Economy Dec 26 How transformative is the tax bill, really? We spoke with Mark Mazur, the director of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, for his take on the law and how it’ll impact Americans starting in 2018.
World Dec 18 McMaster: We need to act urgently to stop North Korea National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster called for a diplomatic solution to the crisis, urging Russia, Japan and other nations to work with the U.S. to avoid a military confrontation with North Korea. But he also indicated the president has asked…
Making Sen$e Dec 14 How will the tax bill impact health care? 5 experts weigh in The GOP tax plan could have a big impact on health care policy, from repealing the individual mandate to triggering future cuts in health care spending.
Politics Dec 13 The months-long campaign that drove historic black turnout in Alabama A large turnout from African American voters helped Doug Jones beat Roy Moore in Tuesday's Senate race in Alabama.
Politics Dec 13 How Doug Jones won Alabama Jones’ victory was a milestone for Democrats in Alabama, a deeply conservative state that had not elected a Democratic U.S. senator in more than two decades.
Politics Dec 12 For many Alabama voters, Roy Moore is still the ‘lesser of two evils’ In interview after interview, GOP voters in Alabama said their opposition to abortion and gay marriage outweighed their discomfort with sending someone accused of molesting children to Congress.
Politics Dec 11 What to watch in Alabama’s Senate race The special election for Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ former seat has been dominated by news of sexual misconduct allegations against Judge Roy Moore.
Making Sen$e Dec 01 These controversial items tucked into the GOP tax bills have little to do with taxes The Republican tax plans include numerous provisions that have little to do with changing the tax code or cutting rates.
Politics Nov 29 We asked every senator for their reaction to Trump’s anti-Muslim retweets The PBS NewsHour on Wednesday reached out to every U.S. senator for their reactions to the anti-Muslim Trump retweets.
Politics Nov 27 Warren says Trump’s use of ‘Pocahontas’ is a ‘racist slur’ Trump referred to Warren indirectly as “Pocahontas” at an event Monday afternoon for Navajo code talkers, the veterans who played a key role in the U.S. military’s communications efforts in the Pacific during World War II.