Oct 05 Poll: Most Americans disapprove of how Congress has handled health care By Laura Santhanam More Americans are dissatisfied with Congress after a summer of political haggling led by Senate and House Republicans failed to produce enough votes to dismantle Obamacare, according to a new poll from PBS NewsHour and Marist. Continue reading
Oct 05 NRA says it's open to regulation of bump stocks By Associated Press In a statement on Thursday, the NRA says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives should immediately review whether these devices comply with federal law. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: White House addresses latest on Las Vegas shooting, GOP budget plans By Joshua Barajas The House passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan, one the chamber's Republicans hope to create a pathway for their tax code overhaul later this year. Continue reading
Oct 05 Senior Republicans weigh bump stock ban after Las Vegas shooting By Erica Werner, Associated Press The comments from lawmakers marked a surprising departure from GOP lawmakers' general antipathy to gun regulations of any kind. But they were far from a guarantee of a path forward for the new legislation. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 7:05 Sen. Lankford: Congress has to address issue of bump stocks By PBS News Hour The political debate over gun control in the U.S. has been reignited by the tragedy in Las Vegas. Judy Woodruff speaks with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., about the use of bump stocks in the attack and how Washington might respond,… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Tillerson denies report he considered quitting this summer By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson denied a report that he almost resigned over the summer. NBC News reported that Tillerson was close to quitting after President Trump’s politicized speech to the Boy Scouts of America. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 7:54 Catastrophes test Trump's ability to be consoler-in-chief By PBS News Hour President Trump visited Puerto Rico on Tuesday and Las Vegas on Wednesday, two American communities struggling with catastrophe. Judy Woodruff sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union to discuss the president’s handling… Continue watching
Oct 04 Judge lets President Trump's pardon of former Sheriff Arpaio stand By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press The former sheriff was accused of continuing traffic patrols that targeted immigrants so that he could promote his immigration enforcement efforts in a bid to boost his successful 2012 re-election campaign. Continue reading
Oct 04 How GOP budget plans could help the Republican push for tax reform By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Senator Bob Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, warned that while he's supporting deficit-financed tax cuts for now as a way to deal with arcane Senate rules, he won't vote for the subsequent tax legislation if it blows a… Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Tillerson says he never considered leaving his post By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday that he never considered abandoning his job as President Donald Trump's top diplomat, disputing what he called "erroneous" reports that he was on the verge of resigning earlier this year. Continue reading