Dec 05 WATCH: Paul Ryan to address next steps on tax overhaul By Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds his weekly press briefing Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST, where he is expected to provide an update on the tax bill. Continue reading
Dec 05 Relative: Rep. Conyers won't seek re-election due to health By Corey Williams, Associated Press DETROIT — A relative says John Conyers, who is battling sexual harassment allegations from former female staffers, won't seek re-election to a 28th term in Congress. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 9:12 What the GOP tax plan could mean for average taxpayers By PBS News Hour The House and Senate are getting to work on reconciling the differences between their tax plans. How will the provisions proposed by Congress affect middle- and lower-income taxpayers? Miles O’Brien gets analysis from Lisa Desjardins, Veronique de Rugy of George… Continue watching
Dec 04 Manafort wrote op-ed with colleague in Russia, federal prosecutors say By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The op-ed was being drafted as late as last week, with Manafort currently under house arrest. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 11:58 Trump's recent Russia probe tweets raise questions about interference. Here's what we know and what we don't By PBS News Hour The Friday guilty plea by former national security advisor Michael Flynn touched off a running response from President Trump on Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Taken together, two of the president’s statements could suggest interference. P.J. Tobia reports and Miles O’Brien… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 7:43 As Trump comes around to Roy Moore, what will the Alabama outcome mean for Senate Republicans? By PBS News Hour President Trump called Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to endorse him in the upcoming special election, despite allegations of sexual assault. John Yang talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about Moore’s rising… Continue watching
Dec 04 Former Illinois Rep. John Anderson, who ran for president in 1980, dies at 95 By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Former longtime Illinois Congressman John Anderson, who ran for president as an independent in 1980, has died at age 95. Continue reading
Dec 04 Supreme Court says Trump's travel ban can be fully enforced By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices say in an order Monday that the policy can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courts. Continue reading
Dec 04 U.S. pulls out of a global pact on the treatment of migrants. Here's why By Larisa Epatko The State Department says a U.N. agreement aimed at addressing the needs of migrants could “undermine the sovereign right of the United States to enforce our immigration laws and secure our borders.”… Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: Trump scales back Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments By Ryan Connelly Holmes President Donald Trump is expected to speak around 2:40 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading