Jan 08 Obama vetoes bill to repeal signature health care law By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Protecting his signature domestic achievement, President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation to repeal his health care law, saying the measure “would reverse the significant progress we have made in improving health care in America.”… Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Ala. chief justice urges halt on same-sex marriage licenses By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Alabama state Chief Justice Roy Moore urged local officials to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples, saying the Supreme Court decision is at odds at his court's earlier rulings, causing confusion. Also, the Republican-led House… Continue watching
Jan 05 Democratic Rep. Steve Israel announces retirement By Associated Press Democratic congressman Steve Israel of New York says he will retire at the end of this year. Continue reading
Jan 04 Pentagon data on child sex crimes in the military doesn’t show full picture By Richard Lardner, Eileen Sullivan and Meghan Hoyer, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Cpl. Aaron C. Masa befriended a fellow Marine during field training in North Carolina. But behind his buddy’s back, Masa sexually abused his 3-year-old stepdaughter and took sexually explicit photos of her and the Marine’s baby girl. A… Continue reading
Jan 03 U.S. repeals meat labeling law after trade rulings against it By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press After more than a decade of wrangling, Congress repealed a labeling law last month that required retailers to include the animal's country of origin on packages of red meat. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 3:50 What’s in store for Congress in 2016? By PBS News Hour As President Obama enters the last full year of his presidency, he'll have to contend with a sixth straight year of working with a Republican-led Congress over key conflict points, such as Obamacare, the war on Islamic terrorism, Guantanamo Bay,… Continue watching
Jan 02 Health care repeal vote to open a partisan 2016 in Congress By Erica Werner, Associated Press 2016 will finally be the year when Republicans put legislation on President Barack Obama's desk repealing his health care law. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 3:16 How Congress found a way to agree in 2015 By PBS News Hour Congress ended 2015 on an unusually productive note. A $1 trillion compromise passed with a majority of both Democrats and Republicans, and problems that lawmakers had kicked down the road year after year finally made it into law. Political director… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 5:40 Did the U.S. spy on Israel amid Iran deal lobbying in Congress? By PBS News Hour The rift between the U.S. and Israel over the Iran deal was no secret, but according to The Wall Street Journal, that dispute was fed by high stakes political espionage by both countries and ensnared members of Congress. Adam Entous… Continue watching
Dec 30 In case you missed it, Congress passed some big bills in 2015 By Quinn Bowman After half a decade of divided government, something changed in 2015: Congress passed significant bipartisan legislation that was signed into law by the president. Continue reading