Dec 30 Transgender people cleared to join military, for now By Associated Press The Justice Department has made clear its proposed ban on transgender military recruits is on hold, meaning their enlistment can start Monday. Continue reading
Dec 30 Ethics measure approved to be on South Dakota's 2018 ballot By James Nord, Associated Press Supporters of a constitutional amendment targeting government corruption have turned in enough valid signatures to put the ballot question before South Dakota voters in 2018. Continue reading
Dec 30 Trump administration aims to trim rules on offshore drilling By Associated Press The Trump administration on Friday proposed to rewrite or kill rules on offshore oil and gas drilling that were imposed after the deadly 2010 rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 13:07 Shields and Brooks on political polarization and social reckoning in 2017 By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks sit down with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss President Trump’s first year in office, including the state of political polarization and what Americans can do to repair divisions, trust in… Continue watching
Dec 29 Virginia GOP pushes to declare winner in disputed House race By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Republican leaders said it was time to pick the winner in a bitterly contested election for the Virginia House of Delegates. They also urged a recount court to reject a bid by a Democratic challenger to reverse its decision declaring… Continue reading
Dec 29 Turkey, Russia finalize deal on anti-missile defense system By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey has finalized a deal with Moscow for the purchase of Russia's S-400 anti-missile system, Turkish defense officials announced Friday, despite concerns voiced by some of the NATO member's allies. Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump says China 'caught red handed' selling oil to North Korea By Matthew Pennington and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump criticized China on Thursday following reports that Chinese ships transferred oil to North Korean vessels at sea in violation of U.N. sanctions over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump says he thinks Robert Mueller 'will be fair' By Associated Press President Donald Trump told The New York Times in an interview posted last night that Mueller’s probe — as well as two congressional investigations into the matter — have “angered” his base and “made the base stronger.”… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 6:23 Under the GOP bill, here's who's going to get a big 'pass-through' tax break By PBS News Hour One of the biggest changes in the Republican rewrite of the tax code involves a tax rate known as the "pass-through rate." Experts are watching to see how businesses, employers and individuals adjust, and what kind of loopholes it offers. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 9:10 Why Maine's governor and voters are in a fight over Medicaid expansion By Sarah Varney, Jason Kane Voters in Maine overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid to most low-income adults -- that's at least 70,000 residents who stand to gain health insurance. But the law's fate is still unclear because Gov. Paul LePage says lawmakers… Continue watching