Nov 29 Watch 2:38 Trump announces administration health officials By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump chose orthopedist and six-term Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and health policy expert Seema Verma to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump’s pick for… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 10:41 Will Tom Price take a ‘surgical approach’ to revising Obamacare? By PBS News Hour Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga) is an orthopedic surgeon and a vocal critic of the Affordable Care Act. He's also President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Sabrina Corlette of Georgetown… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 54:28 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump picks top health care officials. Also: a plane crash in Colombia kills Brazilian soccer players, what Tom Price could accomplish in health care policy, increased violence in Aleppo, views on charter schools within… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 8:23 In the black community, a division over charter schools By PBS News Hour With the election of Donald Trump, a big proponent of school choice, and his like-minded pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, the topic of charter schools is likely to attract more attention. But among African-American parents and the NAACP,… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 9:12 How Trump’s trade policy could affect jobs in the U.S. and Mexico By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 29 Video: Why Mexico won’t pay for the border wall By Larisa Epatko Mexico won’t pay for building a wall along the U.S. border, nor negotiate anything about it, said Mexico’s Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu. Continue reading
Nov 29 Trump nominates Elaine Chao as transportation secretary By Associated Press A conservative policymaker with years of experience, Chao served as labor secretary under President George W. Bush and deputy transportation secretary under President George H.W. Bush. Continue reading
Nov 29 Column: How Trump could shock a divided nation back to life as collaborator-in-chief By Frank V. Zerunyan Perhaps the president-elect can create the newly structured Republican Party that GOP faithfuls hoped for, but were not able to achieve in the last two election cycles. Perhaps these efforts signal a more collaborative framework at the national level of… Continue reading
Nov 29 AP fact check: How do Trump’s voter fraud allegations hold up? By Associated Press Not only did he present no evidence to back up those claims — there apparently isn't any. Asked to provide supporting evidence on Monday, Trump's transition team pointed only to past charges of irregularities in voter registration. There has been… Continue reading
Nov 29 Trump taps Obamacare critic Tom Price as health secretary By Julie Pace, Associated Press If confirmed by the Senate, Price would play a central role in Republican efforts to repeal and replace the current health care law. Trump has pledged to move quickly on overhauling the landmark measure, but has been vague about what… Continue reading