Mar 23 VA urges 'hiring surge' to reduce veterans' appeals backlog By Hope Yen, Associated Press The Department of Veterans Affairs is warning of a rapidly growing backlog for veterans who seek to appeal decisions involving disability benefits, saying it will need much more staff even as money remains in question due to a tightening Trump… Continue reading
Mar 23 Senate votes to undo privacy rules that protect user data By Tali Arbel and Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Republican-led Senate moved Thursday to undo Obama-era regulations that would have forced internet service providers to ask customers' permission before they could use or sell much of their personal information. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH LIVE: Sean Spicer to address Republican health care bill in news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press Spicer is expected to start his remarks around 1:30 p.m. Watch live on this page. Continue reading
Mar 23 Top Senate Democrat opposes Neil Gorsuch, Trump's pick for Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The top Democrat in the Senate said Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court and encouraged other Democrats to reject President Donald Trump's choice, setting up a showdown with majority Republicans. Continue reading
Mar 23 Photo: Hitching a ride on the back of a turtle By News Desk Take a walk on the wild side with today's photo. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: FBI Director James Comey speaks at national security symposium By News Desk FBI Director James Comey spoke Thursday at a symposium at the The University of Texas at Austin designed to discuss national security challenges in fighting terror attacks in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 22 'Backward is not backwards' and other takeaways from Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court confirmation hearing By Daniel Bush Some highlights from the third day of Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 6:30 Vote looming, House health care bill hasn't yet won pivotal GOP support By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 54:50 PBS NewsHour full episode March 22, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump turns up the pressure on House Republicans as the vote on the GOP health care bill looms. Also: New allegations of a former Trump campaign manager working to benefit the Russian government, Susan Rice’s… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 4:35 Old memos show former Trump aide Manafort offered to promote Russian interests, AP reports By PBS News Hour Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager who has been under intense scrutiny, reportedly worked in 2005 for a Russian billionaire with close ties to President Vladimir Putin and drew up plans to influence U.S. politics to favor Russian interests. Continue watching