• Meet the health care critics Trump picked to lead top U.S. health agencies under RFK Jr.

    Meet the health care critics Trump picked to lead top U.S. health agencies under RFK Jr.

    Nov 27, 2024 10:03 PM EDT

    ... a public health danger and what to do about it — suggesting things like warning labels for products and issuing advisories. The current surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, declared gun violence as a public health crisis in June.Trump's pick, Nesheiwat, is employed as a New York City medical director with ...

  • Tulsa shooting renews debate on waiting periods for gun buyers

    Tulsa shooting renews debate on waiting periods for gun buyers

    Jun 04, 2022 06:13 PM EDT

    ... someone who is angry, he said it won't have an effect on potential gun buyers if they already own a firearm.But state Sen. Karl Rhoads said he believes the waiting period combined with other strict gun control laws have worked, noting that Hawaii has a low homicide rate ...

  • Here's a list of notable special guests attending the State of the Union

    Here's a list of notable special guests attending the State of the Union

    Jan 30, 2018 04:39 PM EDT

    ... bill into their daughters’ education savings. Elizabeth Alvarado, Robert Mickens, Evelyn Rodriguez, and Freddy Cuevas; these two couples are parents of two girls, Nisa and Kayla, whose deaths were attributed to a string of Long Island slayings associated with a gang called MS-13. Officer Ryan Holets, a police officer ...

  • Do politicians get their money’s worth from their consultants?

    Do politicians get their money’s worth from their consultants?

    Nov 01, 2016 11:31 PM EDT

    ... it having any effect? JUDY WOODRUFF: So, you spent time talking with one of the people who was key in the Jeb Bush campaign, Mike Murphy, somebody who's been around for a while in American Republican politics. And what did you find from talking to him about what the ...

  • John McLaughlin, pioneer of raucous political punditry on TV, dies at 89

    John McLaughlin, pioneer of raucous political punditry on TV, dies at 89

    Aug 16, 2016 10:55 PM EDT

    ... speaking engagements and even played themselves in movies such as "Independence Day," ''Mission: Impossible" and "Watchmen." McLaughlin also played himself on episodes of "ALF" and "Murphy Brown" and was ridiculed as a speed-talking egomaniac by Dana Carvey on "Saturday Night Live." The current group of panelists included Pat Buchanan ...

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    Boston Bombings Rouse Debate in Senate Immigration Hearing

    Apr 23, 2013 01:24 PM EDT

    ... safe for work. Anthony Weiner returns to Twitter. NEWSHOUR ROUNDUP Gwen Ifill talks with former Justice Department official David Rivkin and the ACLU's Laura Murphy to explore the legal questions raised by trying Boston Marathon bombing subject Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a federal court. Watch here or below. EmbedVideo(6281 ...

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    Wednesday's Headlines: Senate Reaches Deal on Health Care Public Option

    Dec 09, 2009 06:23 PM EDT

    ... rejected an amendment to tighten restrictions on federal funding for abortions. Nelson is threatening to filibuster over the issue. Which is why many, including Patricia Murphy at Politics Daily, say Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, could provide Reid with the decisive 60th vote. We'll have much more on the ...

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    Power Politics

    Dec 25, 2003 05:00 AM EDT

    The political battle in states over redrawing congressional districts has reached the courts.

  • 9 races to watch on Primary Day

    9 races to watch on Primary Day

    Aug 14, 2018 05:20 PM EDT

    Voters in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut will cast ballots today in key primaries.

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    Reporter's Notebook: Newsrooms Grapple With Keeping Overseas Reporting Afloat

    Sep 12, 2009 02:30 AM EDT

    How do news organizations maintain quality international coverage in the digital age while cutbacks hang over their heads? The NewsHour's Margaret Warner participated in a Council on Foreign Relations conference delving into the matter.