Also, Alfie Evans, the British toddler at the center of a legal battle, dies after life support is withdrawn. Alison Stewart anchors from New York.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's lead lawyer in the Russia probe is stepping down. Also: The former energy secretary on consequences of ending the Iran deal, public defenders overwhelmed in Missouri, the EPA's chief's questionable dealing with lobbyists and a website that churns out hyperpartisan content.

Thursday on the NewsHour, we follow the money amid conflicting stories from President Trump and his personal attorney about payments to an adult film actress. Also: The former CIA director on the agency under Trump, why Evangelicals support the president, a Canadian plan to give some citizens a guaranteed income, new allegations about Charlie Rose's harassment of women and more.

Monday on the NewsHour, Rudy Giuliani says President Trump could defy the Mueller investigation. Also: Trump aides accused of trying to dig up dirt about Obama officials, setbacks for efforts in reconciliation in the Balkans, the science behind Hawaii's erupting volcano, the GOP primary in West Virginia and what being "educated" means to author Tara Westover.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump pulls out of the Iran nuclear deal. Also: New York's attorney general accused of sexual abuse, a university tries to reverse a trend of fewer black men going to medical school and author Barbara Ehrenreich asks whether we are too worried about living longer instead of living better.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's pick to lead the CIA faces questions over her involvement in one of the agency's most controversial activities. Also: The ramifications of the U.S. withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, who consumes junk news, why several companies made large payments to President Trump's personal lawyer and Donald Glover's music video "This Is America."

Friday on the NewsHour, a interview with a top State Department official who traveled to North Korea with Secretary Mike Pompeo. Also: President Trump's plan to curb the cost of prescription drugs, Iranians respond to the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Brooks and Marcus on the packed week of news, a Syrian man stuck in limbo and rediscovering the art of photography.

Monday on the NewsHour, more than 50 Palestinian protesters are killed along Israel's border with Gaza amid celebrations of the U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem. Also: President Trump's plan to reduce prescription drug prices, putting a spotlight on college students' mental health, Capitol Hill staffers on sexual harassment and our Politics Monday discussion.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, protests turn to funerals in Gaza after one of the most violent days on the border in years. Also: Pairing first-generation college students with mentors who have been in their shoes, college students speak out about their struggle with mental illness, remembering writer Tom Wolfe and a difficult conversation about race between a daughter and her mother.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, the North Korean regime cancels talks with the South and says it will reconsider a historic summit with the U.S. Also: Key takeaways from a slew of documents released in the Russia probe, on the ground in war-torn Yemen, voters in four states pick midterm candidates, how Facebook tries to tackle the content it won't delete and more.

Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump admonishes China as the U.S. hosts trade negotiations with top Beijing officials. Also: The American birth rate falls to a 30-year low, Yemen's health care system torn apart, an argument for deleting your social media accounts, students learn how people their age catalyzed the civil rights movement and more.

Friday on the NewsHour, 10 people are murdered at a high school near Galveston, Texas, and a student is in custody for firing on his classmates. Also: A proposal to ban federal funding for clinics that refer women for abortions, children bear the scars of war in Yemen, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news and the economics behind Britain's royal wedding.

Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump meets top law enforcement and intelligence officials after he calls for an investigation into the FBI. Also: A Supreme Court ruling making it more difficult to sue your employer, Secretary Mike Pompeo threatens to impose the strong sanctions in history on Iran, new EU privacy laws and the political response to the Texas school shooting.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump raises doubts about the upcoming summit with North Korea during a meeting at the White House with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in. Also: A House Freedom Caucus leader on the divide in the GOP, making sure a diploma means a future in Chicago, a pushback against using cellphones during concerts and Sen. John McCain's new book.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, we talk with former director of national intelligence James Clapper, the latest target of President Trump's attacks on the intelligence community. Also: New NFL penalties for kneeling during the national anthem, why many patients can't get the cure for hepatitis C, the woman trying to become the nation's first African-American female governor and remembering Philip Roth.

Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump calls off the historic summit with North Korea. Also: Congress is briefed on why an FBI informant talked to the Trump campaign, Colombia's fragile peace, police release video of an NBA player arrested over a parking ticket, an economist who says investors should have "skin in the game" and the pardoning of boxing champion Jack Johnson.

Friday on the NewsHour, the White House legislative director discusses what's next for the Trump agenda. Also: Harvey Weinstein arrested on rape charges, Ireland votes on whether to lift an abortion ban, Colombia's hard road to peace after 50 years of war, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's political news and Mark and Jay Duplass document their Hollywood careers in a new memoir.

Monday on the NewsHour, U.S. officials continue to make plans in North Korea, but will there be a summit? Also: President Trump blames immigrant children for being separated from their parents, honoring the millions of women who have served in the U.S. military, how Americans survive in time of turmoil, an Iraq war veteran asks us all to reflect on the real meaning of Memorial Day and more.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, more than 4,600 people -- far more than the official toll -- are believed to have died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria. Also: Starbucks mandates anti-bias training, ABC abruptly cancels "Roseanne," an organization teaches skills needed to keep a job, the Trump administration's immigration policies in context, schools and the #MeToo movement and more.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, we fact-check some of President Trump's most contentious statements from his Nashville rally. Also: Two innocent brothers and the consequence of a plea bargain, creating a new generation of innovators and renewing a campaign first organized by Martin Luther King.

Monday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court decides in favor of a baker who refused to make a cake for a same-sex couple. Also: One-on-one with Turkey's foreign minister, the Democrat's struggle to form a cohesive message, a new study on early stage breast cancer and chemotherapy and British actress Glenda Jackson's return to Broadway.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, we examine the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border after fresh calls to cease the practice. Also: Super Bowl champions uninvited by the White House, a British double-agent inside al-Qaida, a look back at the life and work of Robert Kennedy and focusing on skills over degrees.

Thursday on the NewsHour, trade disputes loom large as President Trump and other world leaders head to the G7 summit. Also: Former President Bill Clinton on #MeToo, President Trump and his new novel, one-on-one with former CIA Director John Brennan, lawmakers head toward a bill on immigration and why bitcoin is eating up massive amounts of energy.

Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump comes face-to-face with the leaders of G7 nations in Canada amid escalating tensions. Also: Anthony Bourdain's death raises awareness of mental health issues, Bill Clinton and James Patterson on their new book, Shields and Ponnuru on the week's news, the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup and more.

Monday on the NewsHour, a look at what's as President Trump prepares to meet with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Also: Fallout from the G-7 summit, the global fight against the HIV epidemic, the political stakes of a Supreme Court decision on purging voter rolls and the argument for traveling alone.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump announces an agreement to denuclearize the Korean peninsula with few details. We get full analysis from U.S. senators and former State Department officials. Also: Russia's struggle to stop the virus from spreading and a AT&T-Time Warner merger gets the green light.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, questions mount as President Trump returns to Washington declaring North Korea no longer a nuclear threat. Also: A push to take back rebel strongholds in Yemen, the winners in Tuesday's primaries, a look at AIDS in Nigeria, failed efforts to stop sexual harassment in science and states step in to help workers save for retirement.

Thursday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department's watchdog finds former FBI Director James Comey "insubordinate," but doesn't find any evidence of political bias in the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email in 2016. Also: The city with the highest rate of new HIV cases in the U.S., New York sues the Trump Foundation, an import tax to make U.S. washing machines more competitive and more.

Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump gives a wide-ranging impromptu interview, putting the GOP's immigration compromise bill in question. Also: Inside a children's migrant center in San Diego, two North Korean defectors discuss Trump's dealing with Kim Jong Un, beating back the AIDS epidemic in the South, a sexual abuse scandal shakes Chile's Catholic Church, plus Shields and Brooks.

Monday on the NewsHour, amid a growing outcry to end the separation of immigrant families, President Trump defends his policy. We talk with the former head of Border Protection and examine the political stakes. Also: South Korea's view of President Trump's North Korea dealings, Portland tries to make amends for gentrification and remembering Elizabeth Brackett, one of NewsHour's own.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, the storm over taking migrant kids from parents at the U.S.-Mexico border rages on. Also: The president of the Koch Brothers' political arm on the ongoing trade battle, whether a diabetes treatment is giving patients false hope, and the successful recipe for giving students a leg up on their education.

Thursday on the NewsHour, children separated from their parents hang in the balance as Republican lawmakers delay votes on a compromise plan. Also: How the immigration debate is playing out in court, Navajo seek to draw new political lines, the new owner of the Los Angeles Times, making sense of the big money behind fans who watch video games and more.

Friday on the NewsHour, questions remain about the fate of minors separated from their families after the Trump administration reverses its policy. Also: The Supreme Court rules the government tracking you through your phone, Saudi Arabia prepares to lift its ban on women drivers, an investment boom on the China-North Korea border, Shields and Brooks, and bringing art to rural communities.

Monday on the NewsHour, Congress prepares for immigration votes and President Trump conveys his support for deporting undocumented immigrants without a court hearing. Also: We follow two immigrant families making their way to the U.S., the Supreme Court weighs in on election maps, Turkey's president consolidates power, the struggle over gun owners with dementia and remembering poet Donald Hall.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court upholds President Trump's travel ban. How will the decision affect immigration policy? Also: Real estate prices spike near the China-North Korea border, White House officials publicly shamed and the nation's political divide, and saving Easter Island from climate change.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, a frequent swing vote, steps down. Also: Can the White House meet a tight deadline to reunite immigrant families, a major upset in New York's primary, preserving Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts and your questions about Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic novel "Less."

Thursday on the NewsHour, a breakdown of the Supreme Court's major decisions and what to expect from the next nominee's confirmation process. Also: The struggle to reunite families separated at the border, using architecture to serve the greater good in rural America, making sense of the nation's wealthiest 9.9 percent and Judd Apatow's Brief but Spectacular take.