← PBS News Hour · Season 44

August 15, 2018

S43 · E163 · 15 Aug 2018 · 1 hr 0 min

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Democrats deliver diverse candidates historic wins, while Republicans back defenders of President Trump. Also: Closing arguments in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, a deadly Afghan school bombing, the Pentagon joins forces with Silicon Valley startups and renewed controversy surrounding a Simpsons character.