Feb 13 Democrats question pledges in $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint deal By Marcy Gordon, Tali Arbel, Associated Press Although T-Mobile says it won't raise prices for three years, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he isn't sure that Trump administration regulators are willing to hold T-Mobile to that promise. Continue reading
Feb 13 Former Attorney General Eric Holder to decide on 2020 bid in a few weeks By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Former Attorney Gen. Eric Holder said Tuesday he is in the final stages of deciding whether to seek the 2020 Democratic nomination for president and plans to decide in about a month. Continue reading
Feb 13 Howard Dean to lead new Dem voter data exchange By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The one-time presidential candidate, former Vermont governor and ex-Democratic National Committee chairman is set to return to prominence as head of a new operation that Democrats hope puts them back on par with Republicans in the never-ending race to use… Continue reading
Feb 13 Unhappy with deal, Trump still doesn’t expect a new shutdown By Jill Colvin, Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Under mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appears to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement that would head off a threatened second government shutdown but provide just a fraction of the money he's been demanding for… Continue reading
Feb 13 Justice Ginsburg illness casts spotlight on long-term court absences By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has missed a month of Supreme Court arguments as she recovers from lung cancer surgery. But she's not the first justice to be away for a while and her absence hardly compares with those of some… Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: Election security experts testify before House committee By Joshua Barajas Several election security experts testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday as the 2020 presidential field continues to widen. Continue reading
Feb 12 Senate approves largest public lands bill in a decade By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The major public lands bill revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates four new national monuments. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 4:26 How both sides compromised to reach a tentative border security agreement Lawmakers working to develop an agreement on border funding by February 15 say they have reached a bipartisan deal. President Trump said he wasn't "happy" with the proposed bill, as it would provide only a fraction of the funding he… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 5:55 Why both parties are claiming victory on funding for border security As members of Congress finally arrive at an agreement over how to fund border security and avoid another government shutdown, both Democrats and Republicans are claiming victory -- and fielding criticism that they caved. But with only three days before… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 7:15 Sen. Leahy says border security agreement is ‘a good deal for America’ Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., played a key role in brokering the bipartisan agreement lawmakers have arrived at to secure border security funding and avoid a second government shutdown. He speaks with Judy Woodruff about how members of both parties “worked… Continue watching