Dec 13 From 'oops' to Energy chief: Rick Perry is Trump's pick for energy secretary By Matthew Daly and Will Weissert, Associated Press Perry is likely to shift the department away from renewable energy and toward oil and other fossil fuels that he championed as Texas governor. Continue reading
Dec 12 Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson will be Trump's Secretary of State By Julie Pace and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The prospect of Tillerson's nomination sparked immediate concern on Capitol Hill. Sen. Marco Rubio wrote on Twitter that "being a 'friend of Vladimir'" was not an attribute he was seeking in a secretary of state. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 'Repeal and replace'? More like repeal and collapse, warns HHS Secretary Burwell By PBS News Hour During the presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare.” But undoing the law and creating a new one may be more difficult than his campaign rhetoric suggested. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 53:23 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 12, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, as the CIA concludes Russia acted to sway the U.S. election in Donald Trump's favor, a bipartisan group of senators calls for an investigation. Also: Secretary Sylvia Burwell discusses the future of Obamacare, the twists and… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch In debate on Russian interference and disinformation, there's a lot we still don't know By PBS News Hour The CIA has concluded that pre-election Russian hacking was aimed to sway the vote in President-elect Donald Trump's favor. What could we learn from serious investigations? Hari Sreenivasan gets reactions from two men who have extensive experience in intelligence and… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:28 When will Trump address possible conflicts of interest? By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump had said he would address his plan to resolve his business conflicts of interests, but then he canceled his news conference, with the promise of an announcement for January. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch To deny Russian involvement in the election is to deny fact, says Sen. Reed By PBS News Hour Amid growing concerns about Russian influence in the election -- including a conclusion by the CIA on Russia’s motivations -- a bipartisan group of senators has called for a serious congressional investigation into the cyberattacks. Judy Woodruff speaks with Sen. Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 3:13 Top GOP lawmakers, Trump at odds over Russia allegations By PBS News Hour Republican congressional leaders are calling for an investigation into Russia’s possible influence in the 2016 election. But on Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump dismissed the CIA’s conclusion that the Russians were trying to help him win, calling it “ridiculous.” John Yang… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: Syrian forces on the verge of recapturing Aleppo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Syrian army and its allies appeared on the verge of recapturing the city of Aleppo. The military said it now controls 99 percent of eastern Aleppo, leaving rebels with a tiny enclave. Also, in… Continue watching
Dec 12 Top GOP leaders back congressional probes into Russian hacking By Alan Fram, Associated Press Congress' top Republicans endorsed investigations into the CIA's belief that Russia meddled in last month's election to help Donald Trump win. Continue reading