May 04 Watch News Wrap: Senate approves first spending bill under Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill in order to keep the government running through September. Also, there’s word the Trump administration is in talks with Iraq about prolonging U.S. military presence in the… Continue watching
May 04 WATCH: President Trump celebrates after GOP health care vote win By Associated Press President Donald Trump is celebrating the passage of the House Republican health care bill, saying he is confident it will get through the Senate. Continue reading
May 03 Obama unveils vision for presidential library in Chicago By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Former President Barack Obama unveiled plans for his future presidential center, painting a picture of a buzzing hub for youth and community programs on the South Side of Chicago where he raised his family and launched his political career. Continue reading
Apr 28 Warren ‘troubled’ by report of Wall Street-paid Obama speech By Associated Press The Massachusetts Democrat said Thursday on SiriusXM's "Alter Family Politics" program that she is concerned about the overall influence of money in politics. Continue reading
Apr 24 WATCH: Obama delivers first speech since leaving office By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press His first public engagement since then comes as President Donald Trump nears his 100-day mark in office. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 7:16 A special state visit for Trump sparks outcry in the U.K. By PBS News Hour When British Prime Minister Theresa May met with President Trump in January, she extended a special honor: an invitation for a state visit, which only two presidents have received since 1952. But the president's visit to the U.K. has become… Continue watching
Apr 13 Democrats urge Trump to keep protections for national monuments By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Western Democrats are pressuring President Donald Trump not to rescind land protections put in place by President Barack Obama, including Utah's Bears Ears National Monument. Continue reading
Apr 06 Timeline: How the U.S. has responded to Syria’s civil war By Associated Press President Donald Trump made the first direct U.S. attack on the Syrian government. Here's how we got there. Continue reading
Apr 04 Most young people say government should pay for health care, poll finds By Laurie Kellman and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Most young Americans want any health care overhaul under President Donald Trump to look a lot like the Affordable Care Act signed into law by his predecessor, President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Apr 04 U.S. cites abortion provision in cutting off UN agency funding By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration is cutting off U.S. funding to the United Nations agency for reproductive health under an abortion-related provision in a law that Democratic and Republican administrations have used as a cudgel in the global culture wars. Continue reading