Mar 08 GOP push on health plan; conservatives, Democrats oppose it By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Over the strong objections of key conservatives and Democrats, House Republican leaders are forging ahead with a health care plan that scraps major parts of the Obama-era overhaul. The House Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and… Continue reading
Mar 08 WikiLeaks CIA files: Are they real and are they a risk? By Stephen Braun, Associated Press WikiLeaks has published thousands of documents that the anti-secrecy organization said were classified files revealing scores of secrets about CIA hacking tools used to break into targeted computers, cellphones and even smart TVs. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 54:10 PBS NewsHour full episode March 7, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republicans roll out a new health care plan to upend the Affordable Care Act. Also: A GOP senator weighs in on the ongoing Russia investigation, WikiLeaks documents show CIA hacking efforts, the military's model pre-K program,… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 7:12 High quality child care gives military families peace of mind By PBS News Hour Child care for U.S. military families is among the best in the country and is significantly less expensive than the average civilian care. Special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza of Education Week traveled to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to see how… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Justice Department nominee faces questions over Russia investigation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Rod Rosenstein, nominee for the number two position at the Justice Department, faced questioning at his confirmation hearing over investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Rosenstein would oversee the probe if he's confirmed. Also,… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch How would the American Health Care Act affect cost and access? By PBS News Hour The House bill that Republicans plan to pass to replace the Affordable Care Act keeps some of the most popular provisions of the law, but it does not mandate coverage and shifts how the government would provide financial help. John… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 3:56 Resistance to House GOP health care bill comes from both sides By PBS News Hour On day one of the push to sell a long-awaited replacement for the Affordable Care Act, Republican leaders mounted an all-out offensive with help from both the president and vice president. Dubbed the American Health Care Act, the plan changes… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 5:24 WikiLeaks publishes purported CIA cyber tools for hacking phones, TVs By PBS News Hour WikiLeaks published thousands of pages on Tuesday of what it says are files about the CIA and its hacking activities. The material comes reportedly from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence and includes a range of documents which describe cyber… Continue watching
Mar 07 This nonprofit helps put families on a path out of poverty By Larisa Epatko Sherry Riva thinks the key to lifting people out of poverty is helping them build savings and assets, such as a home or business. Continue reading
Mar 07 WATCH: State Department says Tillerson will address North Korean missile threat in Asia trip By News Desk and Associated Press Acting Spokesperson Mark Toner will lead the Tuesday briefing. Watch live starting around 2 p.m. EST on this page. Continue reading