Episode
VICE News Tonight: Episode 56
Overview
3:44 Last year, Michael Elleman, a weapons expert at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, published an alarming claim about North Korea's recent missile gains: they may have been getting technology from a one-time Soviet factory. 10:37 The Trump administration uses its $255M aid package to Pakistan to spur it to action. 13:39 VICE News takes a look at the future of the Democratic Party through the lens of the People’s House Project. Krystal Ball’s organization is dedicated to helping Democrats win elections by running candidates who have strong ties to their communities.
Details
- Series
- VICE News Tonight
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 56
- Air date
- 2018-01-08
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Episode 56 is Episode 56 in Season 2 of VICE News Tonight. It aired on 2018-01-08. The runtime is 25 min.
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