Step into the writer’s room for Esther’s Follies, and you’ll likely find them singing around a table about the Supreme Court and 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
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Monday on the NewsHour, Saudi Arabia and its allies break diplomatic ties with Iran as the conflict between rivals intensifies. Also: Bill Clinton campaigns in New Hampshire for Hillary, armed protesters make a stand at a wildlife refuge, the refugee crisis threatens Europe’s open borders, injured veterans can’t get help paying for fertility treatments and the winner of the Man Booker Prize. Continue reading
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Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff answers your retirement questions. Continue reading
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In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. government is taking carmaker Volkswagen to court for cheating that led to greenhouse gas emissions up to 40 times beyond federal standards. Also, President Obama defended his plans to tighten gun control restrictions without congressional approval. Continue reading
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Former President Bill Clinton made his first solo appearances on the campaign trail in New Hampshire to support his wife Hillary’s 2016 campaign. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the strategy behind Donald Trump’s first television ad, plus Gov. Chris Christie’s pitch to New Hampshire voters. Continue reading
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Armed protesters have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon in protest of federal control of western ranch lands and the treatment of two Oregon ranchers. William Brangham gets an update from Amanda Peacher of Oregon Public Broadcasting. Continue reading
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Whether it’s coverage for end-of-life counseling or an experimental payment scheme for common surgeries, Medicare in 2016 is undergoing some of the biggest changes in its 50 years. Continue reading
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Denmark is instituting ID checks on its frontier with Germany, just as Sweden has enacted a strict new border policy, steps that further erode the 20-year Schengen Agreement guaranteeing free movement across most of mainland Europe. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports. Continue reading
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Marlon James, author of “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” is the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker Prize. James sat down with Jeffrey Brown at the Miami Book Fair to discuss his story, set in the 1970s and ’80s, of an attempted assassination of Bob Marley, and how reggae music influenced his writing. Continue reading




















