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The latest news, analysis and reporting from the PBS NewsHour - includes interviews, background reports and updates to put today's news in context.

  • Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff, Jeffrey Brown, Ray Suarez, Margaret Warner
  • TV News , National , World
  • English
  • PBS
  • Washington, DC
  • Call 703-998-2138
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Thu, May 24

PBS NewsHour for May 24, 2012

Tonight on the program, we analyze the continuing struggles of the Eurozone as economic divisions between France and Germany were reinforced at a summit on Europe's debt crisis. Also: Europe's debt crisis's affect on the U.S., man vs. machine in the workforce, strained ties between the U.S. and Pakistan, and justice for a wrongly executed man.
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Wed, May 23

PBS NewsHour for May 23, 2012

Tonight on the program, we analyze the first day of Egyptian presidential elections that gave the people their first chance to choose their leader in the aftermath of Hosni Mubarak's removal during the Arab Spring. Also: Facebook's IPO controversy, austerity in Europe, Iran beginning to cooperate on nuclear issues, and looking at the Golden Gate Bridge's history on its 75th birthday.
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Tue, May 22

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Mon, May 21

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Fri, May 18

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Thu, May 17

PBS NewsHour for May 17, 2012

Tonight on the program, we examine the newly-released Census data revealing that minority babies are making up the majority of births in the United States for the first time. Also: a Newsmaker interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, a look at campaigns' use of YouTube, and a merging of urban and rural in Thailand.
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Wed, May 16

PBS NewsHour for May 16, 2012

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Tue, May 15

PBS NewsHour for May 15, 2012

Tonight on the program, we continue our look at JP Morgan Chase and its troubles following a $2 billion trading loss and reports of an FBI probe into the situation. Also: Continued shake-ups in the Eurozone with a new French president and Greece's unsure situation, an ambitious strategy to combat Alzheimer's, treating trauma injuries int he developing world, and a look at Ron Paul's campaign.
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Mon, May 14

PBS NewsHour for May 14, 2012

Tonight on the program, we analyze the aftermath of JP Morgan Chase's $2 billion trading blunder which resulted in chief investment officer Ina Drew's retirement. We then talk with Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan about the political ramifications. Also: more drug violence in Mexico, getting core reading in for children, and unemployment numbers.
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Fri, May 11

PBS NewsHour for May 11, 2012

Tonight on the program, we examine calls for more regulation as JPMorgan Chase announced a $2 billion loss. Also: the FDA gave the go-ahead to drug combination aimed at preventing the spread of HIV, President Obama and Mitt Romney shift campaign focus back to the economy, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's political news, and author Leslie Maitland's new book "Crossing the Borders of Time."
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Thu, May 10

PBS NewsHour for May 10, 2012

Tonight on the program, we examine the state of Kofi Annan's cease-fire plan with Syria in the wake of two bombings that killed over 80 people and left hundreds injured. Also: the political aftermath from President Obama's announced support of gay marriage, the future of chimpanzee testing, FDA urges caution on bone desnity medicine, and LBJ's "Passage of Power".
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Wed, May 9

PBS NewsHour for May 9, 2012

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Tue, May 8

PBS NewsHour for May 8, 2012

Tonight on the program, we analyze the reaches of terrorism across the globe in the wake of the CIA-foiled bomb plot for an airliner headed from Yemen to the United States. Also: the rise in obesity and its effect on life expectancy, Tom Coburn on the "Debt Bomb", the best and worst places in the world to be a mother, and remembering "Where the Wild Things Are" author Maurice Sendak.
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Mon, May 7

PBS NewsHour for May 7, 2012

Tonight on the program, we examine France's presidential election as Francois Hollande defeated French president Nicholas Sarkozy on Sunday. Also: analyzing the gay marriage debate in the wake of Vice President Biden's comments, insects as a cuisine, and a trial at Guantanamo Bay for 9/11 conspirators,
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Fri, May 4

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Thu, May 3

PBS NewsHour for May 3, 2012

Tonight on the program, we analyze the ongoing saga with Chen Guangcheng after the Chinese dissident asked the United States Congress for help by phone today. Also: Daily Download on hashtags and Twitter helping and hurting political campaigns, a private company that wants to take people to Mars, dysfunctionality in Congress, and a copy of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' sells for $120 million.
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Wed, May 2

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Tue, May 1

PBS NewsHour for May 1, 2012

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Mon, Apr 30

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Fri, Apr 27

PBS NewsHour for April 27, 2012

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Thu, Apr 26

PBS NewsHour for April 26, 2012

Tonight on the program, we examine the conviction of former Liberian president Charles Taylor and how this could further international law. Also: Rupert Murdoch testifies on the News of the World phone hacking scandal, new information on Bo Xilai suggesting he wiretapped Chinese officials, new technology enabling dangerous uses, and the gender gap in computer science and engineering jobs.
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Wed, Apr 25

PBS NewsHour for April 25, 2012

Tonight on the program, we examine the Supreme Court's deliberations on Arizona's controversial immigration law and analyze how it will affect the scope of federal and state powers. Also: Wal-Mart's Mexican Bribery Scandal, examining if Wall Street's behaviors have changed, using tech to help high school dropouts to get back on track, and finding clean drinking water in Liberia.
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Tue, Apr 24

PBS NewsHour for April 24, 2012

Tonight on the program, we examine if government programs are affecting housing prices and fixing the ailing housing market. Also: student loans and jobs courting youth voters, attacking the controversial Arizona immigration law, the shift in numbers of Mexican migration, and Nick Cave combines art, fashion, and sculpture with 'Soundsuits.'
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Mon, Apr 23

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Thu, Apr 19

PBS NewsHour for April 19, 2012

Tonight on the program, we examine the United Nations' push to send 300 observers into Syria in the midst of a teetering cease-fire agreement. Also: Veterans Affairs adds 1,600 workers to fix backlog, Congress expresses outrage at GSA overspending, the Vatican issues a rebuke to U.S. nuns, Google ads and campaign season, Terra Cotta Warriors, author Edward Luce, and remembering Levon Helm.
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Wed, Apr 18

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Tue, Apr 17

PBS NewsHour for April 17, 2012

Tonight on the program, we examine the debate over tax fairness on this year's tax day. Also: update of the trial of admitted Norway Killer Breivikthe, Las Vegas schools trying to lure dropouts back to the classrooms, and a look at the Associated Press, one of this year's Pulitzer Prize Winners.
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Mon, Apr 16

PBS NewsHour for April 16, 2012

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Fri, Apr 13

PBS NewsHour for April 13, 2012

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Thu, Apr 12

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