Nov 30 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Senate opens ethics probe into Franken allegations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate Ethics Committee opened an investigation into Sen. Al Franken as a fifth woman came forward to claim he groped her during a USO comedy tour in Kuwait. Also, music mogul Russell Simmons announced… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 5:40 Under this proposed tax cut, big small businesses benefit most By PBS News Hour The corporate tax rate is not the only important tax cut affecting businesses that's being considered in the Republican tax bills. The pass-through tax rate affects millions of small businesses, and has been a point of debate and dealing. Hari… Continue watching
Nov 30 Senate ethics panel opens preliminary inquiry into Franken over sexual misconduct allegations By Associated Press Before the ethics committee announcement, his spokesman released a statement saying that Franken “has never intentionally engaged in this kind of conduct.”… Continue reading
Nov 30 Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem is what 'we as Israelis want to see,' former prime minister says By Larisa Epatko Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff on Thursday that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv is the “proper” thing to do. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: White House addresses tax bill, Trump's anti-Muslim tweets By Joshua Barajas White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a briefing at 3 p.m. ET today. Watch her remarks here. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: Pelosi, Ryan say Conyers should resign from Congress By Associated Press Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday that the accusations against Conyers are "serious, disappointing and very credible. It's very sad." Shortly after, House Speaker Paul Ryan made the same call for Conyers' resignation. Continue reading
Nov 30 Susan Collins on taxes, health care and Trump's mental health By Lisa Desjardins Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, touched on everything from taxes to health care to the possibility of a government shutdown to the president’s mental health at the Christian Science Monitor’s regular breakfast with newsmakers Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 30 McCain backs the tax bill as Senate GOP presses ahead on the measure By Marcy Gordon and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Senate Republicans on Thursday pushed ahead on a sweeping revamp of the nation's tax code, with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressing confidence of final passage by week's end and a key Republican getting on board. Continue reading
Nov 30 White House discussing plans to replace Tillerson with Pompeo as State Dept. head By Jill Colvin and Josh Lederman, Associated Press U.S. officials and individuals familiar with White House plans have spoken about the possibility of a broad shakeup in President Donald Trump's national security team. But the timing of such a change is unclear. Continue reading
Nov 30 A fifth woman accuses Al Franken of sexual misconduct By Richard Lardner and Juliet Linderman, Associated Press An Army veteran has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of inappropriately touching her more than a decade ago while she was on a military deployment to Kuwait. Continue reading