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PBS NewsHour full episode, Dec. 8, 2021

Wednesday on the NewsHour, the debate over vaccine requirements heats up in Congress as even some Democrats push back on federal mandates. Supreme Court justices hear a case about whether government funding can be used for religious education. History is made as reporting of military sexual assault is taken out of the chain of command. The police officer who shot Daunte Wright faces trial.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: Pfizer says its booster protects against omicron

Sen. Thune: Mandates will discourage vaccines, cost jobs

Justices mull church-state separation in school funding case

Ex-officer Kim Potter faces trial in Daunte Wright killing

Afghanistan is facing mass starvation. Where is foreign aid?

Why plan to counter military sexual assault faces criticism

The U.S. debt ceiling, explained

A preacher’s Brief But Spectacular take on helping people

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