Jan 19 WATCH: Trump kicks off inauguration weekend with Lincoln Memorial concert By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Trump will make remarks during a two-hour welcome concert that includes country star Toby Keith, soul's Sam Moore and The Piano Guys. Continue reading
Jan 19 41st President Bush battles pneumonia, wife has bronchitis By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, on Thursday remained hospitalized in Houston, where he was in intensive care for pneumonia and she was being treated for bronchitis. Continue reading
Jan 19 EPA pick is unclear about toxic lead levels. So are scientists By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Democrats slammed Scott Pruitt for saying he didn't know the science on toxic lead levels for kids, but in fact there's a robust scientific debate on that. Continue reading
Jan 19 GOP selects Ronna Romney McDaniel to lead party operation By Steve Peoples, Associated Press McDaniel becomes the first female RNC leader in three decades. Continue reading
Jan 19 Perry says he regrets call to eliminate Energy Department By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday he regrets his infamous statement about abolishing the Energy Department and insisted that the federal agency performs a critical function. Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the department,… Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH LIVE: Steven Mnuchin confirmation hearing By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department is defending his handling of thousands of foreclosures during the height of the financial crisis. Steven Mnuchin says he worked hard to assist homeowners to refinance so they could keep… Continue reading
Jan 19 Trump expects ‘big results’ from his choice to lead USDA By Jonathan Lemire and Ross Bynum, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Sonny Perdue to lead the Department of Agriculture. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH LIVE: Rick Perry confirmation hearing By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Republican enters his confirmation hearing to become energy secretary as more than the punchline who famously forgot the department was the agency he pledged to eliminate as a presidential candidate in 2011. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Cabinet nominees have faced ‘delay tactic after delay tactic,’ Spicer says By News Desk and Associated Press Sean Spicer, the incoming White House press secretary for President-elect Donald Trump, will hold a news conference at the Trump transition team's D.C. offices around 9:30 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 53:20 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 18, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Obama gives his final news conference, addressing the release of Chelsea Manning and his role in a new era of politics. Also: The Senate grills the president-elect's Cabinet picks, exciting yet elusive possibilities of nuclear… Continue watching