Jun 27 Twitter Chat: Ask your questions about the Senate health care bill By Lora Strum Who wins and who loses if the Senate health care bill succeeds? Who’s backing it in Congress and just how likely is it to pass? Join us for a Twitter chat Thursday at 11 a.m. EDT. Continue reading
Jun 27 Major veterans' groups voice concern over Senate health bill By Hope Yen, Associated Press Major veterans’ organizations are voicing concerns about a Senate GOP bill to repeal the nation’s health care law, fearing the impact of rising insurance costs and worried the underfunded Department of Veterans Affairs won’t be able to fill the coverage… Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Rex Tillerson, Ivanka Trump unveil annual human trafficking report By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The United States asserted Tuesday that Myanmar is no longer one of the world's worst offenders on human trafficking, while removing both Myanmar and Iraq from a list of countries that use child soldiers. Continue reading
Jun 27 Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press Senate leaders scrambled to rescue their health care bill, in deepening jeopardy as opposition from rebellious Republicans intensified. Continue reading
Jun 27 President Trump takes swipe at CNN following resignations By David Bauder, Associated Press President Donald Trump used the resignations of three CNN journalists involved in a retracted Russia-related story to resume his attack on the network's credibility Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 27 Pentagon says it detected 'active preparations' by Syria for chemical attack By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Pentagon said it detected "active preparations" by Syria for a chemical weapons attack, giving weight to a White House statement hours earlier that the Syrian government would "pay a heavy price" if it carried out such an attack. Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court ruling in travel ban case leaves some questions unanswered By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Supreme Court's decision to partially reinstate President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban has left the effort to keep some foreigners out of the U.S. in a murky middle ground, with unanswered questions and possibly more litigation ahead. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 7:25 High court decision to hear travel ban case scores win for Trump By PBS News Hour Tamara Keith of NPR and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections join Judy Woodruff to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments on President Trump’s travel ban, the ongoing fight over the Senate’s health care bill, new revelations over the… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 7:34 Trump's travel ban, reinstated but restricted, will raise questions about who can enter U.S. By PBS News Hour President Trump’s revised travel ban will be tested this fall at the Supreme Court. On the final day of their term, the justices reinstated a limited version of the order, affecting travelers from six majority-Muslim countries. Judy Woodruff discusses the… Continue watching
Jun 26 Feds looking into Bernie Sanders, wife over real estate deal By Wilson Ring, Associated Press A spokesman for the wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says she has hired a lawyer as federal investigators examine a real estate deal involving a Vermont college she once ran. Continue reading