Episode Dec 20 PBS NewsHour full episode December 20, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Republicans pass the most drastic rewrite of the tax code in decades, sending the $1.5 trillion plan to the president’s desk. We explore the bill’s impact on Obamacare. Also: The stunning civilian death toll of defeating…
Politics Dec 20 What you need to know now that the GOP tax bill is going to be law President Trump and congressional Republicans took a victory lap on Wednesday after scoring their first sweeping legislative win by passing their tax code overhaul into law. Democratic leaders warned the bill, estimated to add $1.5 trillion to the federal debt,…
Politics Dec 20 News Wrap: Tied Virginia state legislature battle will be decided by drawing names In our news wrap Wednesday, Virginia's vacant state legislative seat has come down to a tie. Judges ruled today that candidates Shelly Simonds and David Yancey are dead even, after Simonds had been originally told she won by a single…
Health Dec 20 The GOP tax bill deals a blow to the Affordable Care Act. Here's how The sweeping tax bill passed by Congress on Wednesday extends beyond what you file with the IRS. It also affects American health care by repealing Obamacare's so-called individual mandate. John Yang learns more from Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News…
World Dec 20 Thousands more civilians were killed in Mosul battle than official tally, AP finds ISIS was driven out of Iraq's second largest city in July, but at a devastating cost, with great swaths of Mosul in ruins. A new report from the Associated Press puts the death toll between 9,000 and 11,000, a third…
Episode Dec 19 PBS NewsHour full episode December 19, 2017 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republicans push forward their tax plan, nearing the biggest change to the tax code in decades. Also: Puerto Rico warns the tax bill will hurt the island's economy, U.S. aid halted for groups in Kenya that…
Politics Dec 19 Sweeping GOP bill set to revamp U.S. tax code, slash corporate rate For Republican lawmakers, it's a day to celebrate. Cheers went up as the GOP tax overhaul received House passage, signalling the end of a legislative sprint to get the bill wrapped up by Christmas. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to…
World Dec 19 News Wrap: Paralyzing cyberattack 'WannaCry' traced to North Korea, says U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. has charged that North Korea was the perpetrator of a widespread cyberattack that affected computer systems worldwide last May. Also, crews continue to work to clear the wreckage of the Amtrak derailment that…
Politics Dec 19 U.S. needs to be a 'little bit patient' to see robust economic growth from the GOP tax plan, says Thune After a year in the majority marked by several legislative speed bumps and dead ends, Republicans are happy with the final tax bill that's poised to pass, according to Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. Judy Woodruff asks Thune about the long-term…
Nation Dec 19 Hurricane-blasted Puerto Rico fears GOP tax bill will be 'another storm' for economy Under the GOP tax plan, Puerto Rico is treated in some ways as a foreign entity, not a U.S. territory. Local officials warn that one provision could drive out drugmakers and manufacturers, at a time when a third of the…