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The Best Episodes of PBS News Hour Season 43

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#1 - January 1, 2018
S43:E11/1/2018
Monday on the NewsHour, anti-government protests continue across Iran, leaving at least a dozen dead. Also, what signals did North Korean leader Kim Jong Un send with his New Year’s speech? And in the U.S., states ring in the New Year with a batch of brand new laws.
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#2 - January 2, 2018
S43:E21/2/2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Iran’s supreme leader breaks his silence about the growing tensions within his country, blaming “enemies” for nationwide protests and a rising death toll. Also: how the U.S. is responding to Iran’s unrest, the budget issues facing Congress after the holidays, and how having a dog could make you live longer.
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#3 - January 3, 2018
S43:E31/3/2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Donald Trump takes aim at Steve Bannon on Twitter, saying the former White House chief strategist “lost his mind” after Bannon described a meeting between the Trump campaign and a group of Russians as “treasonous.” Also: how the president’s tweets on foreign policy resonate around the world and a new low-cost way to fight cavities.
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#4 - January 4, 2018
S43:E41/4/2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, a massive winter storm blasts the East Coast with blizzard conditions stretching from the Carolinas to Maine. Plus: Judy Woodruff sits down with former Vice President Joe Biden, the Trump administration proposes opening large swaths of ocean to offshore drilling, and business leaders get a lesson on teamwork through music.
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#5 - January 5, 2018
S43:E51/5/2018
Friday on the NewsHour, new details emerge in the Russia investigation, intensifying focus on possible obstruction of justice. Also: Judy Woodruff talks with former TV anchor Gretchen Carlson about the #metoo movement and her new role as chair of the Miss America Organization, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week’s news, and a look at how music can help patients with dementia.
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#6 - January 8, 2018
S43:E61/8/2018
Monday on the NewsHour, Judy Woodruff sits down with Michael Wolff, author of the explosive book “Fire and Fury,” which explores the first year of the Trump presidency. Also: Lebanon sees an economic opportunity in Syrian rebuilding efforts, how loss of temporary protected status will affect the more than 260,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S., and the Politics Monday team looks at the week ahead.
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#7 - January 9, 2018
S43:E71/9/2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump negotiates immigration policies with congressional leaders. Also: New talks between the two Koreas, Sen. Feinstein releases a key testimony in the Russia probe, TV actor Tracee Ellis Ross on the #MeToo movement, teachers selling their lesson plans for profit, another national championship for Alabama and Errol Morris' Brief but Spectacular take.
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#8 - January 10, 2018
S43:E81/10/2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, rescuers search for survivors as deadly mudslides slam Southern California. Also: Two leading conservatives react to fallout from “Fire and Fury,” a look at bipartisan efforts to protect the next election, Boston tries to protect itself from more extreme flooding, voter rights come into question in Ohio and using cameras to see how urbanization affects animals.
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#9 - January 11, 2018
S43:E91/11/2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, a bipartisan group of senators say they have an immigration deal, but the White House is not on board. Also: The death toll rises from California’s mudslides, the House votes to maintain a key intelligence gathering tool, an update on recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, the impact of the drug war on Mexico’s top tourist beaches, the economic impact of #MeToo and more.
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#10 - January 12, 2018
S43:E101/12/2018
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump sparks global outrage with reportedly vulgar comments about the home countries of some U.S. immigrants. Haiti’s ambassador responds. Also: The Trump administration’s latest moves to destabilize the Iran deal, an unprecedented wave of murders in Acapulco, Mark Shields and David Brooks on this week’s politics, and an immigrant’s path to belonging.
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#11 - January 15, 2018
S43:E111/15/2018
Monday on the NewsHour, accusations of racism against President Trump threaten the Republican Party's immigration efforts. Also: Kentucky's governor discusses implementing work requirements for Medicaid, undocumented immigrants seek sanctuary in churches, the political battle over DACA, an Iraqi minority finds a new home in Nebraska and a conversation with a star of the sitcom “black-ish.”
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#12 - January 16, 2018
S43:E121/16/2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, an immigration deal moves farther out of reach as a government shutdown looms. Also: Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discuss threats to democracy at home and abroad, a look at whether the U.S. is prepared for a nuclear disaster, actor John Lithgow talks about his one-man show and children’s dependence on mobile screens.
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#13 - January 17, 2018
S43:E131/17/2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Republicans scramble to avoid a looming government shutdown, pushing a short-term bill that would leave out the so-called “Dreamers.” Also: Sen. Dick Durbin on President Trump’s disparaging remarks, Navy officers face homicide charges in deadly ship collisions, sexual abuse against people with disabilities and tracking sea turtle poachers using 3-D printed eggs.
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#14 - January 18, 2018
S43:E141/18/2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, the countdown begins on a potential government shutdown as Republicans struggle to pass a short-term funding fix. Also: A former CIA officer arrested on suspicion of helping China, USA gymnasts confront the man who abused them, President Trump's influence on the national economy, the science of perfect timing and seeing the world through the eyes of a child with autism.
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#15 - January 19, 2018
S43:E151/19/2018
Friday on the NewsHour, it's deadline day and President Trump and leading lawmakers are scrambling to reach a deal to avert a government shutdown. Also: The complicated Syrian war takes on a new dimension, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news and dramatizing the decision to publish the Pentagon Papers.
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#16 - January 22, 2018
S43:E161/22/2018
Monday on the NewsHour, the Senate reaches a compromise to end the government shutdown in exchange for immigration talks. Also: The status of President Trump’s proposed border wall, Vice President Pence's tense trip to the Middle East, the political stakes wrapped up in the shutdown, and the real story behind “The Post.”
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#17 - January 23, 2018
S43:E171/23/2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, new details bring the Russia investigation to President Trump's Cabinet for the first time. Also: Sen. Susan Collins on dealing with Democrats after the shutdown, voters on the first year of the Trump administration, a sheriff who supports immigrants in Trump country, the Pope under fire for comments about sexual abuse and remembering the father of South African jazz.
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#18 - January 24, 2018
S43:E181/24/2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, former U.S. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced to up to 175 years in prison after more than 150 women testified about his abuse. Also: Mayors push back against a Justice Department threat to sanctuary cities, eyes on Davos ahead of President Trump's debut, the first female spokesperson for Saudi Arabia, and finding a new home for dolphins.
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#19 - January 25, 2018
S43:E191/25/2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump brings his message of American success to Davos. Also: Gymnastics moves forward after sexual abuse, the classified document causing a stir on Capitol Hill, Puerto Rico still without power months after Hurricane Maria, kickstarting a sluggish New Mexico economy, insights into the Bush dynasty and a Brief but Spectacular take from a Holocaust survivor.
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#20 - January 26, 2018
S43:E201/26/2018
Friday on the NewsHour, President Donald Trump denies trying to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. Also: Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week’s news, a new book on Israel’s secret assassination program, how the United States became the hip-hop nation, and a humble opinion on planning for life’s end.
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#21 - January 29, 2018
S43:E211/29/2018
Monday on the NewsHour, FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe steps down amid mounting criticism from Republicans and President Trump. Also: Fitness apps are revealing sensitive information about U.S. military bases,Texans still displaced five months after Hurricane Harvey, what Michigan State officials knew about Larry Nassar, government jobs left unfilled by the Trump administration and more.
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#22 - January 30, 2018
S43:E221/30/2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump is set to deliver his first State of the Union address before a deeply divided nation. We preview what’s at stake, plus a historical look at presidential speeches. Also: The U.S. publicly names business people with ties to Vladimir Putin, an Ohio community responds to the opioid epidemic, teachers try to support "dreamers," and the science of perfect timing.
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#23 - January 31, 2018
S43:E231/31/2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the FBI pushes back on the accuracy of a controversial memo created by Republicans. Also: Breaking down the key moments from President Trump’s first State of the Union address, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ reaction to the speech, renewed attention on harmful diesel emissions and reading “Sing Unburied Sing” as part of the NewsHour/New York Times book club.
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#24 - February 1, 2018
S43:E242/1/2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, the potential release of a controversial memo pits Republicans against national security. Also: Turkey clashes with U.S.-backed Kurds, the economics of fighting cancer, the #MeToo movement comes to the art world and a singer influenced by both Indian music and R&B.
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#25 - February 2, 2018
S43:E252/2/2018
Friday on the NewsHour, the stock market plunges to one of the worst weeks the U.S. has seen in years. Also: Republicans release their controversial and highly disputed memo, changes to U.S. nuclear weapons, outgoing Fed chair Janet Yellen on the nation's economy and Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news.
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Season 43 Ratings Summary

"January 1, 2018" is the best rated episode of "PBS News Hour" season 43. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Mary Lawrence and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/1/2018. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "January 2, 2018".