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Thursday on the NewsHour, European officials hold an emergency meeting to discuss enhancing national security in the wake of the Brussels attacks. Also: The UN convicts Radovan Karadzic of genocide, a new North Carolina law restricts protections for LGBT people,…

Mar 24

U.S. official says Marines expanding combat role in Iraq

WASHINGTON -- The American combat role in Iraq appeared to expand on Thursday as U.S. Marines operating from a small outpost provided targeting assistance and artillery fire to support Iraqi troops inching forward to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants.

Mar 24

Cruz calls Trump 'a sniveling coward'

DANE, Wis. -- Ted Cruz branded Donald Trump a "sniveling coward" Thursday as the feud between the Republican presidential contenders over their wives took a nastier turn.

Mar 24

One presidential candidate pledged to "Stand up for America." Two generations later, another promises to "Make America Great Again." Their common denominator: convincing certain Americans that their version of the United States is under threat.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Brussels mourns Tuesday’s bombings as authorities hunt for suspects. Also: What the attacks say about the Islamic State threat, Sen. Bernie Sanders on the fight against ISIS, religious and reproductive rights clash at the Supreme Court,…

Mar 23

Obama: U.S. will go after ISIS aggressively

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A day after bombs ripped through Brussels, President Barack Obama declared that fighting the Islamic State is his "No. 1 priority" and pledged that the United States will pursue the jihadist group until it is destroyed.