Mar 17 Watch Shields and Brooks on GOP health care bill pushback, Trump’s dramatic budget By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the conundrum for Republicans trying to pass a health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act in the face… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: Trump defends handling of wiretap claim By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump defended White House press secretary Sean Spicer's handling of the claim that Trump Tower was wiretapped by President Obama, connecting his own claim to allegations that the Obama administration monitored the German Chancellor… Continue watching
Mar 17 Trump OKs changes in GOP health care bill, winning support By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press President Donald Trump agreed to add fresh Medicaid curbs to the House Republican health care bill Friday, bolstering the measure with support from some conservative lawmakers but leaving its prospects wobbly. House leaders discussed other amendments calibrated to round up… Continue reading
Mar 17 Trump’s Muslim rhetoric key issue in travel ban rulings By Gene Johnson and Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press When federal courts in Hawaii and Maryland blocked Trump's revised travel ban from taking effect, the judges spelled out their major concern: the unusual record of statements by the president and his advisers suggesting the executive order's real purpose was… Continue reading
Mar 17 Trump, Merkel talk job training By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press A meeting between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on vocational training Friday offered further evidence of the first daughter's influence in the White House. Continue reading
Mar 17 Long before new hacks, U.S. worried by Russian spying efforts By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Though allegations of meddling in the political process represent a stunning new flare-up in relations between the two countries, U.S. intelligence agencies for years have been concerned by Russian efforts to infiltrate American society and government. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Trump and Merkel hold joint news conference By Ken Thomas and Jill Colvin, Associated Press German Chancellor Angela Merkel's first major encounter with Trump comes as she seeks a fourth term as chancellor in elections later this year. Continue reading
Mar 17 6 charts that illustrate the divide between rural and urban America By Brian Thiede, Lillie Greiman, Stephan Weiler, Steven Beda, Tessa Conroy, The Conversation The data paint a rich and sometimes surprising picture of the U.S. today. Continue reading
Mar 17 Trump’s defense budget boost raises questions on strategy By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Trump's proposed defense budget of $639 billion, which includes $65 billion for ongoing emergency war-fighting, totals more than the next seven countries combined. Continue reading
Mar 17 Wheels spinning as GOP looks for traction on health bill By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Republicans are striving to get traction for a health care overhaul in danger of being dragged down by intra-party differences. Continue reading