Mar 09 HUD could face $6 billion in cuts By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press HUD Secretary Ben Carson reassured employees about the cuts under consideration, which would target community development block grants, public housing money. Continue reading
Mar 06 Ben Carson refers to slaves as ‘immigrants’ in first speech to HUD By Joshua Barajas A few days after being sworn in as the new Housing and Urban Development secretary, Ben Carson described slaves as "immigrants" Monday in an address to department employees. Continue reading
Mar 03 Column: How Ben Carson can fight poverty without increasing government spending By Robert Lerman Homeownership vouchers would help the new Housing and Urban Development secretary reduce poverty and also use government resources more efficiently. Continue reading
Mar 02 Ben Carson confirmed as housing secretary By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Carson has no government or housing policy experience. Despite that, his nomination cleared a Senate committee in January on a unanimous vote. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 6:07 News Wrap: Kremlin wants to tear apart NATO, Mattis warns By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, defense secretary-designate Gen. James Mattis said at his confirmation hearing that the U.S. must recognize Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to break apart the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Also, the first of 3,500 U.S. Continue watching
Jan 12 Carson’s qualifications to be housing chief questioned by Democrats By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Carson, in remarks prepared for Thursday's hearing before the Senate Banking, House and Urban Affairs Committee, talked about growing up in inner-city Detroit with a single mother who had a third-grade education. She worked numerous jobs to keep a roof… Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:48 Neurosurgeon and former rival Ben Carson is Trump’s HUD nominee By PBS News Hour Once a rival for the GOP nomination, Dr. Ben Carson is now President-elect Donald Trump's pick for housing secretary. On Monday, Mr. Trump called Carson “a brilliant mind … passionate about strengthening communities.” Meanwhile, at Trump Tower, former Vice President… Continue watching
Dec 05 Trump taps former campaign rival Carson as housing secretary By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump, moving to complete formation of his Cabinet and decide other key posts, chose former campaign rival Ben Carson on Monday to be secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading
Apr 29 Proposed rule would delay questions about criminal history By Kathleen Hennessey and Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants federal agencies to stop asking early questions about some job applicants' criminal history, part of an effort to help ex-convicts enter the job market and decrease the number of those who end up back… Continue reading
Mar 17 Rising sea levels force U.S. to resettle Native American tribe By Erik Andersen A Native American tribe located in the coastal Louisiana will become the first community in U.S. history to be relocated due, in part, to rising sea levels, said a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on… Continue reading