Dec 06 Watch 2:31 News Wrap: In final national security speech, Obama touts fight against terror By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama gave his last major national security speech, defending his record on fighting terrorism while maintaining American ideals. Addressing troops at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, Mr. Obama said he had overseen… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 5:34 When it comes to screen time, parents are poor role models for kids By PBS News Hour While many parents worry about how much time their children spend glued to computers, tablets and televisions, a new study reveals the adults themselves spend more than nine hours a day in front of screens. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Jim… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 7:13 Why the Pentagon 'buried and killed' a study on potential cost savings By PBS News Hour Leaders at the Department of Defense periodically conduct efficiency reviews, looking for ways to cut costs. One such report, ordered by Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work in 2014, was scrapped after it identified wasteful spending and suggested measures to… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 9:16 Major health bill would fund medical research, hasten FDA approvals By PBS News Hour In Congress, lawmakers are close to passing a major bill that would increase funding for the FDA, the NIH and the effort to fight opioid abuse. The measure would also introduce more flexible standards for drug approvals, reducing the need… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 3:17 Finding a Christmas tree fit for the U.S. Capitol By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we take a look at the not-so-simple process of selecting the U.S. Capitol's Christmas tree. Last spring, Chris Nicolli, whose day job entails fighting wildfires, was tasked with picking the perfect specimen. Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 54:29 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump objects to the cost of Air Force One. Also: President Obama's last major national security speech, a scrapped report on Pentagon spending, what a major health bill would mean for medicine, Liberia’s education… Continue watching
Dec 06 Justices uphold Katrina fraud verdict against State Farm By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. committed fraud against the federal government after 2005's Hurricane Katrina. Continue reading
Dec 06 High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. Continue reading
Dec 06 Who wins and loses with the 21st Century Cures Act? By Sheila Kaplan, STAT More than 1,300 lobbyists roamed the halls of Congress on the 21st Century Cures Act, and disclosure reports show most of them were working for pharmaceutical companies. Continue reading
Dec 06 Report says Pentagon disregarded cost-cutting study By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Washington Post report says the Defense Department disregarded an internal study that found it had a bloated bureaucracy and could cut $125 billion in administrative costs over five years. Continue reading