Oct 19 WATCH: Puerto Rico governor says Trump made clear 'no U.S. citizen will be left behind' By Associated Press The president says the federal government has done a "really great job." He says he has given his blessing to Congress for a funding plan, but adds that the governor "understands that these folks can't be there forever."… Continue reading
Oct 19 Could Trump inadvertently breathe life into Obamacare? By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump's attempt to shut off the subsidy for health insurance copays and deductibles would cause a different subsidy to jump up, the one for premiums. Continue reading
Oct 19 Ohio Republican Pat Tiberi resigns from Congress By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press In an announcement Thursday, U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi says he has not decided on an exact departure date, but it will be sometime before Jan. 31. Continue reading
Oct 19 Trump sees Republican budget as path to massive tax cuts By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The $4 trillion plan shelves GOP deficit concerns in favor of the party's tax cut drive, with conservatives and moderates on board. The nonbinding budget plan would set the stage for tax legislation later this year that could pass through… Continue reading
Oct 19 Trump tweets his doubts about 'fake' dossier with allegations that link him to Russia By Associated Press The dossier contends the Russian government amassed compromising information about President Donald Trump and was engaged in an effort to support and assist him. Continue reading
Oct 18 Opinion: Why your alarmism over Trump is dangerous for democracy By Shadi Hamid Once the door to the criminalization of political and ideological disagreement is opened, it may be near impossible to close it. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 3:18 Trump pullback from bipartisan health care fix gives Washington whiplash By PBS News Hour A bipartisan plan reached Tuesday to stabilize health care markets initially drew support from President Trump, but more recent statements -- in public remarks, from the White House and on Twitter -- have sent contradictory signals about Mr. Trump’s stance. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 3:35 News Wrap: Sessions insists he didn't lie about Russian contacts to Senate By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions insisted at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee that he never lied about his conversations with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 presidential campaign. Also, President Trump renewed his criticisms… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 3:38 Trump promised to give a grieving military father $25,000 By PBS News Hour President Trump took an unusual step and offered money to the father of an army corporal killed in Afghanistan in June, according to the Washington Post. That news comes amid scrutiny for the president’s duties of consoling the families of… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 6:06 Rep. Gallego: Democrats are going to protect U.S. -- and your paycheck By PBS News Hour What’s the positive message that Democrats can deliver to voters? Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., sat down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the future of the Democratic Party, what’s at stake in the fight over health care and solutions for undocumented… Continue watching