Feb 03 DeVos moves closer to confirmation as education secretary By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Betsy DeVos moved closer toward confirmation as education secretary Friday after clearing a major hurdle in the Senate, even as Democrats and labor unions fervently sought another Republican vote against her. Continue reading
Feb 03 State Dept: Fewer than 60,000 visas canceled by Trump order By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Up to 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the U.S., the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 03 GOP mulls ‘repairing’ Obamacare law it vowed to repeal By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press GOP lawmakers insist they haven't abandoned their goal of repeal, though they face lingering disputes about whether that should come before, after or simultaneously with a replacement effort. Continue reading
Feb 03 Employers fret job-based coverage is vulnerable to fallout from GOP health overhaul By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Business dislikes many parts of the ACA. But large companies in particular say a poorly thought-out replacement might turn out to be worse for their workers. Continue reading
Feb 03 Why the Australia-US refugee deal is contentious By Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press What happened between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull? How many refugees would a resettlement involve? A look at what's at stake. Continue reading
Feb 03 North Carolina’s legislature tried to strip power from the new governor. Will other states do the same? By Alison Thoet A similar post-election power grab isn't likely to happen in New Jersey and Virginia, the only two states with gubernatorial races this year, officials said. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 54:19 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 2, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump vows to drastically change the way church and state are separated during political campaigns. Also: What we know about a deadly raid by Navy SEALS in Yemen, how the president's aggressive approach affects world… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch News Wrap: Tillerson urges State Department employees to put aside differences By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, newly sworn-in Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised the work force at the State Department and said he understands their frustrations with the new administration, but urged employees to set aside any political differences with… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 5:58 Trump vows to scrap rule on religious groups and campaign politics By PBS News Hour President Trump used the annual National Prayer Breakfast to reignite an old campaign promise: to change the tax code to allow churches and other tax-exempt groups to openly campaign for political candidates. John Yang reports on that and more. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 12:24 When does tough diplomatic talk go too far? By PBS News Hour Barely two weeks into his term, President Donald Trump has shaken up global affairs through unilateral moves, blunt talk and tweets. What does President Trump’s aggressive approach mean for relations with other world leaders? Judy Woodruff speaks with two former… Continue watching