• ‘Mame,’ ‘Hello, Dolly!’ composer Jerry Herman dies at 88

    ‘Mame,’ ‘Hello, Dolly!’ composer Jerry Herman dies at 88

    Dec 27, 2019 03:03 PM EST

    ... Moment” to express the psyche of a love-starved, trash-compacting robot in the film “WALL-E.” Later in life, Herman composed a song for “Barney's Great Adventure,” contributed the score for the 1996 made-for-TV movie “Mrs. Santa Claus” — earning Herman an Emmy nomination — and wrote his ...

  • What Trump’s latest pardon means for the future of the American West

    What Trump’s latest pardon means for the future of the American West

    Jul 15, 2018 09:01 PM EST

    ... to their local community, and have widespread support from their neighbors, local law enforcement, and farmers and ranchers across the West," said White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a statement announcing the decision. So what comes next? With the Hammond pardon, the ideas of Bundy and his supporters have ...

  • Trump pardons ranchers in case that inspired 2016 occupation

    Trump pardons ranchers in case that inspired 2016 occupation

    Jul 10, 2018 03:47 PM EST

    The armed occupiers changed the refuge's name to the Harney County Resource Center, reflecting their belief that the federal government has only a very limited right to own property within a state's borders. Bundy was arrested during a Jan. 26 traffic stop, effectively ending the protest. Another key ...

  • Consumer agency is banking cop for American families, says Sen. Warren

    Consumer agency is banking cop for American families, says Sen. Warren

    Nov 27, 2017 11:35 PM EST

    ... Mulvaney from assuming the post. The White House cites the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, which allows the president to fill openings. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders: Sarah Huckabee Sanders: I think that the legal outline shows very clearly who is in charge of that agency, and both he and ...

  • Why this is only the beginning of the fight over the Fed

    Why this is only the beginning of the fight over the Fed

    Mar 04, 2015 04:33 PM EST

    Political mudslinging over the Federal Reserve, particularly its authority to make monetary policy independently, is unprecedentedly partisan. That’s something Stanford’s John Taylor, on the right, and liberal former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., agree on. (Stay tuned for Paul Solman’s interview with the retired lawmaker in an ...

  • EPA’s new rules put Democrats on their heels

    EPA’s new rules put Democrats on their heels

    Jun 02, 2014 01:15 PM EST

    ... Childers is waiting in the wings in the general election against either Cochran or McDaniel and would rather face McDaniel. Former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and 2012 presidential candidate Rick Santorum have campaigned for McDaniel in recent days. A McDaniel victory Tuesday would create a major headache for ...

  • Floodgates open as Democrats join Republicans in calls for Shinseki’s resignation

    Floodgates open as Democrats join Republicans in calls for Shinseki’s resignation

    May 29, 2014 01:20 PM EST

    ... possible change once he got all the facts. On Wednesday, however, the White House stopped short of giving Shinseki its full support. Press secretary Jay Carney said the president “found the findings extremely troubling” and agrees with Shinseki’s decision to implement the recommendations made by the inspector general. The ...

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    Obama administration faces political, technical health care headaches

    Nov 13, 2013 02:25 PM EST

    w here or below. EmbedVideo(7979, 514, 320); Keep an eye on the Rundown blog for breaking news throughout the day, our home page for show segments, and follow @NewsHour for the latest. TOP TWEETS Carney, setting the bar for Obamacare numbers: "The only expectations I'll set is, we ...

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    GOP leaders open door to new strategy

    Oct 10, 2013 12:31 PM EST

    From left, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., Dave Camp, R-Mich., Tom Graves, R-Ga., Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., and John Carter, R-Texas. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call After making several runs at defunding or delaying President Barack Obama's health care law, it appears some Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are ready...

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    Obama Focuses on Health Care Law Positives, House GOP Attacks

    Jul 18, 2013 01:35 PM EST

    Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., check out a printed version of the Affordable Care Act at a May press conference on Capitol Hill. Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call. More than three years since President Barack Obama signed the health care bill into law, and a year removed from the Supreme...