Feb 01 Thousands take part in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong By Daniel Costa-Roberts Pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in their first major march since police crackdowns and ebbing public support halted demonstrations in December. Continue reading
Feb 01 Obama to propose foreign profits tax to fund public works By Jim Kuhnhenn, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President Barack Obama's budget will propose an ambitious six-year, $478 billion public works program of highway, bridge and transit upgrades, half of it financed with a one-time mandatory tax on profits that U.S. companies have amassed overseas, White House officials… Continue reading
Feb 01 Officials meet to confront safety concerns after aviation disasters By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Government and aviation industry officials from dozens of countries are meeting in Montreal this week to try to find consensus on how to keep from losing airliners like the one that vanished without a trace in Asia and another shot… Continue reading
Feb 01 Federal regulators plan payday loan rules to protect borrowers By Hope Yen, Associated Press Troubled by consumer complaints and loopholes in state laws, federal regulators are putting together the first-ever rules on payday loans aimed at helping cash-strapped borrowers avoid falling into a cycle of high-rate debt. Continue reading
Feb 01 Which Democratic candidates will run in 2016? By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Unlike the active jockeying among Republicans thinking about running for president, there is little public action among the Democrats considering a White House bid. Here's a look at where they stand. Continue reading
Jan 31 Host of challenges ahead for new defense secretary By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press As defense secretary, Ashton Carter would face a daunting pile of problems at home and abroad. And then there are the unforeseen crises, the ones that explode onto a Pentagon chief's agenda without warning. Continue reading
Jan 31 White House grapples with terror rhetoric By Julie Pace, Associated Press In the days after a deadly terror spree in Paris, President Barack Obama was criticized for purposely avoiding calling the attacks an example of "Islamic extremism," settling for the more generic "violent extremism."… Continue reading
Jan 31 Medical device tax repeal struggles in Congress By Alan Fram, Associated Press The medical device tax flew through the Republican-run House in 2012, and a year later 79 of the Democratic-led Senate's 100 members embraced it. With Republicans now controlling both chambers of Congress, the chances for repealing the 2.3 percent tax… Continue reading
Jan 31 5 things to know about Obama's new budget proposal By Connie Cass, Associated Press Here are five things to know before President Barack Obama's 2016 budget fully emerges Monday. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 11:56 Shields and Brooks on Koch brothers' near-billion dollar spending plan, no third run for Romney By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Mitt Romney’s decision not to make a third presidential run, the Koch brothers’ plan to spend $889 million on the… Continue watching