Nov 16 Radio anchor says Al Franken forcibly kissed her on USO tour By Kyle Potter, Associated Press A Los Angeles radio news anchor says Democratic Sen. Al Franken forcibly kissed her during a 2006 USO tour. The anchor says Franken posed for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept. Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Senate Finance Committee debates GOP tax bill By Alan Fram and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press House passage of the tax bill raised GOP hopes that Trump would be able to claim a big victory in a year highlighted so far by the Senate crash of the party’s effort to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care… Continue reading
Nov 16 Alabama GOP expected to stand by Roy Moore By Steve Peoples and Zeke Miller, Associated Press Moore, Alabama's Senate candidate, also tweeted fighting words to top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell: "Bring. It. On."… Continue reading
Nov 16 U.S. opposes Nazi speech, but will vote no at UN to banning it By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Although it may seem counterintuitive — who wouldn’t want to condemn Nazis? — State Department officials said that free speech protections and other problems with the resolution make it impossible for America to support the document. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Roy Moore campaign suggests accuser falsified evidence By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore tried to go on the offensive to counter women who say he sexually molested or pursued them as teens. Also, the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 9:28 Wanting more money for tax cuts, Republicans seek Obamacare individual mandate repeal By PBS News Hour With growing confidence that they will be able to quickly push through tax reform, Republicans are making an even bigger bet by adding the health care debate to the mix. Lawmakers have woven a repeal of the individual mandate into… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 10:01 The predicament of the Alabama Senate race for Republicans By PBS News Hour GOP lawmakers have called for Roy Moore to step aside from the Alabama Senate race amid allegations of sexual misconduct toward teens. How does that tension fit into a larger party rift? John Yang talks to Matt Schlapp of the… Continue watching
Nov 15 All of the GOP lawmakers who won't seek re-election in 2018 By Saher Khan A wave of Republicans in Congress are retiring instead of seeking re-election in 2018. Here's a list of every GOP lawmaker so far who won't be running next year. Continue reading
Nov 15 Why the GOP put the individual mandate in its tax plan -- and what it means for health care By Daniel Bush Senate Republicans say they'll include a repeal of the health coverage mandate in their tax plan. How would this impact the health care law and tax reform?… Continue reading
Nov 15 $1 bills will soon bear Steven Mnuchin's name By Joshua Barajas While touring the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on Wednesday, Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton took a moment to pose with an uncut sheet of the first $1 bills bearing the treasury secretary's name. Continue reading