Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/december-19-2018-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wednesday on the News Hour... Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Fed raises interest rates for the fourth time this year, signaling confidence in the economy. Also: President Trump’s surprise decision to withdraw troops from Syria, Congress tries to avoid a government shutdown, Iraq's devastated Mosul struggles to rebuild, why detained migrant children could soon be released, the year in science and poetry with a social message. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode News Wrap: Outgoing Speaker Ryan laments ‘broken politics’ 3 min Trump administration to withdraw military forces from Syria 11 min Markets drop as Fed signals it’s not done raising interest rates yet 7 min Congress scrambles to wrap up legislation before the holiday 4 min Why the human toll of the battle for Mosul may never be known 8 min After policy reversal, hundreds of detained migrant children could be released 8 min Genetics, climate change and space highlight the year in science 8 min Poet Franny Choi on the value of imagining alternate realities 3 min