PBS NewsHour : Season 42

Monday on the NewsHour, Supreme Court justices reinstate a limited version of President Trump's controversial travel ban. Also: A crucial checkup for the Senate health care bill, showing the Syrian refugee crisis through comics, an interview with Warren Buffett and Politics Monday with a look at the week ahead.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, facing revolt from inside the party, Republican senators delay a vote on health care reform. Also: The White House warns Syria about chemical weapons, Warren Buffett opens up about his personal finances, sexual assault at Baylor University, a reporter reaches the Silk Road on his world walk and acclaimed singer-songwriter Jason Isbell's new album.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Senate Republicans scramble to make changes on their health care bill to win enough votes. Also: New poll numbers reveal what the nation thinks about the Trump administration, a massive cyberattack spreads throughout the globe, why there is still no vaccine for Lyme disease and a legal thriller set after the Bosnian War.

Thursday on the NewsHour, parts of President Trump's controversial travel ban go into effect after the high court cleared the way. Also: The president's latest Twitter attack, the Islamic State loses its birthplace mosque, firehouses step up to provide health care for the needy, the problem of gas and oil wells near homes and journalist Ann Friedman gives her Brief but Spectacular take.

Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump suggests Congress repeal Obamacare, even if they can't craft a replacement. Sen. Roy Blunt weighs in on the health care wrangling. Also: Rebuilding a police force in one of the most violent U.S. cities, the president meets with South Korea's leader, Mark Shields and David Brooks take on the week's news and the dangers of relying on statistics in medicine.

Monday on the NewsHour, as the GOP's health care bill struggles to find its course, the president of the March of Dimes weighs in on what's at stake for patients. Also: A new report on the opioid epidemic, civility in America in the age of President Trump, hope for children with a birth defect in India, an undocumented family comes out of the shadows and a retelling of a Greek tragedy.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, what options remain for the Trump administration after North Korea’s latest missile test launch? Also: A court orders the EPA to put an Obama-era rule into effect, farmers struggling with a drop in crop prices, the Bushmen of the Kalahari fight for their ancestral lands, a new way to make beer and uncovering a creature that roamed California 13,000 years ago.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, tensions mount over North Korea's missile test, as questions on dealing with the nuclear threat follow President Trump on a European trip. Also: Britons rethink the decision to leave the E.U., how the GOP health care bill could affect the opioid epidemic in one state, the toll of insecticides on bees, blues musicians team up on a new album and the first Muslim CoverGirl.

Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump delivers a stark message in Poland, a day before meeting Russian President Putin. Also: Hobby Lobby is accused of illegally importing artifacts, a city that sees refugees as an economic boon, the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley, Chuck Berry's lasting mark on American music and a Brief But Spectacular take on being blind.

Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump and Russian President Putin hold their first face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Also: We sit down with the U.S. defense minister, Republicans consider alternatives in their fight over health care reform, low-income housing that supports healthy living, Brooks and Marcus on the week's news and a language expert's defense of social media.

Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump Jr. defends a meeting last year with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton. Also: What drives Russian patriotism, how the health care battle is playing out in Virginia's coal country, discussing the future of the Democratic party, the week ahead in politics and baseball's best rookies make themselves heard.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, details emerge around Donald Trump Jr.'s contacts with highly placed Russians who offered "dirt" on Hillary Clinton during the presidential race. Also: Inside Russia's propaganda machine, how changes to Medicaid could affect people with addictions, what's next for Mosul and changes coming to student loans.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, a look at the legal questions surrounding Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer and what it could mean for the administration. Also: President Trump's pick for FBI director faces the Senate, an iceberg the size of Delaware breaks off from Antarctica, why so many Russians from one region are joining ISIS and bringing the business of cotton back to the U.S.

Thursday on the NewsHour, Senate Republicans share a revised plan to take the place of Obamacare. We look at what's inside. Also: Questions about President Trump’s son meeting with a Russian lawyer follows him on an overseas trip to Paris, the fate of those who stand up to Vladimir Putin, what Hollywood and Jane Austen can teach us about economic risk and more.

Friday on the NewsHour, new revelations about a former Soviet counter-intelligence officer joining a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer. We continue our series "Inside Putin's Russia" with a look at the complex U.S.-Russia relationship under Trump. Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week’s news. And we head to Denmark for the world's largest jazz festival.

Monday on the NewsHour, Republicans are forced to delay a vote on replacing Obamacare, putting final passage in further jeopardy. Also: Russia pressures U.S. on returning two properties, Mosul liberated but left in ruins, Ivanka Trump's record on overseas manufacturing, Politics Monday recaps the Russia controversy, safety violations in naval shipbuilding and remembering George Romero.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump slams Senate Republicans who can't win enough support to replace or repeal the Affordable Care Act. Also: Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses what's next for Obamacare, slapping new sanctions on Iran, the Afghan girls robotic team who were initially banned from the U.S., famine and drought in Somaliland and what paintings of sunrise and sunset can teach us.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump called on Senate Republicans to approve a health care plan despite an impasse. Also: Revelations of the president's undisclosed meeting with Vladimir Putin, two state views on the controversial voter fraud commission, what proposed cuts to food stamps could mean, how a new electric car could shape the industry's future and a new book about Steve Bannon.

Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump goes public with regret over his choice for attorney general, while blasting the FBI and special counsel investigating Russia. Also: U.S. scraps a plan to arm Syrian rebels, how the Obama administration tried to safeguard state election systems, a crisis of war, cholera and famine in Yemen and Laura Poitras on her documentaries about Assange and Snowden.

Friday on the NewsHour, a shake-up at the White House as the Trump administration struggles to stay on message. Also: The partisanship plaguing efforts to revamp health care, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, race relations in Detroit 50 years since the infamous riots, lessons on life and cooking from Ina Garten and how to talk to your kids about marijuana.

Monday on the NewsHour, Jared Kushner defends his contacts with Russian officials as he meets with the Senate Intelligence Committee. Also: What led to the deaths of 10 migrants in San Antonio, a controversial plan to relocate one of the world's most persecuted minorities, DNC Chair Tom Perez on his party's future and a new film documents Syrian activists battling ISIS.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republicans muster just enough votes in the Senate to move ahead on health care, but the future of replacing Obamacare is far from clear. Also: President Trump takes aim at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Jared Kushner answers more questions about Russia contacts, feeding low-income students during the summer and Seattle's sea wall doubles as a science experiment.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump bans transgender people from serving in the military,. Also: What's next in the health care battle, the president signals he will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, revenge killings in Mosul, a conversation with the former government ethics director, new findings linking brain injury directly to football and Trump supporters in Portland, Oregon.

Thursday on the NewsHour, in a voting frenzy in the Senate, Republicans try to pass even limited health care reform after several failed attempts. Also: A shortage of seasonal workers at a top vacation spot, the feuds dividing the White House and Capitol, a war correspondent's love of Africa and a Brief but Spectacular take on the value of fun art.

Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump replaces Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. Also: The Senate fails to pass health care reform, Russia retaliates against new sanctions, Shields and Brooks on the week's news, the 1967 Detroit riots seen through the lens of art and using nature to keep Boston's youth off the streets.