Tuesday on the NewsHour, Fourth of July celebrations are marred by mass shootings in multiple cities across the U.S. We examine how the founding fathers and the American Revolution have become a part of the current political divide. Plus, a new report shows how many current U.S. leaders have slaveholding ancestors.
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Fourth of July celebrations marred by mass shootings
News Wrap: Israeli soldier shot and killed in West Bank
How the American Revolution became a political tool
A look at the Wagner Group’s activities in Africa
Drug shortages make treatment decisions difficult
Many current U.S. leaders have slaveholding ancestors
Podcast explores sugar industry’s mistreatment of workers
“Spies” chronicles war of espionage between U.S. and Russia
A Brief But Spectacular take on knowing your power
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00:00 – Intro
02:29 – Guns in America
04:46 – News Wrap
09:23 – Radical Roots
17:28 – Soldiers of Fortune
24:16 – RX Shortage
30:10 – Legacy of Slavery
38:01 – Big Sugar
44:04 – Spies
51:15 – Brief But Spectacular
