Sep 27 Watch 4:42 Who wins and loses in the GOP’s proposed tax overhaul By Travis Daub President Trump and congressional Republicans unveiled the most sweeping overhaul of the tax code in more than three decades. Many details are not yet decided, but the president told supporters in Indianapolis that the current tax code is a “relic”… Continue watching
Sep 26 Trump, GOP consider surtax on wealthy, doubling standard deduction By Marcy Gordon, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press On the eve of the grand rollout of the plan, details emerged on Capitol Hill on Tuesday while Trump personally appealed to House Republicans and Democrats at the White House to get behind his proposal. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 8:41 Sen. Flake: It’s not conservative to stay silent about the chaos of the Trump administration By PBS News Hour In his new book “Conscience of a Conservative,” Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., examines where his own party has gone wrong, calls for a return to conservatism and criticizes the man at the top of the ticket. Sitting down with Judy… Continue watching
Jun 10 Many in GOP unshaken by Comey’s testimony against Trump By Erica Werner, Associated Press The FBI chief he fired called the president a liar, but the response from many Republicans was a collective shrug. Continue reading
Dec 31 How Donald Trump cast aside decades of Republican orthodoxy By Steve Peoples, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is remaking the Republican Party in his image with an opaque populist agenda that sometimes conflicts with traditional conservative beliefs. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 4:58 Are the suburbs the next political battleground? By PBS News Hour America’s suburbs are undergoing a drastic demographic shift -- one that could have big implications on Election Day. Suburban areas that used to be reliably Republican are now steering Democratic. Judy Woodruff learns more from the NewsHour’s Daniel Bush. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 11:43 Is Trump driving female voters to turn away from the GOP? By PBS News Hour Allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump, the vulgar language of an "Access Hollywood" audio tape and the "nasty woman" interjection at the last debate: It's all taking a toll among female voters who normally vote Republican. Christine Matthews of… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 12:22 Shields and Brooks on the danger of our ideological divide 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 the third and final presidential debate, Donald Trump's "reckless" questioning of the election's legitimacy, the country’s vast ideological divide, the… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 7:18 Is the Republican rupture irreconcilable? By PBS News Hour Numerous Republican leaders have rescinded their support for Donald Trump since the release of a 2005 tape in which he makes sexually aggressive comments about women. On Monday, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced he would no longer defend… Continue watching
Aug 23 Donald Trump’s fundraising lags behind Romney’s, documents show By Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day, Associated Press Donald Trump portrays himself as an indispensable cash resource for fellow Republicans. So far, they're not seeing much of a benefit. Continue reading