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October 2, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Season 2021 Episode 275 | 26m 35s

On this edition for Saturday, October 2, Democrats remain divided after failing to reach a deal on how to pass two of Biden's major spending bills, a look at how Seattle's Vietnamese community is lending a helping hand to Afghan refugees, abortion rights activists march in protest of new laws. And, what keeps the band ‘They Might Be Giants’ making music, forty years on. Hari Sreenivasan anchors.

Aired: 10/01/21 | Expires: 11/01/21
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
House passes bill to end longest government shutdown
David Szalay on winning the Booker Prize for his novel 'Flesh'
Ousted immigration judge describes deepening court backlog
Children wounded by the war in Gaza share their stories as they heal in the U.S.
U.S. carrier in Caribbean amid Venezuela tensions and outcry over drug boat strikes
Indictment of MLB pitchers raises questions about impact of legal sports betting
News Wrap: Trump urges Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu
Trump faces fresh Epstein questions as new emails and files are released
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