Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Fed raises interest rates for the fourth time this year, signaling confidence in the economy. Also: President Trump’s surprise decision to withdraw troops from Syria, Congress tries to avoid a government shutdown, Iraq’s devastated Mosul struggles to rebuild, why detained migrant children could soon be released, the year in science and poetry with a social message.
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WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Markets drop as Fed signals it’s not done raising rates yet
News Wrap: Outgoing Speaker Ryan laments ‘broken politics’
Trump administration to withdraw military forces from Syria
Congress scrambles to wrap up legislation before the holiday
Why human toll of battle for Mosul may never be known
New policy may release hundreds of detained migrant children
Genetics, climate change, space mark the year in science
Poet Franny Choi on the value of imagining alternate reality