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PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 2, 2017

Season 2017 Episode 1121 | 54m 11s

Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump announces new efforts to overhaul legal immigration and vastly reduce the number of people allowed into the U.S. Also: A breakthrough in gene editing, the tug of war between Congress and the White House, attempts to stop superbugs, an Interior Department official speaks out and right-wing activists confronting refugees in the Mediterranean Sea.

Aired: 08/01/17
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's power in pushing out 'disloyal' Republicans
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