May 12, 2011  |   Watch video of Jim Lehrer's announcement on Thursday's NewsHour: EmbedVideo(552, 482, 304); Some news today about the PBS NewsHour... Jim Lehrer has announced that he is taking another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring our daily...

April 22, 2010  |   Britain's main contenders for prime minister meet again in their second televised debate Thursday night, following their debut on April 15, and the subject this time is foreign policy. The debate is likely to see three central issues dominate:...

March 12, 2010  |   ECONOMY | There were fresh signs Friday that the recession may be coming to an end. Retail sales figures for February were brighter than analysts had expected. But other indicators this week have painted a mixed pictures of U.S. economic...

March 11, 2010  |   HEALTH REFORM: | Over the past 24 hours, leading Democrats on Capitol Hill have indicated they believe they're getting close to clearing the way for a vote on health reform. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman has the story tonight, and then...

March 10, 2010  |   AFGHANISTAN: Kabul was a busy place today. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, wrapping up a visit to the Afghan capital, suggested that U.S. forces might start leaving the country ahead of schedule. As he left, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran...

March 9, 2010  |   MIDDLE EAST: Margaret Warner reports on Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East, and his attempts to breathe new life into the peace process. His visit coincides with an Israeli announcement that it's buildings hundreds of new...

March 8, 2010  |   On the PBS NewsHour this Monday: IRAQ ELECTIONS | The votes are being counted in Iraq's Parliamentary elections, and the authorities in Baghdad announced today that turnout topped 60 percent. Gwen Ifill reports tonight on what's at stake in the...

March 1, 2010  |   On the PBS NewsHour this Monday night: CHILE LATEST | Full coverage of the latest developments in Chile, following the weekend's earthquake. The death toll has now risen above 700, and the world is offering aid to assist in rescue...

February 26, 2010  |   AFGHAN ATTACK- There was more death today in the center of Kabul, the Afghan capitol. Suicide attackers and a car bomb killed at least 16 people -- half of them foreigners. The Taliban took responsibility. We'll have a full report...

February 25, 2010  |   HEALTH CARE SUMMIT: We'll begin the program tonight with full coverage of today's White House health care summit, at which President Obama and his Republican opponents have been facing off over proposals to change the country's health care system....

February 23, 2010  |   On the PBS NewsHour this Tuesday: TOYOTA HEARINGS | Day one of the congressional hearings into the Toyota recalls saw the company's top official in North America, James Lentz, apologizing for its safety problems, and vivid testimony by one Toyota...

February 22, 2010  |   HEALTH REFORM: President Obama today unveiled a revised proposal for health care reform ahead of this week's bipartisan White House health care summit. On the program tonight, our Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports the details of the proposal. Then,...

February 19, 2010  |   AFGHAN OFFENSIVE: Elite Marine reconnaissance teams were airdropped behind Taliban lines in Southern Afghanistan, as a major NATO offensive entered its 7th day today. Ray Suarez reports the latest developments on-the-ground in the battle against the Taliban, then Judy Woodruff...

February 17, 2010  |   12 MONTHS ON: One year on from the introduction of the President's Economic Stimulus initiative, the Obama administration claimed today that it had successfully averted an economic calamity, but acknowledged more needs to be done to lift the country's economic...

February 16, 2010  |   TALIBAN UPDATE: As the military campaign continues in Afghanistan, the PBS NewsHour reports two angles on the story tonight. First, the latest from the battlefield, as reported by Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post. Then, a discussion about the...

February 15, 2010  |   AFGHAN OFFENSIVE: As US and NATO forces continue to battle for control of a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan, we'll get the latest from the front lines. Then Ray Suarez talks to correspondent Rod Nordland of the New York Times...

February 12, 2010  |   POLITICS AND POLLS: We lead the broadcast tonight with an assessment of the latest opinion polls showing rising public anger at Washington. The numbers come as the mid-term election campaigns get underway all over the country. Judy Woodruff reports the...

February 11, 2010  |   IRAN: We lead the program tonight with a day of dramatic developments in Iran. On a day that marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Republic's founding, thousands of Government supporters turned out in a show-of-strength for the country's ruling...

February 10, 2010  |   From the snowbound headquarters of the PBS NewsHour, a look ahead to tonight's broadcast: HISTORIC STORM: We'll have full coverage of the historic winter storm that is paralyzing the nation's capital, and causing chaos throughout the NorthEast and the MidAtlantic....

February 9, 2010  |   NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: MICHELLE OBAMA - Jim Lehrer sat down at the White House earlier this afternoon to interview the first lady just moments after she officially launched her campaign against Childhood Obesity. You'll see that interview in full on...

February 4, 2010  |   NEW SENATOR- Scott Brown was sworn-in as a member of the United States Senate representing Massachusetts, and at a stroke changing the political dynamic in Washington. As the Democrats lose their all-important 60th vote in the U.S. Senate, Judy Woodruff...

February 3, 2010  |   TERROR TRIALS- The Obama administration stepped up its defense today of how it's handling terror cases. After an update on the case of a Nigerian man accused of attempting to bomb an American airliner Christmas Day, we get perspective from...

February 2, 2010  |   DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL: Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before Congress today about the President's pledge to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy introduced by President Bill Clinton...

January 29, 2010  |   REACHING OUT: President Obama spent part of the day meeting Congressional Republicans in Baltimore. He faced tough questions from them about some of the policy initiatives outlined in his State of the Union Address. And the President accused the...

January 28, 2010  |   STATE OF THE UNION: President Obama travelled to Florida today to kick-start his renewed focus on job creation and the economy, following last night's State of the Union address in Washington. Margaret Warner reports on what the president did...

January 26, 2010  |   DEFICIT SPENDING - The Congressional Budget Office made headlines here in Washington Tuesday, predicting a deficit of $1.35 trillion this year as the recession continues to take its toll on economic activity. Meantime, the U.S. Senate rejected a plan...

January 25, 2010  |   Analysis of President Obama's proposals to help middle class Americans leads the program tonight, followed by aid to Haiti, how strong is al-Qaida?, Midwestern states fight over invasive fish species, and a song about Vladimir Putin. MIDDLE CLASS AID PROPOSAL...

January 18, 2010  |   Tonight on the PBS NewsHour, the latest from Haiti, Afghanistan and Massachusetts, plus a Martin Luther King Day conversation about black power. HAITI: Our comprehensive coverage of the tragic situation in Haiti continues tonight. We'll begin the broadcast with two...

January 15, 2010  |   Three days after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, delivery of much needed international aid remains difficult. We'll look at conditions on the ground and hear from the Haitian ambassador to the U.S., as well as the victims themselves. Also on...

January 14, 2010  |   As the humanitarian crisis worsens in Haiti, the PBS NewsHour is offering extensive ongoing coverage of events on the island, both on our broadcast and online. On the program Thursday: HAITI UPDATE: Kwame Holman narrates our complete update of all...

January 13, 2010  |   Ansel Herz, a Texas native and freelance journalist, spoke to us this afternoon from outside a U.N. peacekeepers' base in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where he has been living for four months. He described scenes of carnage and desperate attempts...

January 13, 2010  |   Father Gerry Creedon, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Arlington, Va., has been visiting Haiti for 19 years and left Port-au-Prince Tuesday morning -- just hours before the massive quake struck there. Creedon arrived in Haiti on Jan....

January 11, 2010  |   GAY MARRIAGE - The battle over gay marriage moved to Federal Court in California today, where two gay men and two gay women are challenging the state's ban on gay marriage, and are hoping to take the issue all the...

January 8, 2010  |   JOBS NUMBERS - December's unemployment report was published early this morning, and showed the country losing a net 85,000 jobs - worse than analysts had been expecting. On the program tonight, we'll talk to David Leonhardt of the New York...

January 7, 2010  |   BOMB PLOT REPORT - We'll have full coverage of the White House report on the attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and reaction from former National Security Council staff members Richard Clarke and Juan Zarate, plus...

December 31, 2009  |   AFGHAN ATTACK | The CIA announced today that seven of its employees were killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. Six others were injured. The dead included a mother of three who headed the targeted CIA post. Tonight, Jeffrey Brown...

December 30, 2009  |   On the PBS NewsHour tonight, we'll have continued coverage of the fallout from the attempted attack on a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and much more. A "SYSTEMIC FAILURE" | The Dutch government provided new information today about the events...

December 28, 2009  |   On the PBS NewsHour this Monday: PLANE TERROR | We'll have the latest news on the investigation into Friday's attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet as it flew into Detroit's airport. President Barack Obama said today that he's...

December 24, 2009  |   HEALTH CARE: Full coverage of the dawn vote in the U.S. Senate on health care reform, and the negotiations that will now begin to harmonize the Senate and House versions of the legislation. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser has the...

December 23, 2009  |   PRESIDENT OBAMA - Our exclusive White House interview with President Obama has just wrapped up. Jim Lehrer questioned the President about health care reform, the ongoing threat of the filibuster in the US Senate, climate change, Afghanistan and the President's...

December 21, 2009  |   Tonight's program looks at changes in store for the American health care system, protests in Iran, school reform in Washington, D.C., and a behind-the-scenes look at the Copenhagen climate agreement. HEALTH CARE - With the stage now set for a...

December 17, 2009  |   Diplomatic machinations at the Climate Summit are our lead tonight, then it's on to health care, an interview with presidential adviser David Axelrod, "black carbon" in India, the recession's toll on Arizona schools and the drug war in Mexico. CLIMATE...

December 16, 2009  |   Coming up on the PBS NewsHour tonight: COPENHAGEN LATEST - Protests and paralysis dominated the day's events at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The NewsHour's Ray Suarez will have the latest from the Danish capital, including excerpts from an...

December 14, 2009  |   Lots coming up on the PBS NewsHour tonight. THE PRESIDENT & THE BANKERS: We'll lead the broadcast with coverage of President Obama's White House meeting this morning with some of the nation's leading bankers. Kwame Holman has our report, and...

December 11, 2009  |   After another very busy day in the newsroom, here are details of what's coming up on tonight's edition of the PBS NewsHour: Financial Regulation: The U.S. House today approved the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression....

December 10, 2009  |   Coming up on the PBS NewsHour tonight: PEACE PRIZE: We'll have full coverage of President Obama's acceptance speech at the Nobel ceremony in Oslo, Norway today. We'll follow that by a discussion about the speech, and some perspective on American...

December 9, 2009  |   Here's what's planned for Wednesday night on the PBS NewsHour: Health Care: With the apparent demise of the public option in the Senate, Gwen Ifill anchors a discussion about where things stand. She'll be talking with Amy Walter of "The...

December 8, 2009  |   First, a note to thank all those of you who have taken the time to send us feedback on the new PBS NewsHour broadcast, and our new Web site. Your comments - the bouquets and the brickbats - are all...

December 7, 2009  |   It's been a busy day in the PBS NewsHour's Washington newsroom. As you may know, Monday night you'll be able to watch our new broadcast debut, and we're spending the afternoon crossing each "t" and dotting each "i" in a...