Mar 23 Senate votes to undo privacy rules that protect user data By Tali Arbel and Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Republican-led Senate moved Thursday to undo Obama-era regulations that would have forced internet service providers to ask customers' permission before they could use or sell much of their personal information. Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump’s budget cuts drastically into science and health programs By Nsikan Akpan The White House’s budget proposal for 2018, released Thursday, seeks cuts in science and health agencies across the board. Yet, some budgetary wallets will be lightened more than others. Continue reading
Feb 08 HHS pick Tom Price made ‘brazen’ stock trades while his committee was under scrutiny By Marisa Taylor and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Health and Human Services secretary nominee Tom Price showed little restraint in his personal stock trading during the three years that federal investigators were bearing down on a key House committee. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 3:46 GOP meets to strategize on Trump priorities like health care By PBS News Hour Republican lawmakers are attending an annual retreat to outline an ambitious agenda to accomplish in the next 200 days, and to set the tone for collaboration with President Trump. Judy Woodruff talks with Lisa Desjardins, reporting from Philadelphia, on possible… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 8:56 For national security positions, Trump picks outspoken critics of current policy By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump made two more major appointments this week: retired Army lieutenant general Michael Flynn as national security adviser and Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo as head of the CIA. Michael Ledeen of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies… Continue watching