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May 5, 2017PBS NewsHour full episode

May 5, 2017 8:09 PM EDT

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Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey raises serious questions among Republicans, and has Democrats calling for a special counsel to investigate Russia. Also: The president welcomes Russia's foreign minister and ambassador to the U.S. amid allegations, and what's next for renowned soprano Renee Fleming after retirement from the Metropolitan Opera.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 2, 2019. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Politics May 22

Pelosi says Trump is ‘engaged in a cover up,’ but urges patience

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street in London. Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters

World May 22

May’s leadership in peril after offer of compromise rejected

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, accompanied by his wife Pamela Northam announces he will not resign during a news conference Richmond, Virginia. Photo by Jay Paul/Reuters

Politics May 22

Probe inconclusive on Virginia governor’s racist yearbook pic

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) speaks after Attorney General Jeff Sessions attended a closed door interview with the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Politics May 22

Justice Department agrees to turn over some Mueller documents

By Associated Press

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan speaks at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advanced Training Facility in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia on March 13, 2019. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Nation May 22

WATCH LIVE: McAleenan addresses child migrant deaths in budget hearing

By Associated Press

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Nation May 22

U.S. closes facility that detained 16-year-old migrant who later died

By Associated Press

Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina, who challenged stereotypes of Africa with biting satire and took on prejudice by documenting his life as an openly gay man, is seen at his an event in Nairobi, Kenya in this picture taken September 4, 2014. Photo via Reuters

World May 22

Kenyan author and LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48

By Tom Odula, Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the kickoff rally of his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics May 22

North Korea called Biden ‘fool of low IQ’

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 2019. Photo by Mark Makela/Reuters

Politics May 22

Biden says Congress should protect abortion rights if necessary

By Bill Barrow, Elana Schor, Associated Press

Senator Kamala Harris holds her first organizing event in Los Angeles as she campaigns in the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race in Los Angeles, California, on May 19, 2019. Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters

Politics May 22

Harris’ bill seeks to address racial bias in maternal care

By Associated Press

Audience members clap as Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is introduced during a campaign stop at A&E Coffee and Tea in Apotheca in Goffstown, New Hampshire, on May 10, 2019. Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters

Politics May 22

Gillibrand proposes more access to maternal care and adoption

By Associated Press

Police detain protesters after clashes in Jakarta, Indonesia, early May 22, 2019. Photo by Antara Foto/Sigid Kurniawan/via Reuters

World May 22

6 dead in Indonesia riots after presidential election

By Stephen Wright, Fadlan Syam, Associated Press

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Politics May 22

Gov. Bevin to face Beshear in Kentucky gubernatorial showdown

By Bruce Schreiner

Nation May 21

Activists across U.S. protest new wave of abortion bans

By David Crary, Associated Press

Politics May 21

Congressional leaders make progress on debt, spending talks

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Politics May 21

Trump nominates aerospace executive for Air Force secretary

By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

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Nation May 21

Washington becomes 1st state to allow composting of human remains

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Nation May 21

Officer testifies he inflated charge against Eric Garner after his death

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Politics May 21

Democratic calls for impeachment swell as McGahn defies subpoena

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Nation May 21

WATCH: Wilton Gregory installed as new archbishop of Washington

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