Jan 04 Pence, Obama in dueling meetings at Capitol on Affordable Care Act By Alan Fram, Associated Press Sixteen days before leaving the White House, Obama championed his landmark overhaul before Democratic lawmakers and urged them to remind voters of how the statute has helped them. Continue reading
Jan 04 NAACP sit-in at Jeff Sessions’ office ends in six arrests By Joshua Barajas Police arrested six protesters, including the national NAACP president, after they spent hours staging a sit-in Tuesday at a Mobile, Alabama, office of Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general. Continue reading
Jan 04 Tillerson leaves Exxon with $180 million retirement package By Associated Press Rex Tillerson, the nominee of President-elect Donald Trump for secretary of state, is severing ties with Exxon Mobil through a $180 million retirement package ahead of a Senate confirmation hearing. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch Greece-Turkey relations under pressure amid Erdogan’s extradition calls By PBS News Hour Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is asking NATO allies to extradite hundreds of Turkish officers and soldiers who sought asylum following July’s attempted coup. And of all the allies resisting Erdogan’s appeals, Greece is under the most pressure. The two… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 54:28 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 3, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Republican-controlled Congress opens the new session with a fight over ethics. Also: A conversation with CIA Director John Brennan, Turkish soldiers seeking safe-haven following a failed coup attempt, the economics and politics behind Ford's investment… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 6:32 How Trump offers a mixture of incentive and shame for business leaders By PBS News Hour Ford announced Tuesday it’s scrapping plans to build a $1.6 billion plant in Mexico and will instead invest $700 million into an existing Michigan plant, and hire 700 workers in the U.S. Though it’s a drop in the bucket in… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 14:44 Part 1 — Russian meddling doubters should wait to see report, says Brennan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 5:54 First day of new Congress reveals GOP divisions over ethics By PBS News Hour It’s opening day of the 115th Congress, and there’s already tension. Under pressure, House Republicans deserted plans some had made on Monday to rapidly gut an independent congressional ethics board. Lisa Desjardins reports from Capitol Hill and joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Veteran of Reagan administration tapped for trade representative By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Ford announced it’s scrapping plans to build a factory in Mexico and will instead create 700 jobs at Michigan plant. The announcement came after President-elect Donald Trump chastised General Motors on Twitter. Also, Mr. Trump… Continue watching
Jan 03 CIA chief addresses ‘doubters’ of Russian hacking report By Larisa Epatko Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan said Tuesday that those who doubt Russia’s alleged election hacking should take a look at the forthcoming intelligence report “before they make those judgments.”… Continue reading