Feb 27 WATCH: Donald Trump's address to Congress By Associated Press President Donald Trump will make his maiden speech to a joint session of Congress around 9 p.m. EST on Feb. 28. Watch live here. Continue reading
Feb 27 Drowning in a 'high-risk insurance pool' — at $18,000 a year By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio One way to lower premiums: high-risk insurance pools for people with health problems. But critics say even successful high-risk pools were very expensive. Continue reading
Feb 27 These tax breaks could be affected by the GOP's tax overhaul By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press President Trump has said he will make public a tax proposal in the coming weeks. Republicans in Congress are also working on plans. Here's what to expect. Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump's choice to be Navy secretary withdraws By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump's choice to be secretary of the Navy, businessman Philip Bilden, said Sunday he was withdrawing from consideration for the post. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 26, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 26, a draft plan for the Affordable Care Act makes its way to Washington, D.C. Later, a look at the factors that led to months of protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Hari Sreenivasan anchors… Continue watching
Feb 26 When it comes to defining 'terrorism,' there is no consensus By Kamala Kelkar People have been trying to understand how to interpret and define terrorism for hundreds of years. But there is no easy answer. Continue reading
Feb 26 New Dem Party chairman Perez pledges to repair, unite party By Hope Yen and Bill Barrow, Associated Press Newly elected Democratic national chairman Tom Perez pledged on Sunday to unite a fractured party and rebuild at all levels from "school board to the Senate."… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 3:38 The struggle of rebuilding America's infrastructure By PBS News Hour In his first address to Congress this Tuesday, President Donald Trump is likely to talk about his vision for rebuilding America's infrastructure with a $1 trillion plan. The nation's top funding source for transportation projects is the federal gas tax,… Continue watching
Feb 26 5 takeaways from the leaked Republican bill to repeal Obamacare By Dylan Scott, STAT A formal draft of the House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act leaked out on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 26 Sessions' tough on crime talk could lead to fuller prisons By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime seems poised to usher in a reversal of that trend. Continue reading