Feb 17 What happened at DC’s restaurants when immigrant workers stayed home By Elizabeth Flock, Kristen Doerer Across the country Thursday, workers staged a “Day Without Immigrants,” a protest of President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration. Continue reading
Feb 16 Harward turns Trump down for national security adviser job By Julie Pace, Associated Press Vice Admiral Robert Harward has turned down an offer to be President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, the latest blow to a new administration struggling to find its footing. Continue reading
Feb 16 House GOP documents outline plan to replace Obamacare By Lisa Desjardins Policy documents given to PBS NewsHour indicate GOP House members want to phase out Medicaid expansion and expand and enhance health savings accounts. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Mulvaney confirmed to run Budget Office By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate narrowly confirmed Rep. Mick Mulvaney, a tea party conservative from South Carolina, to run the White House Budget Office. Republican Sen. John McCain joined Democrats in voting against Mulvaney. Also, David Friedman, the… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 7:30 Does Trump’s confrontational style help him as president? By PBS News Hour President Trump continuously attacked the news media in a news conference on issues like the resignation of Michael Flynn and questions swirling around his campaigns possible connections with Russia. Judy Woodruff gets reaction to the president’s performance from Ruth Marcus… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 20:34 Scorning media, Trump denies reports of chaos during wide-ranging news conference By PBS News Hour During a more than hour-long news conference, President Trump rejected charges of ties between his campaign and Russia, blasted the intelligence community for leaks and repeatedly attacked the news media. Judy Woodruff, Hari Sreenivasan and Lisa Desjardins offer a look… Continue watching
Feb 16 GOP bill would allow states to defund Planned Parenthood By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The House voted Thursday to make it easier for states to deny federal family-planning funds to groups such as Planned Parenthood that also perform abortions. Continue reading
Feb 16 A month into presidency, Trump prepares for a campaign rally By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally Saturday in politically strategic Florida — 1,354 days before the 2020 election. Continue reading
Feb 16 House GOP struggles for consensus on replacing health law By Alan Fram, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters Thursday that the GOP would deliver legislation to repeal and replace the ACA, but offered no details. Continue reading
Feb 16 Top Trump envoys signal no quick changes to U.S.-Russia ties By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Trump administration signaled Thursday there will be no change soon in U.S.-Russian relations, putting the onus on Moscow to prove itself if it wants closer cooperation with Washington. Continue reading