May 18 CDC director warns GOP bill is inadequate to fight Zika By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday that a House GOP measure to combat the Zika virus is inadequate to deal with the swelling threat to public health. Continue reading
May 18 Donald Trump unveils list of his top picks for Supreme Court By Jill Colvin and Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, released Wednesday a list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices he plans to vet to fill the seat of late Justice Antonin Scalia if he's elected to the White House. Continue reading
May 18 Trump's personal financial records are now public By Associated Press The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has said the 104-page filing shows growing wealth and plenty of cash to finance his campaign. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 54:09 PBS NewsHour full episode May 17, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a string of deadly terror attacks leave Baghdad reeling. Also: A fight at Nevada’s Democratic convention between Clinton and Sanders loyalists may signal a greater divide, when education and Islamophobia collide, a look at the state… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 7:46 Was Nevada Democratic convention fight sign of greater party divide? By PBS News Hour Tuesday saw Democrats in Kentucky and Oregon go to the polls, but the real electoral drama unfolded over the weekend, as Hillary Clinton’s and Bernie Sanders’ supporters clashed at the Nevada state Democratic convention, possibly signaling a greater divide within… Continue watching
May 17 Sanders wins Oregon primary; Clinton declares victory in tight Kentucky race By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders has won Oregon's presidential primary and battled Hillary Clinton to a razor-thin margin in Kentucky. Continue reading
May 17 Senate easily advances $1.1 billion in Zika funding By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate voted decisively on Tuesday in favor of a bipartisan $1.1 billion measure to combat the Zika virus this year and next, cutting back President Barack Obama's request but offering significantly more money to fight Zika than… Continue reading
May 17 GOP reinstates usage of 'illegal alien' in Library of Congress' records By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans on a powerful House panel Tuesday narrowly defended a tea party-fueled move to tell the Library of Congress how to label immigrants living in the country illegally. Continue reading
May 17 Senate approves Sept. 11 legislation despite Saudi threats By Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, rejecting the fierce objections of a U.S. ally and setting Congress on a collision course with the Obama… Continue reading
May 17 Upheaval in Nevada raises concerns over Democratic unity By Michelle Rindels and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press LAS VEGAS — As Oregon and Kentucky queue up to vote in the Democratic presidential nominating contest, the pall of a divisive state party convention in Nevada hangs over the race. Continue reading