PBS News Hour

Season 43, Episode 164

Episode Title: August 16, 2018

Air Date: 2018-08-16

Overview:

Thursday on the NewsHour, former CIA director John Brennan claims President Trump is trying to silence critics by revoking his security clearance. Also: Newspapers speak out about being labeled "fake news," what happens to unaccompanied immigrant children, the last rebel strongholds in Syria, the market for kidney donations and remembering Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin.