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PBS NewsHour

July 23, 2018PBS NewsHour full episode

Jul 23, 2018 7:37 PM EDT

Monday on the NewsHour...

Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump exchanges threats of war with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani. Also: Italy's new government aims to stop the tide of migrants, a disorder affecting children whose mothers drank while pregnant, the Trump factor in the midterm elections, a historian's second act as an art student and an author who doesn't want to be a role model.

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