Jan 11 Watch 7:49 The privacy concerns at the heart of the FISA renewal debate By PBS News Hour The House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which U.S. intelligence agencies say is critical to collecting communications from overseas. But the complex issue has sparked some heated debate and seemingly contradictory… Continue watching
Jan 09 CBO says Children's Health Insurance Program would cost $800 million for five years By Alan Fram, Associated Press Financing for the program expired last fall. Congress has temporarily extended its funding, but growing numbers of states have moved closer to exhausting their money. Continue reading
Jan 08 What would it take to fix America's crumbling infrastructure? By Daniel Bush Can Congress pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill in 2018?… Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: White House defends Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet By Associated Press Wednesday's news briefing is expected to start at 3 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jan 03 Familiar partisan clashes face lawmakers as Congress returns By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press There will be some familiar but stubborn clashes facing lawmakers Wednesday as Congress begins its 2018 session. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch It's a new year, but old congressional spending battles loom By PBS News Hour A short-term spending measure is keeping the government open through Jan. 19 at current funding levels. But when Congress returns from its holiday break, it will need to resolve differing spending priorities to avert a shutdown. Stan Collender, a professor… Continue watching
Jan 02 The GOP's biggest spending challenges in 2018 By Lisa Desjardins Republican leaders are poised to add a few trillion dollars to the national debt over the next decade. Continue reading
Dec 31 3 congressional races to watch in 2018 By Lev Facher, STAT Here are three 2018 campaigns to watch to determine what American voters make of how health care policy is being shaped in Washington. Continue reading
Dec 23 New year to be a challenge for Republicans in Congress By Alan Fram, Associated Press Their tax bill triumph in the rear-view mirror, Republicans running Congress face a 2018 in which they'll need Democratic votes to get almost anything done. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 7:39 News Wrap: Trump signs GOP tax bill, predicts Americans will grow to like it By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump signed the Republicans' $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law, his first major legislative victory. Also, Congress returned home for the holidays after passing a government spending bill to keep the government from shutting… Continue watching