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
Dec 30 House Intelligence chair seeks answers on NSA spying report By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday his committee will look into a report the U.S. spied on the Israeli prime minister and in the process swept up communications with Congress. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 7:15 Will a new cybersecurity law make us safer? By PBS News Hour Folded into the massive spending and tax cut bill was a significant and controversial new law on cybersecurity. The act encourages private companies to share data about hacks with the government, but it's raising questions among security advocates and privacy… Continue watching
Dec 26 With less oversight, activists fear more civilian casualties from drone strikes By Michael D. Regan and Ken Dilanian, Associated Press Congress has given the U.S. military more control over drone strikes in Iraq and Syria that could lead to an increase in civilian casualties, activists say. Many details of the strikes remain secret. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 4:56 Will the highway bill lead to funding problems down the road? By PBS News Hour The scope of the $300 billion highway bill recently passed by Congress will touch roads and bridges in every state and most counties for a half decade. Since 2009, there has been no long-term or stable federal funding to address… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 6:52 Why it took 36 years to compensate Iran hostage victims By PBS News Hour In 1979, the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was overrun by militant Iranian students who took 53 people captive for 444 days. The ordeal left a long-lasting toll and no chance of Iranian compensation. Now Congress has changed that under the… Continue watching
Dec 17 Republicans push more than $600B in tax cuts through House By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans whipped more than $600 billion in compromise tax breaks for businesses, investors and families through the House on Thursday, as Congress tried capping 2015 with a flurry of accomplishments before the partisan collisions certain to dominate the… Continue reading