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Is U.S. health care the best in the world?
The presidential election may determine the course of U.S. health care. America's health system is the most expensive in the world, brimming with innovation but also leaving more than 30 million people uninsured. How does it compare to services in other modern industrialized nations? William Brangham reports from Houston for the first in a new series "The Best Health Care? America & the World."
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Wednesday on the NewsHour, Democrats scramble after a key senator breaks with the president on raising taxes on America's wealthiest to pay for the spending bill.

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Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden holds high stakes talks at the White House with key factions of his party amid growing concerns about his domestic agenda.

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Monday on the NewsHour, a look into the deepening standoff between President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans over raising the debt ceiling.

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Wednesday on the NewsHour, the president's economic agenda hangs in the balance as negotiations intensify between Democrats on Capitol Hill and the White House.

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Friday on the NewsHour, President Biden's agenda stalls in Congress amid disagreements among democrats over his $3.5 trillion spending plan.

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Monday on the NewsHour, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces congressional scrutiny over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Thursday on the NewsHour, the Taliban orders an end to all protests as they finally allow the departure of some 200 American citizens from Afghanistan.

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