PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: Kurdish forces launch Raqqa campaign

Clip: 11/07/2016 | 3m 57s

In our news wrap Monday, Kurdish-led forces pressed toward the Islamic State’s de facto capital Raqqa after announcing the offensive Sunday. Also, the Justice Department announced it is sending 500 staffers to 28 states to watch for civil rights violations at the polls, a third of what it sent in 2012. The Supreme Court refused to re-impose Democrat-sought curbs on partisan poll watchers in Ohio.

Aired: 11/07/16

Expired: 12/07/16

Rating: NR

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