Feb 26 Congress returns, with health care, Supreme Court on agenda By Erica Werner, Associated Press Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump's presidency. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 7:38 At congressional town hall meetings, citizens turn up the volume -- and activism By PBS News Hour With members of Congress on recess, usually that would mean lawmakers meeting with constituents at home in their districts. But fewer than 30 Republicans are holding meetings in the face of local protests and rowdy town halls. Lisa Desjardins reports… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 7:33 Can Democrats find a rallying cry that wins with voters? By PBS News Hour Having lost the White House and now as the minority in both houses of Congress, what should the Democratic Party's message be going forward? Judy Woodruff talks to Symone Sanders, a strategist for Priorities USA and former national press secretary… Continue watching
Feb 21 In Trump's future looms a familiar shutdown threat By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Beneath the capital's radar looms a vexing problem — a catchall spending package that's likely to top $1 trillion. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:56 Trump and the GOP take aim at Obama-era regulations, from consumer protections to water pollution By PBS News Hour President Trump punctuated his first two weeks in office with a push to begin deregulating the financial industry. Meanwhile, Congress is using a seldom-used law to target recent rules set by the Obama administration, including environmental protections and gun control. Continue watching
Jan 27 At GOP retreat, still searching for 'repeal and replace' consensus By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Republicans from the House, Senate and White House gathered in Philadelphia this week searching, among other things, for some agreement on how exactly to “repeal and replace” the federal health law. By the end of the second day of the… Continue reading
Jan 26 Paul Ryan: Congress will pay billions for border wall By Erica Werner, Associated Press It's not clear whether the $12 to $15 billion price tag would be added to the deficit, or whether Congress would offset the cost some other way. Continue reading
Jan 24 President Trump inherits stable economy, Congressional report says By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The new estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office say the economy will hold relatively steady. Continue reading
Jan 24 Senate Democrats unveil $1 trillion infrastructure plan By Joan Lowy, Associated Press It's not clear where Democrats would get the money for their proposal. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch full video of Tom Price's confirmation hearing By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Alan Fram, Associated Press Trump's selection, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., 62, is a veteran conservative congressman and orthopedic surgeon from Atlanta's suburbs who has long favored voiding Obama's 2010 law and wrote his own proposed substitute for it. Continue reading