May 23 White House wants to halt ethics office’s inquiry into ex-lobbyists in administration By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Trump's budget director Mick Mulvaney is asking that ethics director Walter Shaub halt his inquiry into lobbyists-turned-Trump administration employees. Shaub fired back that the ethics office's request is well within bounds. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 6:08 Grassley: Gorsuch willing to be a judge, not a legislator By PBS News Hour What did the country learn about Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on opening day of his confirmation hearings? Judy Woodruff speaks with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, about Gorsuch’s judicial philosophy, how he compares to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin… Continue watching
Sep 20 Monsanto, Bayer officials defend proposed $66 billion merger By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press "I'm afraid this consolidation wave has become a tsunami," the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said at the start of Tuesday's hearing. Continue reading
May 09 Obama allies use Trump to press GOP on Supreme Court nominee By David Pitt, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Proponents of President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee believe they have a new winning argument to get the Republican-led Senate to act — the prospect of Donald Trump choosing someone to fill the vacancy. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:57 Supreme Court nominee meets with Congressional Democrats By PBS News Hour President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee judge Merrick Garland made his first official visit to Capitol Hill Thursday morning, meeting with key Senate Democrats including Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). For more on the morning’s events and the coming Congressional confirmation… Continue watching
Mar 01 Obama, congressional leaders talk Supreme Court vacancy By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is due to meet face-to-face Tuesday with Senate Republican leaders who vow to block his Supreme Court nominee -- no matter who it is -- with the hope of keeping the seat open for a… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 55:30 PBS NewsHour full episode October 1, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, a gunman opens fire at an Oregon community college, killing at least 10. Also: Russia launches airstrikes in Syria for a second day, a bipartisan push for prison reform legislation, revisiting the furor caused by controversial… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Health Care Bill Clears Senate Panel with One G.O.P. Vote President Obama's top domestic initiative, health care reform, inched closer to final votes in Congress on Tuesday after clearing a key hurdle in the Senate Finance Committee. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Oct 08 Senate Committee Set for Health Reform Vote The Senate Finance Committee will vote Tuesday on a sweeping revamp of the U.S. health care system as the debate over President Barack Obama's top domestic policy enters a new stage. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Among Doctors, Many Opinions on Health Care Reform While President Obama worked to rally doctors around health care reform Monday, fault lines have nevertheless emerged among physicians on topics such as the public option, the role of insurance companies, and the say of patients. A pair of doctors… Continue watching