Dec 22 U.S. recognizes disputed Honduras election results By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration on Friday recognized the results of Honduras' disputed presidential election despite opposition complaints. Continue reading
Dec 22 Children's insurance program receives only patchwork funding By Alan Fram, Associated Press Congress failed to approve long-term funds for a program that provides health insurance for nearly 9 million low-income children. Continue reading
Dec 21 Trump makes holiday visit to wounded troops at Walter Reed By Zeke Miller, Associated Press During his visit, the president awarded the Purple Heart to 1st Lt. Victor Prato of the 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion, who was injured last month while deployed in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Dec 21 Congress clears temporary spending bill to avert shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to sign the measure. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 8:20 News Wrap: Congress moves on bill to prevent shutdown By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the House passed a temporary spending bill that will keep the federal government running through Jan. 19, with the Senate expected to follow suit. Also, the United Nations General Assembly defied President Trump and rejected… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 5:21 Charities fear GOP tax overhaul will dry up donations. Here's how By PBS News Hour Charities are concerned that the GOP tax overhaul disincentivizes giving. By doubling the standard deduction, fewer people may end up itemizing deductions, meaning fewer would take the charitable tax break. Judy Woodruff learns more from Stacy Palmer of The Chronicle… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 9:52 Some of Trump's judicial picks are being approved at a record pace. How will they reshape the courts? By PBS News Hour President Trump and Republicans have been quietly and systematically reshaping the federal judiciary. The Senate has confirmed a record 12 Trump picks for the influential federal appeals court -- the fastest success rate for any president ever. John Yang gets… Continue watching
Dec 21 How do states name the winner in a tied election? By Associated Press Virginia's state elections board plans to print each candidate’s name on a separate piece of paper, place each paper into a separate film canister, place the canisters into a glass bowl or some other container and shake them up. The… Continue reading
Dec 21 Congress rushes to approve spending bill to avoid government shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Failure to pass the temporary spending measure would trigger a government shutdown at midnight Friday, which would amount to a political pratfall just after the GOP scored a major win on the landmark tax bill. Continue reading
Dec 21 Jim Mattis is the first Pentagon chief to visit Guantanamo since 2002 By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the American Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to offer holiday greetings to troops Thursday. It was the first trip there by a Pentagon chief in almost 16 years. Continue reading