Feb 17 Bob Michel, GOP leader skilled at deal-making, dies at age 93 By Will Lester, Associated Press Bob Michel, an affable Illinois congressman who served as leader of the Republican House minority for 14 years, died Friday. He was 93. Continue reading
Feb 17 Senate confirms Pruitt as head of EPA By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Scott Pruitt was approved Friday by a vote of 52-46, over the strong objections of environmental groups. Continue reading
Feb 17 Chaffetz seeks charge of ex-Clinton aide in email inquiry By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Republican chairman, who has refused Democratic requests to investigate possible conflicts of interest involving President Donald Trump, is seeking criminal charges against a former State Department employee who helped set up Hillary Clinton's private email server. Continue reading
Feb 17 Trump supporters cheer his combative stance with the media By John Raby, Associated Press Critics of President Donald Trump said they saw a combative news conference on Thursday. His supporters saw something else: A champion of Middle America who is taking on the establishment and making good on his campaign promises. Continue reading
Feb 17 What happened at DC's restaurants when immigrant workers stayed home By Elizabeth Flock, Kristen Doerer Across the country Thursday, workers staged a “Day Without Immigrants,” a protest of President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration. Continue reading
Feb 16 Harward turns Trump down for national security adviser job By Julie Pace, Associated Press Vice Admiral Robert Harward has turned down an offer to be President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, the latest blow to a new administration struggling to find its footing. Continue reading
Feb 16 House GOP documents outline plan to replace Obamacare By Lisa Desjardins Policy documents given to PBS NewsHour indicate GOP House members want to phase out Medicaid expansion and expand and enhance health savings accounts. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Mulvaney confirmed to run Budget Office By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate narrowly confirmed Rep. Mick Mulvaney, a tea party conservative from South Carolina, to run the White House Budget Office. Republican Sen. John McCain joined Democrats in voting against Mulvaney. Also, David Friedman, the… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 7:30 Does Trump's confrontational style help him as president? By PBS News Hour President Trump continuously attacked the news media in a news conference on issues like the resignation of Michael Flynn and questions swirling around his campaigns possible connections with Russia. Judy Woodruff gets reaction to the president’s performance from Ruth Marcus… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 20:34 Scorning media, Trump denies reports of chaos during wide-ranging news conference By PBS News Hour During a more than hour-long news conference, President Trump rejected charges of ties between his campaign and Russia, blasted the intelligence community for leaks and repeatedly attacked the news media. Judy Woodruff, Hari Sreenivasan and Lisa Desjardins offer a look… Continue watching