Feb 16 GOP bill would allow states to defund Planned Parenthood By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The House voted Thursday to make it easier for states to deny federal family-planning funds to groups such as Planned Parenthood that also perform abortions. Continue reading
Feb 16 A month into presidency, Trump prepares for a campaign rally By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally Saturday in politically strategic Florida — 1,354 days before the 2020 election. Continue reading
Feb 16 House GOP struggles for consensus on replacing health law By Alan Fram, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters Thursday that the GOP would deliver legislation to repeal and replace the ACA, but offered no details. Continue reading
Feb 16 Top Trump envoys signal no quick changes to U.S.-Russia ties By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Trump administration signaled Thursday there will be no change soon in U.S.-Russian relations, putting the onus on Moscow to prove itself if it wants closer cooperation with Washington. Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: Trump raps 'criminal' leaks, 'dishonest' media, 'bad' judges By Associated Press "This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine," Trump said in the first full-length news conference of his presidency. Continue reading
Feb 16 Tea party gains voice in Trump's Cabinet with budget chief By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Senate Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to run the White House budget office, giving the Republicans' tea party wing a voice in Trump's Cabinet. Continue reading
Feb 16 AP fact check: Trump's iffy grasp of autism research By Lauran Neergaard and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump has weighed in on child autism, apparently without a complete grasp of the research. Continue reading
Feb 16 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Russia must honor Ukraine deal By Associated Press The former Exxon Mobil CEO met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the first time. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: Russia rejects idea that it might return Crimea to Ukraine By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, after White House spokesman Sean Spicer said President Trump expects Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine, the Russian foreign minister said in Moscow that, "We never give back our territory." Also, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 8:42 Labor pick Puzder drops out; Trump slams leaks over Russia contact reports By PBS News Hour Andrew Puzder, President Trump's nominee for labor secretary, withdrew from the running on Wednesday, two days after National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned under fire. Meanwhile, President Trump ignored reports of contacts between campaign advisers and Russian intelligence and instead… Continue watching