Nov 29 Watch 2:18 Inching toward tax plan passage, Republicans work to win over votes By PBS News Hour Republicans are working overtime to push their version of a tax reform bill toward final passage. Democrats may be unanimously opposed, but efforts to craft compromises among Republican ranks appears to be paying off. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Pope ends Myanmar visit without naming Rohingya By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Pope Francis ended his trip to Myanmar without publicly mentioning Buddhist violence against Rohingya Muslims. Also, Croatian defendant Slobodan Praljak fatally poisoned himself in a stunning end to the Bosnian war crimes trials. Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 6:23 North Korea tested its most powerful missile. Are diplomatic talks more likely now? By PBS News Hour Capable of reaching Washington, D.C., a new missile flew farther than any North Korean rocket had before. The communist nation's most powerful ballistic missile yet drew a vow from President Trump to levy new sanctions. What does the latest test… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 9:45 The risks of Trump retweeting anti-Muslim messages By PBS News Hour President Trump shared what are widely seen as virulent anti-Muslim messages on Wednesday, igniting a new firestorm and prompting a spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May to say, “It is wrong for the president to have done this.” Judy… Continue watching
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