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PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 17, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 3220 | 54m 14s

Thursday on the NewsHour, a look at the biggest names being floated for top posts in a Trump administration. Also: Concerns that a climate change denier is shaping the Trump administration's environmental policies, a program that lets foreign investors immigrate to the U.S., social media and the spread of fake news, Trevor Noah's role in comedy and why simple cartoons can be cathartic.

Aired: 11/16/16 | Expires: 12/17/16
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