Apr 22 Possible shutdown, health care quagmire awaiting Congress By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press Trump's GOP allies control Congress, but they've been unable to send him a single major bill as his presidency faces the symbolic 100-day mark on April 29. Continue reading
Apr 22 Trump awards Purple Heart at Walter Reed military hospital By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday awarded a Purple Heart to an Army sergeant recently wounded in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Apr 22 Trump Health Dept. dismisses Obama appointed surgeon general By Associated Press The Trump administration has relieved Dr. Vivek Murthy of his duties as U.S. Surgeon General. Continue reading
Apr 22 Senators seek data on Americans caught up in surveillance By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Several senators are asking the nation's top intelligence official to release more information about the communications of American citizens swept up in surveillance operations. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 12:17 Shields and Gerson on Georgia election pressure, Bill O'Reilly's Fox News fall By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Democrats falling just short in a surprisingly competitive special election in Georgia, why some Republican lawmakers are starting to criticize the… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 2:25 White House hopes new health care reform deal will satisfy House GOP factions By PBS News Hour The White House announced that efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act will resume this weekend, ahead of Congress' return to Washington. John Yang joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the “glimmer of optimism” surrounding new reform language, some… Continue watching
Apr 21 WATCH: Trump signs executive order to review Obama's tax and Wall Street rules By JOSH BOAK and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press President Trump signed an executive order to pave the way for the dismantling of some of the tax and financial regulations established by President Obama. Continue reading
Apr 21 Trump: Young immigrant 'dreamers' are not deportation targets By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children will not be targets for deportation under his policies. Continue reading
Apr 21 House intel panel to hear from Comey, other top officials on Russia probe By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Top law enforcement and intelligence officials are expected to testify next week on Capitol Hill about Russian activities to influence the U.S. presidential election. The House intelligence committee said Friday that it had sent letters requesting FBI Director… Continue reading
Apr 21 DOJ sends a message to sanctuary cities: Comply with federal law or lose grant money By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Earlier this week, Sessions accused sanctuary cities of undermining law enforcement efforts to fight transnational street gangs. Continue reading