News & Public Affairs

Thursday on the NewsHour, the impeachment trial of President Trump begins with solemn ceremony in the Senate, as new evidence appears.

The Trump administration insists the killing of Iran’s top general Qassim Soleimani was a response to ‘imminent’ threats but on Capitol Hill members of both parties are furious.

By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans. PBS NewsHour takes a closer look at this now ubiquitous material, how it’s impacting the world and ways we can ...

Social media’s addictive power is by design. Colin Kaepernick’s protest has ties to 1968. Women on Wall Street fought harassment decades before #MeToo.  Pythons threaten ...