Dec 06 Watch 7:13 Why the Pentagon 'buried and killed' a study on potential cost savings By PBS News Hour Leaders at the Department of Defense periodically conduct efficiency reviews, looking for ways to cut costs. One such report, ordered by Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work in 2014, was scrapped after it identified wasteful spending and suggested measures to… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 9:16 Major health bill would fund medical research, hasten FDA approvals By PBS News Hour In Congress, lawmakers are close to passing a major bill that would increase funding for the FDA, the NIH and the effort to fight opioid abuse. The measure would also introduce more flexible standards for drug approvals, reducing the need… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 54:29 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump objects to the cost of Air Force One. Also: President Obama's last major national security speech, a scrapped report on Pentagon spending, what a major health bill would mean for medicine, Liberia’s education… Continue watching
Dec 06 Here's what's happening with recount efforts in four states By Roger Schneider, Associated Press Here's what's happening in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada, where a partial recount of the race was requested. Continue reading
Dec 06 Could President Trump really create a tracking system for U.S. Muslims? By Daniel Bush Early in his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump proposed a “total and complete” temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States. He later said the ban would apply to immigrants from specific nations. At another point, Trump said he supported creating… Continue reading
Dec 06 North Carolina's new governor to face resolute GOP legislature By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina's next governor campaigned on a promise to work on bending back state government's recent rightward turn, with the repeal of a law limiting LGBT rights near the top of his to-do list. Continue reading
Dec 06 Trump son-in-law's family donated to Israeli settler groups By Daniel Estrin, Associated Press JERUSALEM — President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law co-directs a family foundation that has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Jewish settlement organizations in the West Bank, according to tax records. Continue reading
Dec 06 Stopgap spending bill to be unveiled as Congress finishes up By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are tacking on money for security around Trump Tower in New York and funds for health care for retired coal miners to a stopgap spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown at week's end. Continue reading
Dec 06 Trending story that Clinton won just 57 counties is untrue By Associated Press NEW YORK — A trending story that claims Hillary Clinton won a total of 57 counties in the presidential election is untrue. Continue reading
Dec 06 Who wins and loses with the 21st Century Cures Act? By Sheila Kaplan, STAT More than 1,300 lobbyists roamed the halls of Congress on the 21st Century Cures Act, and disclosure reports show most of them were working for pharmaceutical companies. Continue reading