Jan 03 Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union address on Jan. 29 By Associated Press Trump has delivered two major addresses before joint sessions of Congress — including his first State of the Union speech last year. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 8:30 An ‘extraordinary’ day in Washington as shutdown looms over new Congress On the first day of the new Congress and 13th of the partial government shutdown, political posturing distracted from progress on policy. Newly elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., promised bipartisanship, while President Trump reiterated his belief that… Continue watching
Jan 03 Democratic attorneys general appeal Affordable Care Act ruling, as signups stay ‘remarkably steady’ By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Democratic attorneys general on Thursday appealed a federal court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, as new enrollment numbers underscored the staying power of the Obama-era law. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 1:51 Held up by the shutdown: Immigration hearings, FCC complaints, D.C. marriage licenses With all the attention on the showdown between Congress and the president, it’s easy to be distracted from the everyday impact of the government shutdown. Judy Woodruff explains some of these repercussions, from delayed immigration hearings to unresolved FCC complaints… Continue watching
Jan 03 Your questions about the shutdown, answered By Maea Lenei Buhre With no clear end in sight, here’s a look at how the government shutdown is affecting federal workers, agencies and the public. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: Trump says he’ll ‘have to start watching PBS much more’ By Joshua Barajas President Donald Trump made two references in recent days to PBS and its coverage of U.S.-North Korea relations -- first, in a tweet, and again during Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: ‘Without a wall you cannot have border security,’ Trump says By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room Thursday on the 13th day of the partial government shutdown, as he continued to dig in his heels over his promised border wall. Continue reading
Jan 03 Pelosi invites kids to podium for her swearing in By Associated Press Dozens of youngsters gathered around Pelosi on the dais as she raised her right hand as took the oath of office. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: House votes on plan to end partial shutdown By Joshua Barajas In one of its first official acts, the House passed a series of bills Thursday to fund several federal departments that are closed because of a partial government shutdown, which is now in its 13th day. Under the plan,… Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: Speaker Pelosi heralds ‘new dawn’ at opening of 116th Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press In a nod to the moment, Pelosi, the first female speaker, was broadly pledging to make Congress work for all Americans. Continue reading