Dec 15 Congressional negotiators prepare to unveil $1.1 trillion spending deal By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — White House and congressional negotiators moved toward wrapping up a tax and spending compromise Tuesday that would cap Congress' year, a package expected to lift the ban on U.S. oil exports and provide legislative goodies for home-state interests. Continue reading
Dec 15 5 things to watch for in tonight's GOP debate By Daniel Bush, Geoffrey Lou Guray The fifth Republican 2016 debate will take place tonight in Las Vegas. A lot has changed since the last time the candidates met in November. Here are five story lines to follow when the top candidates take the stage. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Can a GOP that's tough on immigration win over Latino voters? By PBS News Hour Latino voters have emerged as a crucial bloc, in next year’s election and beyond. Are GOP candidates like Donald Trump doing more harm than good when it comes to expanding the party's base? William Brangham reports from Washington state one… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 7:29 What's behind the Ted Cruz surge? By PBS News Hour Recent polls show Sen. Ted Cruz gaining ground in the Republican presidential race, while Ben Carson is slipping. Gwen Ifill speaks to Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about Cruz’s surge and what to… Continue watching
Dec 14 VIDEO: Before Freddie Gray, there was Tyrone West By PBS News Hour Tyrone West died in police custody in Baltimore in the summer of 2013. The officers who arrested West were cleared of wrongdoing, but since Freddie Gray's death, West's case is receiving more interest from the public. Filmmaker Kobie Brown profiles… Continue reading
Dec 14 Obama says military hitting Islamic State group harder than ever By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the United States military and allied forces are hitting the Islamic State group harder than ever. Continue reading
Dec 14 Tuesday sign-up deadline for Obamacare; fines rise for uninsured By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Rising premiums and shaken faith among insurers have cast a cloud over sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law, and now it's crunch time again. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 13, 2015 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: What the Paris climate change deal means for the United States, trying to contain ISIS by attempting to broker peace in Libya, and one American city at the center of the debate over how to treat… Continue watching
Dec 13 Christie to return to main Republican presidential debate stage, CNN says By Associated Press CNN is inviting Gov. Chris Christie back to prime-time in the upcoming Republican presidential debate. Continue reading
Dec 13 Swedish authorities may be allowed to question WikiLeaks founder By Michael D. Regan Ecuador and Sweden have singed an agreement to allow authorities to question Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder accused of sexually assaulting two women in 2010. The 44-year-old has denied the charges and has been staying in Ecuador's London embassy for… Continue reading