Episode
PBS News Hour: March 16, 2017
Overview
Thursday on the NewsHour, a look at President Trump's budget slashing funding to the EPA and State Department, while increasing funding for defense and border security. Also: What's next for the White House travel ban, previewing a meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the president, when hiring people with disabilities can boost profit and a new book about stepping into a foreign world.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 54
- Air date
- 2017-03-16
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
March 16, 2017 is Episode 54 in Season 43 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2017-03-16. The runtime is 60 min.
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