Feb 27 Watch 7:14 What we know about Russian meddling and Putin’s playbook By PBS News Hour U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia attempted to sway the U.S. election through DNC email hacking and an influence campaign. But to what degree were President Trump’s campaign advisers in contact with Russians? And what made Americans susceptible to influence? William… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 9:59 Hospitals worry an ACA repeal could harm their financial health By PBS News Hour Efforts by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act are underway, unnerving to some hospital executives who see uncertainty for their bottom line. If large numbers of people lose their insurance under a replacement, hospital… Continue watching
Feb 27 Trump budget will hike defense spending by $54 billion By Andrew Taylor, Julie Pace, Associated Press The increase of about 10 percent for the Pentagon would fulfill a Trump campaign promise to build up the military. Continue reading
Feb 27 White House won’t challenge Texas voter ID law By David Saleh Rauf, Associated Press The move marks a stark reversal under new Attorney General Jeff Sessions from the Obama White House, which joined a lawsuit against Texas in 2013. Continue reading
Feb 27 Teens disillusioned by politics—but aren’t as quick as their parents to write off the future, study says By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Eight in 10 feel that Americans are divided when it comes to America's most important values and 6 in 10 say the country is headed in the wrong direction. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Donald Trump’s address to Congress By Associated Press President Donald Trump will make his maiden speech to a joint session of Congress around 9 p.m. EST on Feb. 28. Watch live here. Continue reading
Feb 27 Drowning in a ‘high-risk insurance pool’ — at $18,000 a year By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio One way to lower premiums: high-risk insurance pools for people with health problems. But critics say even successful high-risk pools were very expensive. Continue reading
Feb 27 These tax breaks could be affected by the GOP’s tax overhaul By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press President Trump has said he will make public a tax proposal in the coming weeks. Republicans in Congress are also working on plans. Here's what to expect. Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump’s choice to be Navy secretary withdraws By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump's choice to be secretary of the Navy, businessman Philip Bilden, said Sunday he was withdrawing from consideration for the post. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 26, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 26, a draft plan for the Affordable Care Act makes its way to Washington, D.C. Later, a look at the factors that led to months of protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Hari Sreenivasan anchors… Continue watching