Mar 22 Watch 4:27 Another spending bill cliffhanger may come down to a single senator By PBS News Hour The House of Representatives passed the mammoth $1.3 trillion spending bill on Thursday, in order to avert a government shutdown on Friday. What will its fate be in the Senate? And will Sen. Rand Paul force a shutdown? John Yang… Continue watching
Mar 22 Senate weighs spending bill as shutdown looms By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House easily approved a bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending bill Thursday that pours huge sums into Pentagon programs and domestic initiatives ranging from building roads to combatting the nation's opioid abuse crisis, but left Congress in stalemate. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:40 John Bolton named national security adviser in another high-level White House shakeup By PBS News Hour President Trump’s National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is being replaced by former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. John Yang joins Judy Woodruff to explain what we know about McMaster’s resignation and the man slated to take his place. Continue watching
Mar 22 Why the federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program’s fate is uncertain By Laura Santhanam While the latest version of Congress' massive funding bill saves some of the funding the Trump administration planned to cut June 30, for now, it also puts millions more toward abstinence education, bringing the issue of how to handle teen… Continue reading
Mar 22 Tillerson laments ‘mean-spirited’ Washington as he departs By Associated Press In a brief final farewell address to State Department employees on Thursday, Tillerson urged them to protect their personal integrity and to strive to respect one another. Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump signs order punishing China on trade By Paul Wiseman, Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday that paves the way for imposing tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese imports. Continue reading
Mar 22 House approves huge spending bill, next to Senate By Associated Press The House has easily approved a bipartisan $1.3 trillion measure handing huge spending increases to defense programs and domestic initiatives ranging from road-building to biomedical research. Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump to ‘pause’ looming metal tariffs for some countries By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump is planning to impose tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum. Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump says he ‘would like to’ testify before special counsel Robert Mueller By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday he "would like to" testify before special counsel Robert Mueller. Continue reading
Mar 22 15 important measures buried in the 2,000-page omnibus bill By Lisa Desjardins Here’s a look at some specific proposals in the 2000-page omnibus spending bill. Continue reading