Episode
PBS News Hour: February 28, 2017
Overview
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump says the time is right for a new immigration law as he prepares to lay out his priorities in his first address to Congress. Also: White House efforts to support historically black colleges, students who live in one country and go to school in another, seeing the civil rights movement through powerful images and airlifting bison to a new home.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 2017-02-28
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
February 28, 2017 is Episode 42 in Season 43 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2017-02-28. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 41: February 27, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump calls for a budget significantly boosting money to the military with deep cuts to domestic spending. Also: Congress grapples with calls for an independent investigation into Trump administration ties to Russia, hospitals brace for big losses if Obamacare is repealed and reshaping our view of Africa's great civilizations.
Episode 43: March 1, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, following President Trump's address to Congress, we explore what policies will take priority. Also: A closer look at the decision-making before a deadly raid in Yemen, Baltimore's approach to battling the opioid epidemic, the successes and struggles of rapidly growing startups and a new plan to send humans to the moon.
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Episode 37: February 21, 2017
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Episode 36: February 20, 2017
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