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June 27, 2018PBS NewsHour full episode

Jun 27, 2018 7:27 PM EDT

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Wednesday on the NewsHour, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, a frequent swing vote, steps down. Also: Can the White House meet a tight deadline to reunite immigrant families, a major upset in New York's primary, preserving Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts and your questions about Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic novel "Less."

Segments From This Episode

Politics Sep 21

Grassley extends deadline for Kavanaugh accuser to decide on testimony

By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks to reporters about recent revelations of President Donald Trump sharing classified information with Russian Officials on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RTX363NO

Politics Sep 21

Grassley to Kavanaugh accuser: Reach deal or Senate panel votes Monday

By Associated Press

Dunia, an asylum seeker from Honduras, is reunited with her five-year-old son Wilman at Brownsville South Padre International Airport in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., following their separation of more than five weeks through the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy. Photo by Loren Elliott/Reuters

Nation Sep 21

Fewer than 200 migrant children remain separated from their parents

By Joshua Barajas

U.S. Army personnel unload food and water from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for a community isolated by the effects of Hurricane Florence, now downgraded to a tropical depression, in Atkinson, North Carolina, on Sept. 18. Photo by Jonathan Drake/Reuters

Nation Sep 21

Unending disaster: Florence floods prompt new evacuations

By Meg Kinnard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

Nation Sep 21

Deported father reunited with daughter in Honduras after 3-month separation

By Yamiche Alcindor

Health Sep 21

For kids in Puerto Rico, ‘we don’t know all the damage they have endured’ from Hurricane Maria

By Laura Santhanam

Everyone in the court stands before the entrance of the jury during the trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke (L), for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., September 20, 2018. Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Pool via REUTERS - RC1B80F26E50

Nation Sep 21

Race central to Chicago case, even if jury doesn’t hear it

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

Flooding is seen in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media on September 21, 2018. ALAN CRADICK, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. - RC14B9D58BB0

Nation Sep 21

Dam breach at Duke plant in North Carolina, coal ash could spill

By Michael Biesecker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press

Sen. Ted Cruz, right, and U.S. Rep Beto O'Rourke, left, will face off in November's election. Photos by Reuters.

Nation Sep 21

WATCH LIVE: Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke face off in Texas Senate debate

By Jessica Yarvin

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 20, 2018. Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters

Politics Sep 21

Trump slams Kavanaugh accuser’s credibility

By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announces grand jury indictments of 12 Russian intelligence officers in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Politics Sep 21

Rosenstein denies that he proposed secretly taping Trump

By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

A new law created after the Equifax breach allows Americans to lock down their credit for free. Reuters/Dado Ruvic

Making Sen$e Sep 21

Credit freezes can help prevent identity theft. Are they worth your time?

By Gretchen Frazee

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, speaks during a media availability after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in Washington. McConnell is accompanied by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Politics Sep 21

McConnell says Senate will ‘plow right through’ to confirm Kavanaugh

By Associated Press

Aerial view of farms flooded after the passing of Hurricane Florence in eastern North Carolina, U.S. REUTERS/Rodrigo Gutierrez

Economy Sep 21

Hurricane Florence could cost Carolina farms billions in damage

By Gary D. Robertson, Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's unconventional style and "America First" agenda is causing foreign policy experts to fear that U.S. influence on the world is waning. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

World Sep 21

Is Trump undermining America’s most persuasive form of global power?

By Gretchen Frazee

"I voted" stickers are displayed at a voting station. Photo by Tommy Martino/Reuters

Politics Sep 21

Early voting begins as midterm season enters final phase

By Steve Peoples, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks as Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listens during their third and final 2016 presidential campaign debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., October 19, 2016. Photo by Joe Raedle/REUTERS

Politics Sep 21

WATCH LIVE: Trump signs funding bill in Las Vegas

By Joshua Barajas

Rescue workers are seen at the scene where a ferry overturned in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, in this still image taken from video. Image via Reuters TV

World Sep 21

127 dead after Tanzania ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria

By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press

Michael Cohen pictured leaving federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, in April. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Politics Sep 21

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen boasts of aiding Mueller investigation

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh listens during his U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. Photo by Joshua Roberts/File Photo/Reuters

Politics Sep 21

Kavanaugh’s accuser says she would testify under right terms

By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press