PBS NewsHour - Segments

Voting was extended until Sunday in Afghanistan’s long-delayed parliamentary elections, which have been postponed three times since 2015. The Taliban claimed it staged more than 150 attacks including blocking roads, shelling polling stations and a suicide attack, which reportedly killed at least 15 people. Freelance journalist Jennifer Glasse joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.

The latest Ebola outbreak is the tenth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the disease was first reported there in 1976. New intervention techniques including the vaccination of thousands of people are being used to contain the outbreak in the war-torn region. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are working to end the latest Ebola outbreak that began in early August. The new cluster of cases has emerged in an area with active fighting between the government and more than 100 armed groups, hampering efforts to contain the virus. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso report.

The first criminal charges alleging foreign interference in next month’s midterm elections have come to light. The Department of Justice has accused a Russian citizen of spreading distrust about American policies, candidates and debates while managing finances for a social media campaign. Judy Woodruff speaks to Nina Jankowicz, a global fellow at the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute, for more.

Friday in our News Wrap, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied that he has heard recordings of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi being murdered in Turkey. The investigation into Khashoggi’s fate continued with the questioning of consulate staffers. Also, the U.S. and South Korea suspended a second joint military drill this year in hopes the move will aid diplomatic progress with North Korea.

Polls show health care is one of the top issues for Americans this year. In heavily Republican Idaho, where state lawmakers haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage, voters petitioned to put the measure on the ballot. In partnership with Politico, John Yang reports on what expansion would mean for the thousands of residents earning too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little for ACA subsidies.

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has long been scrutinized for potentially mixing personal and official business; he is currently the subject of at least four different ethics investigations. In the latest, Zinke is coming under fire for allegedly securing free travel for his wife. Washington Post reporter Juliet Eilperin helped break the story and discusses the details with William Brangham.

Three years into the migration crisis, Europe remains as divided as ever about how to handle the influx of people arriving illegally from Africa. Spain has overtaken Italy as their main entry point, in part because of its more welcoming stance toward immigrants. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on the treacherous route migrants must endure and how European migrant policy is evolving.

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss health care, Democrats’ campaign strategy and an unfolding American “cultural drama.”

In our News Wrap Thursday, the Taliban conducted what Afghan and U.S. officials described as one of the most significant assassinations of the war. Kandahar's police chief Abdul Raziq was killed by bodyguards of the regional governor. Also, White House counsel Don McGahn has left his post after 21 months on the job.

The Washington Post published the final column from Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday. Although the newspaper's editor said she had hoped to edit the piece jointly with Khashoggi himself, she "has to accept" that that won't happen. The column emphasizes Khashoggi's passion for freedom of the press in the Arab world. Nick Schifrin speaks with longtime columnist Hisham Melhem for more on the story.

Around 3,000 Hondurans are currently traveling through Guatemala on their way to the U.S. President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the caravan isn't stopped. But migrants say they fear not just deportation, but threats from violent gangs and police during the journey north. Special correspondent Danny Gold, embedded with a police team in Chiapas, Mexico, reports.

With the close of the government's fiscal year, numbers out this week show the federal budget deficit taking a 17 percent jump from 2017, despite significant economic growth. John Yang takes a closer look into the data and speaks with political correspondent Lisa Desjardins and David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution, for analysis.

In Montana’s closely contested senate race, cattle ranching and President Trump’s trade policy are major issues. The president has visited the state three times in recent months to back Republican Matt Rosendale, while Montana’s only Democratic member of Congress, Sen. Jon Tester, tries to defend his seat. Tester questions Rosendale’s farming credibility in a state where agriculture dominates.

The Trump administration has proposed reinterpreting a piece of immigration law intended to screen whether legal immigrants are likely to be self-supporting or end up consuming public benefits. Known as the “public charge” rule, it’s sowing concern even among green card holders and permanent residents, who fear that signing up for social services may jeopardize their ability to stay in the U.S.