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Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump takes a series of executive actions on pandemic economic relief, bypassing Congress and prompting a flurry of questions. Plus: An infectious disease specialist on the U.S. coronavirus response, Beijing furthers its crackdown on Hong Kong, the pandemic in Alaska, Politics Monday with Amy Walter and Tamara Keith and how the Smithsonian is reopening. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

On this edition for Sunday, August 9, questions about presidential powers arise after President Trump extends COVID relief via executive orders, the risk of speeding up the census count, the sixth anniversary of Michael Brown's killing and protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and why national political conventions may fade away forever. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from Sarasota, Florida. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

On this edition for Saturday, August 8, President Trump signs four executive actions to extend COVID-19 economic relief and defer payroll taxes, protests in Beirut over the government's response to the deadly explosion turn violent, and why Russia looms large in Belarus' election on Sunday. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from Sarasota, Florida. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Friday on the NewsHour, the White House and congressional Democrats are at a stalemate over a new coronavirus relief bill. Plus: U.S. intelligence warns of foreign election interference, Americans cope with the pandemic's financial fallout, Ohio Gov. DeWine on COVID-19 in his state, a contentious election in Belarus, reporting on Hiroshima, Mark Shields and David Brooks and victims of COVID-19. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Thursday on the NewsHour, congressional Democrats and Republicans appear to be at an impasse over a new coronavirus relief package. Plus: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on where talks stand, teachers and local officials struggle with how to open schools, survivors of Hiroshima, business owners with criminal records can't get federal loans and an essay on systemic racism and the police. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Beirut grapples with the fallout of a cataclysmic explosion that injured thousands. Plus: What issues matter to voters, a GOP strategist on the party's migration to President Trump, the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima, Minneapolis considers abolishing its police force, a new book about class and hierarchy and a Brief But Spectacular take on surviving COVID-19 at age 102. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders