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PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 22, 2017

Season 2017 Episode 1141 | 55m 04s

Tuesday on the NewsHour, we look inside President Trump's new plan for America's longest war. Also: Tensions heat up ahead of the president's rally in Phoenix, why students are promising to pay back part of their future salaries, CEOs distance themselves from the commander-in-chief, a tiny solution for housing and a book on whether the U.S. and China are destined for war.

Aired: 08/21/17 | Expires: 09/21/17
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Extras
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on GOP facing midterm pressure from DHS shutdown, Iran war
ICE agents deploy to major U.S. airports as TSA faces shutdown shortages
Supreme Court hears mail-in ballot case that could impact the midterms
Trump rejects Senate proposal to reopen DHS without ICE funding
Trump says Iran wants 'deal' to end war, but regime denies talks and strikes continue
Deadly LaGuardia plane collision comes as U.S. air system faces significant stress
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