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PBS News Hour

PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 16, 2017

Season 2017 Episode 160 | 54m 30s

Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump makes waves overseas, calling NATO obsolete and signaling that the U.S. may ease sanctions on Russia. Also: A preview of Inauguration week on Politics Monday, lessons on race from a city that once forced out its black residents, the difficult task of making Brexit a reality and students who leave for-profit colleges with no degree and a mountain of debt.

Aired: 01/15/17 | Expires: 02/15/17
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