Mar 23 White House, in gamble, demands make-or-break health vote By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press Abandoning negotiations, President Donald Trump demanded a make-or-break vote on health care legislation in the House, threatening to leave "Obamacare" in place and move on to other issues if Friday's vote fails. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 54:19 PBS NewsHour full episode March 23, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, House Republicans delay a vote to repeal and replace Obamacare, a setback for President Trump. Also: Calls for an independent investigation after the House Intelligence chair goes straight to the White House, more U.S. troops on… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 8:27 Why the Trump administration is sending more troops to Syria By PBS News Hour The Pentagon has authorized the deployment of 400 additional troops to Syria in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State militant group. Judy Woodruff discusses the U.S.'s deepening military involvement and the complexities with former Defense Department official Andrew Exum… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 4:43 How Nunes threw the House's Russia investigation independence into question By PBS News Hour House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes apologized after he faced backlash for publicly disclosing intelligence intercepts, which he took directly to President Trump without consulting committee Democrats. But his actions have sparked calls for an independent investigation from both Democrats… Continue watching
Mar 23 Here's why the vote on the Republican health care bill was delayed By Lisa Desjardins The House GOP’s plan to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s signature health care law has gone through a dramatic ebb and flow on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 8:23 Failing to close deal on health care, House GOP delays vote By PBS News Hour The House Republican plan to hold a vote Thursday on a replacement for the Affordable Care Act has been delayed after a day of frenzied efforts to win over GOP holdouts. Judy Woodruff gets updates from Lisa Desjardins on Capitol… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch How GOP health bill could dramatically change lives of small business employees, Medicaid recipients By Jason Kane, Matt Ehrichs How will the Republican health care plan affect insurance coverage and costs if the Affordable Care Act replacement becomes law? We share stories of Americans likely to be affected, including a small business owner and her employees, and an unemployed… Continue watching
Mar 23 Rick Perry blasts election of first gay Texas A&M student president By Will Weissert, Associated Press Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency oversees the nation's nuclear arsenal, is inserting himself into an unusually small political dispute: an election for student body president at Texas A&M. Continue reading
Mar 23 State Department orders embassies to ramp up visa screening By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department has ordered American embassies and consulates around the world to draw up criteria for "population sets" needing extra scrutiny before receiving visas to travel to the United States, according to a recent diplomatic cable. Continue reading
Mar 23 GSA: Trump DC hotel not in violation of government lease By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press In a letter to the Trump Organization, General Services Administration Contracting Officer Kevin M. Terry says it has determined that the president's business is in "full compliance."… Continue reading