Mar 09 Watch 3:47 House GOP drives health care bill through committees while key Republicans raise objections By PBS News Hour While two House committees worked through the night to pass the GOP health care bill in party line votes, party leaders aimed for the big picture. Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi decried the lack of analysis yet by the CBO, and… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Illegal border crossing arrests fell in February By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Homeland Security Department reported that about 23,000 people were arrested trying to cross the southern U.S. border in February, down from 42,000 in January. Also, President Trump's revised travel ban faced its first challenge… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:35 How the Republican health care bill would change federal funding for Medicaid By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 3:45 Medicaid cuts are ‘going to affect everyone,’ insurance CEO says By PBS News Hour Dr. Mario Molina of Molina Healthcare, an insurance executive whose business is focused on Medicaid patients, is concerned about the way the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will not only affect patients on Medicaid, but cause major… Continue watching
Mar 09 WATCH: Spicer says Trump believes CIA systems are ‘outdated’ By Associated Press White House press secretary Sean Spicer says President Donald Trump has "grave concern" about the release of classified material and believes the systems at the CIA are outdated. Continue reading
Mar 09 Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey By Stephen Braun and Chad Day, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who was fired from his prominent White House job last month, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $530,000 worth of lobbying work before Election… Continue reading
Mar 09 A look at the opposing sides on the GOP health care bill By Associated Press WASHINGTON — As Congress considers proposed Republican changes to the Obama administration health law, here is a list of those for and against the bill. Continue reading
Mar 09 House panel OKs health bill, industry groups say ‘no’ By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republicans scored a pre-dawn triumph Thursday in their effort to scuttle former President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, but it masked deeper problems as hospitals, doctors and consumer groups mounted intensifying opposition to the GOP health care… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 10:42 What a day on strike says about the women’s movement By PBS News Hour On International Women's Day, thousands stayed away from work and took to the streets to demonstrate the vital economic contributions that women make and more. Judy Woodruff talks to Rebecca Traister, author of “All the Single Ladies,” and Farida Jalalzai… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 3:18 Battle over GOP health care bill begins with review of the nitty-gritty By PBS News Hour The Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act officially began its journey through Congress, as two committees started drafting details. Pushed by GOP leaders and the White House, the bill faces opposition from Democrats, conservative critics and powerful interest… Continue watching