Nov 03 EPA chief Pruitt scheduled to meet privately with chemical industry executives By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Scott Pruitt is set to speak privately to chemical industry executives next week during a conference at a luxury oceanfront golf resort. Travel and lodging expenses for Pruitt, four aides and his security team will be borne by taxpayers. Continue reading
Nov 03 House panel schedules hearing on sexual harassment By Associated Press The hearing comes after an Associated Press report featured current and former female lawmakers who said they have been harassed or subjected to hostile sexual comments by fellow members of Congress. Continue reading
Nov 03 Manafort, Gates trial tentatively set for May as Russia probe continues By Associated Press Both former Trump campaign aides pleaded not guilty and are free on bail but under house arrest. Their lawyers have sought to ease the conditions of their pre-trial confinement. Continue reading
Nov 03 What to watch for during Trump's swing through Asia By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump leaves Friday for a 12-day, five-nation Asia tour seeking better trade deals and regional cooperation to curb North Korea’s nuclear program. Continue reading
Nov 03 Trump: U.S. military is hitting ISIS 'much harder' after New York attack By Associated Press Officials later said the U.S. had conducted two airstrikes against IS-affiliated fighters in Somalia. It was not immediately clear whether the Somalia strikes were carried out as presidentially directed retaliation for the truck attack that killed eight people. Continue reading
Nov 03 Global warming is stronger than ever -- and nearly all of it is man-made, new government report says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The conclusion contradicts a favorite talking point of senior members of the Trump administration. Continue reading
Nov 03 Trump says he's 'disappointed' with Justice Department, won't rule out firing Sessions By Zeke Miller, Associated Press "Honestly, they should be looking at the Democrats," Trump told reporters before departing the White House on a 12-day trip to Asia. Continue reading
Nov 03 Female lawmakers allege harassment by House colleagues By Erica Werner, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House. But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told her he'd been thinking about her in the… Continue reading
Nov 03 GOP tax bill would be broadest tax code rewrite in 30 years By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With fanfare and a White House kickoff, House Republicans unfurled a broad tax-overhaul plan that would touch virtually all Americans and the economy's every corner, mingling sharply lower rates for corporations and reduced personal taxes for many with… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 4:33 Tax reform's big changes set up GOP for big political fights By PBS News Hour House Republicans released the most sweeping proposal to overhaul the tax code in more than three decades. But however much Republicans want tax cuts, concerns about the deficit and other aspects of the bill mean that passage is not yet… Continue watching