Feb 28 What Trump has accomplished 40 days into his presidency By Daniel Bush As he prepares to give his first speech to a joint session of Congress, here’s a closer look at some of President Donald Trump’s top achievements. Continue reading
Feb 28 Twitter chat: Previewing Trump’s first address to Congress By Dan Cooney Join us at 8 p.m. ET for a preview of President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress. Follow the conversation using #NewsHourChats. Continue reading
Feb 28 What to watch for in Trump’s address to Congress By Lisa Desjardins It’s one of the few yet-to-be-done items on President Donald Trump’s political list: Address Congress. As the 45th president prepares to give his technically-not-a-State-of-the-Union address to a joint session of Congress, we’ve put together a short list of things to… Continue reading
Feb 28 Wilbur Ross sworn in as Commerce secretary By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Ross, 79, will promote American business interests in the U.S. and abroad. He'll oversee agencies that manage fisheries, weather forecasting and the Census. Continue reading
Feb 28 In Trump’s address to Congress, Republicans seek clarity By Erica Werner, Associated Press Divided congressional Republicans are seeking unity from President Trump on key issues like health care when he delivers his remarks on Feb. 28. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 53:57 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 27, 2017 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump calls for a budget significantly boosting money to the military with deep cuts to domestic spending. Also: Congress grapples with calls for an independent investigation into Trump administration ties to Russia, hospitals brace for… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 7:25 Can Democrats find a winning strategy under a new DNC chair? By PBS News Hour Tom Perez was elected as the new head of the Democratic National Committee over the weekend. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to talk about President Trump’s budget blueprint, why the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: New bomb threats target Jewish schools and community centers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Jewish community centers and day schools in at least 12 states received more bomb threats, all of which appeared to be hoaxes. Over the weekend, more than 100 headstones were destroyed at a Jewish cemetery… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:45 Trump’s budget blueprint boosts defense spending, cuts billions from domestic programs By PBS News Hour President Trump outlined a spending plan on Monday to fulfill his campaign promise to dramatically beef up defense spending by 10 percent, and to cut spending by federal agencies by $54 billion. Budget officials said proposals for taxes and programs… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 9:00 Congress grapples with investigating Trump’s Russia ties By PBS News Hour House Intelligence Chair Devin Nunes told reporters he's seen no evidence of contact between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officials. But Nunes drew criticism after a report revealed that he agreed at the White House's request to help counter… Continue watching