Aug 26 McCain’s complicated health care legacy: He hated the ACA. He also saved it. By Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News John McCain leaves behind his own health care legacy, seemingly driven less by his interest in health care policy than his disdain for bullies trampling the “little guy.”… Continue reading
Aug 26 Politicians, world leaders laud McCain’s legacy By Michael D. Regan Current and former politicians along with world leaders and family members offered praise for Sen. John McCain's life of public service. Continue reading
Aug 25 John McCain, Arizona Republican, two-time presidential candidate and decorated Navy vet, dies at 81 By Geoffrey Lou Guray John McCain's life in public service spanned six decades and included a career in the Navy, five-and-a-half brutal years as a Vietnam prisoner of war, six terms in the Senate and two unsuccessful campaigns for president. Continue reading
Aug 25 Democrats OK limiting party leaders’ role in picking nominee By Bill Barrow, Sara Burnett, Associated Press After two years of sometimes ugly public fighting, Democratic Party leaders on Saturday voted to limit their own high-profile roles in choosing presidential nominees, giving even more weight to the outcome of state primaries and caucuses. Continue reading
Aug 25 U.S. cuts aid to Palestinians by more than $200 million By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration has decided to cut more than $200 million in bilateral aid to the Palestinians, following a review of the funding for projects in the West Bank and Gaza, the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 6:45 News Wrap: McCain ends treatment; North Korea meeting delayed In our news wrap Friday, the family of Arizona senator John McCain announced that he is ending treatment for his aggressive form of brain cancer. Also, President Trump postponed an upcoming visit to North Korea by Secretary of State Mike… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 9:01 A second top Trump associate receives legal immunity By Judy Woodruff, Matt Loffman In exchange for immunity, the Trump Organization's chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, will reportedly talk to investigators about the reimbursements he helped arrange to Michael Cohen. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor experienced in trying… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 5:02 U.S.-backed coalition in Yemen accused of ‘unlawful’ conduct In Yemen, a Saudi-led coalition has been fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels since 2015, with U.S. support. Today, carnage from the conflict is worsening, and both the Houthis and the UN blame the coalition for dozens of civilian casualties. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 13:05 Brooks and Klein on Trump’s ‘moral affront’ and the rule of law It’s been a dramatic week for President Trump and some of his former associates. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Ezra Klein from Vox join Judy Woodruff to discuss the president's legal and moral standing, emerging patterns among the… Continue watching
Aug 24 Trump asks Pompeo to delay visit to North Korea By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The surprise announcement appeared to mark a concession by the president to domestic and international concerns that his prior claims of world-altering progress on the peninsula had been strikingly premature. Continue reading