Politics Jul 26 The Senate GOP's best shot at a health care bill after other ideas fail Republicans found themselves no closer to passing a plan to repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, after two key GOP ideas failed by large margins in the Senate. Lisa Desjardins looks at their options and the opposition.
Politics Jul 26 What does Trump's transgender ban mean for active-duty military members? Word of a significant policy reversal came not from the Pentagon, but from President Trump's Twitter feed, where he announced that transgender people would be banned from the U.S. military. Socially conservative groups welcomed the decision, but it drew quick…
Nation Jul 26 News Wrap: S.C. Supreme Court rules same-sex couples deserve domestic abuse protections In the our news wrap Wednesday, the Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled that same-sex couples deserve the same protections from domestic violence as heterosexual couples. Several other states have already changed their laws. Also, President Trump took a new…
World Jul 26 Trump signals he might pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. What's at stake? Two years since the Iran nuclear agreement was signed, President Trump may be on the way to pulling the U.S. out of the deal. The president indicated in an interview he's willing to overrule the State Department and not certify…
Science Jul 26 What football does to the brain, according to a major study The largest study to date on the dangers of hard hits and concussions in football concluded that 110 of 111 deceased former NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, raising even stronger concerns about the risks of brain injury…
Science Jul 25 Seattle's new seawall built to make life easier for fish In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Seattle's seawall was like most others for 80 years: a flat, concrete slab that held back the sea. But a $400 million infrastructure project has turned Seattle's new seawall into a really…
Education Jul 25 The challenge of reaching hungry kids when school is out Summertime is supposed to be fun for children and families, but for millions, the absence of free school meals or discounted lunches is a cause for worry. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week reports from Nebraska on how food…
Politics Jul 25 Schiff: Trump 'wants to appoint a more malleable attorney general' for Russia investigation
Politics Jul 25 Rep. Stewart: Kushner testimony 'didn't have much to add' to Russia story President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met privately with the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, answering more questions on Capitol Hill about his interactions with Russian officials during the campaign and beyond. William Brangham speaks with Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, a…
Politics Jul 25 Under attack from the president, Attorney General Sessions still advancing conservative agenda