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PBS News Hour

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 17, 2017

Season 2017 Episode 1268 | 24m 24s

On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 17, the GOP’s tax bill is expected to pass and get signed by President Trump this week. And, in the second of our two-part series on drinking water, unregulated chemicals alarm residents near the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Aired: 12/16/17 | Expires: 01/16/18
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.
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Zelenskyy presses Trump for more help from U.S. to end Russia's war on Ukraine
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A look at Russell Vought's push to reshape the government
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Why Trump is giving Argentina a $20 billion bailout
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News Wrap: Bolton pleads not guilty to federal charges
News Wrap: Bolton pleads not guilty to charges he mishandled classified information
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News Wrap: Judge says immigration officers operating in Chicago must wear body cameras
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