• Postal Service may get more freedom to raise stamp prices

    Postal Service may get more freedom to raise stamp prices

    Aug 09, 2017 05:12 PM EST

    ... the Postal Service would have to raise prices astronomically to fix it," he said. Ross, the shipping analyst, said the Postal Service would have to show restraint in raising rates or risk losing price-sensitive customers. Overly high rates, Ross said, would only "accelerate the demise of first-class mail."

  • If SNAP benefits are cut, who hurts the most?

    If SNAP benefits are cut, who hurts the most?

    Jul 19, 2017 08:53 PM EST

    ... and soda, packed with sugar. A former nurse whose family manufactures plastic drinkware in Perryville, Arkansas, Bentley said she wanted to improve obesity and diabetes rates in Arkansas: “How do we get a fruit drink and not a soft drink to our kids?” In December 2016, Bentley introduced House Bill ...

  • Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health plan

    Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health plan

    Jun 23, 2017 02:05 PM EST

    ... said in an interview with The Associated Press. A spokesman for Arizona's current governor, Republican Doug Ducey, said the governor was studying the GOP bill. Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, a Republican-turned-independent, said in a statement Thursday that he is still reviewing the Senate plan, but had some ...

  • Alabama residents left with one insurance option under ACA

    Alabama residents left with one insurance option under ACA

    Jun 17, 2017 08:17 PM EST

    ... companies in the state alabama is immediately gonna change the landscape. And the reason is Blue Cross of Alabama is so large, and they negotiate rates so low with us, it's hard for us to go give those rates to somebody else. CHRISTOPHER BOOKER: Sonja Smith helps residents sign ...

  • In Saudi visit, Trump offers contradictions from campaign

    In Saudi visit, Trump offers contradictions from campaign

    May 21, 2017 06:45 PM EST

    ... leaders of those countries to act to contain the problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXNOpRg2Lqs ISLAM THEN: Trump declared in a March 2016 interview with CNN that, "I think Islam hates us" adding that, "there's a tremendous hatred there." It was just one of a series of ...

  • Lawmakers in 10 states push to raise marriage age

    Lawmakers in 10 states push to raise marriage age

    May 13, 2017 04:13 PM EST

    ... week after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California said the measure unnecessarily intruded on the right to marry. The current version of the bill would require Family Court Services to interview both parties and a parent to ensure no one was being coerced to marry. Kevin Baker, legislative ...

  • Beyond 100 days, Trump faces more legislative challenges

    Beyond 100 days, Trump faces more legislative challenges

    Apr 30, 2017 09:10 PM EST

    President Donald Trump faces a week with a deadline to avert a government shutdown and the possibility of progress on health care.

  • What’s making President Trump shift views on domestic policies?

    What’s making President Trump shift views on domestic policies?

    Apr 13, 2017 11:19 PM EST

    President Trump has made a series of reversals in recent days. Despite a tough posture during his campaign, he now says he won't label China as a currency manipulator. And on tax reform, Fed chair Janet Yellen and the Export-Import Bank, the president has made stark departures from past remarks. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Carol...

  • What tumult over Russia investigation, health care means for the GOP

    What tumult over Russia investigation, health care means for the GOP

    Mar 28, 2017 11:45 PM EST

    For Republicans, last week's collapse of the effort to repeal Obamacare and the ongoing drama over the investigation into Russian connections with the Trump campaign have put the majority party on a rocky road. Judy Woodruff speaks with Lisa Desjardins about how Republicans see their path ahead on health care and tax reform.

  • 5 important stories that aren't getting much attention this week

    5 important stories that aren't getting much attention this week

    Jan 30, 2017 09:58 PM EST

    During Week One of Donald Trump's presidency, there was a dizzying array of executive actions. Here are some stories you might've missed.