Nov 29 We asked every senator for their reaction to Trump's anti-Muslim retweets By Lisa Desjardins, Daniel Bush The PBS NewsHour on Wednesday reached out to every U.S. senator for their reactions to the anti-Muslim Trump retweets. Continue reading
Nov 29 House approves mandatory anti-harassment training in wake of sexual misconduct allegations By Alan Fram, Associated Press Pressured to respond to burgeoning sexual misconduct allegations, the House easily approved a bipartisan measure Wednesday requiring annual anti-harassment training for lawmakers and aides after a debate that rang with lawmakers’ own accounts of such episodes. Continue reading
Nov 29 WATCH: Trump pushes tax bill in Missouri By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to speak around 3:30 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Nov 29 WATCH: White House defends Trump retweets of anti-Muslim videos By Joshua Barajas The White House defended President Donald Trump's retweets of anti-Muslim videos Wednesday morning by downplaying the inflammatory content posted by a fringe, far-right group in Britain. Continue reading
Nov 29 Facing tax vote in Senate, Trump seizes on cultural fights By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Facing a critical Senate vote on his tax overhaul, President Donald Trump is instead putting the spotlight on a volatile collection of extraneous topics -- anti-Muslim videos, Pocahontas, NFL players who kneel during the national anthem, among other disputes. Continue reading
Nov 29 Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos from British far-right leader By Catherine Lucey and Jill Lawless, Associated Press President Donald Trump retweeted inflammatory videos from a fringe British political group Wednesday that purported to show violence being committed by Muslims, drawing quick condemnation from civil rights groups. Continue reading
Nov 28 Air Force says it failed to report several dozen criminal histories to the FBI By Robert Burns, Associated Press This was the most specific acknowledgement by the Air Force that its failure to report the criminal history of the Texas church shooter was part of a pattern of reporting lapses. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 6:45 Can Senate GOP get the votes for tax and funding bills? By PBS News Hour Republicans need at least some Democratic votes to pass a government funding bill by next week's deadline, but a morning tweet by President Trump prompted the Senate and House minority leaders to refuse a White House meeting. Meanwhile, the GOP… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 5:34 If you pay student loans, the GOP tax overhaul could affect you. Here's how By PBS News Hour Both the Senate and House tax overhaul bills could make higher education more expensive for some students, though in different ways. The biggest proposed changes in the House bill would end the deduction for interest paid on student loans, a… Continue watching
Nov 28 WATCH: Trump 'would absolutely blame the Democrats' if there's a government shutdown By Associated Press The Republican president had been scheduled to meet Tuesday with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the House’s top Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, to discuss averting a potential end-of-year shutdown. Continue reading