Mar 21 Watch 8:43 How Trump is trying to sell Republicans on the health care bill By PBS News Hour Time is ticking before a crucial House vote on the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan are trying to close the deal, pushing for votes and privately telling members their jobs are… Continue watching
Mar 21 White House issues gag order to officials on budget details By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Budget Director Mick Mulvaney wrote in a memo that until the full budget is released in May, all public comments should be limited to agency documents. Continue reading
Mar 21 Trump warns House Republicans of political costs if they reject GOP health bill By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump warned House Republicans they could lose their seats in next year's midterm elections if they failed to back the GOP health care overhaul and fulfill a long-promised goal to undo Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 53:42 PBS NewsHour full episode March 20, 2017 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, a House committee delves into a possible Russian government role in the campaign that elected Donald Trump. Meanwhile, a Senate panel begins hearings on the man chosen by President Trump to serve on the Supreme Court. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 6:20 Schiff: 'Big problem' if President Trump is making up his wiretap claim By PBS News Hour While Democrats and Republicans pursued sharply different lines of questioning in a House Intelligence hearing Monday, ranking Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff focused in on contacts between Trump campaign advisors and Russian officials. Judy Woodruff talks with Schiff about his main… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 5:59 Comey confirms Russia probe, but 'no information' supporting Trump wiretap claim By PBS News Hour FBI Director James Comey offered a rare admission in a hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, confirming an ongoing investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election and any potential coordination with the Trump campaign. Comey also said there is… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 4:53 Gorsuch in confirmation hearing promises independence from politics By PBS News Hour On day one of Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing, senators outlined partisan attacks for the week to come. While Republicans spent most of the hearing praising Gorsuch's legal resume, Democrats knocked his constitutional philosophy as too rigid. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 6:08 Grassley: Gorsuch willing to be a judge, not a legislator By PBS News Hour What did the country learn about Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on opening day of his confirmation hearings? Judy Woodruff speaks with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, about Gorsuch’s judicial philosophy, how he compares to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 18:52 What to expect from Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearings By PBS News Hour Who is Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, and what does his career on the bench suggest about his beliefs? Jeffrey Brown looks back to offer a portrait of the judge, then Judy Woodruff examines his record with Marcia Coyle of… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Deadly suicide car bomb explodes in Baghdad By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, at least 23 people were killed and nearly 50 more wounded by a suicide car bomb in a busy commercial district -- and mostly Shiite neighborhood -- of Baghdad. The violence erupted as Iraq's prime… Continue watching