Jul 01 Illinois lawmakers return after missing key budget deadline By John O'Connor, Associated Press Illinois lawmakers are returning to work Saturday after missing a key deadline to prevent the state from starting an third consecutive fiscal year without a budget. Continue reading
Jun 30 A Trump commission requested voter data. Here’s what every state is saying. By Erica R. Hendry President Donald Trump is asking for voter names, addresses, party affiliation and voting records from all 50 states. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 3:59 What does this Trump commission want to do with states’ voter information? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 12:05 Shields and Brooks on GOP’s health care bill gridlock, Trump tweet backlash By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the difficulty Republican leaders are having getting enough support for the Senate health care bill, including tense relations between the… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Trump urges GOP to get rid of Obamacare now By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, as Senate Republicans begin the July 4 recess, President Trump urged them to immediately repeal Affordable Care Act even if they don't yet have a replacement plan. Also, cable news hosts Mika Brzezinski and… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 7:53 Sen. Blunt: Hard to get 50 senators to pass health bill By PBS News Hour With the July 4th recess hours away, Republican lawmakers are scrambling to draft a new version of their bill before leaving Washington. Judy Woodruff speaks with Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., about the chances of reaching a compromise on the Senate… Continue watching
Jun 30 Sessions praises special counsel, but hopes Russia investigation ends ‘sooner rather than later’ By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The attorney general's comments during a "Fox & Friends" interview were his most expansive to date on Bob Mueller's appointment as special counsel. Continue reading
Jun 30 Republicans push bill to let churches endorse political candidates By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Churches should have the First Amendment right to endorse political candidates and still keep their tax-free status, say House Republicans. Continue reading
Jun 30 GOP may keep Obama tax on wealthy in bid to save health bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Senate Republicans may try preserving a tax boost on high earners enacted by President Barack Obama in a bid to woo party moderates and rescue their sputtering push to repeal his health care overhaul. Continue reading
Jun 30 More court challenges expected for Trump’s new travel ban By Matthew Lee, Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban is now in force, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights. Continue reading