© 2026 Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 2120 | 54m 15s

Tonight on the program, we examine the details of NSA surveillance after the Obama administration released documents revealing what the government did with collected data. Also: A look inside the FISA court and the questions surrounding it, the question of who will replace Ben Bernanke as chair of the Fed, Egypt's interim government vows to stop protesters and preventing child labor in India.

Aired: 07/30/13 | Expires: 12/31/69
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
News Wrap: Mangione will not face death penalty after federal murder charge dismissed
What's revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what's redacted
FBI raid of election offices ignites debate over voting security and federal authority
Remembering the life and career of Catherine O'Hara
Capehart and Abernathy on the backlash against Trump's immigration operation
How people with disabilities could bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts
Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as anti-ICE protests spread from Minneapolis
January 30, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
What Trump's nomination of inflation hawk Kevin Warsh means for the Federal Reserve
January 29, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode