Sep 07 WATCH: Pelosi addresses DACA, deal with Trump By Erica R. Hendry Pelosi is expected to speak around 10:45 a.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Sep 07 WATCH: House Speaker Ryan says Republicans will seek smaller cut to corporate tax rate By Associated Press Trump has called for a 15 percent tax rate for corporations. The rate now ranges from 15 percent to 35 percent. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 5:33 Trump makes a debt ceiling deal with Democrats, complicating work for Republicans By PBS News Hour President Trump has sided with Democrats in a deal to tie $7.9 billion in Hurricane Harvey relief to funding the government and raising the debt ceiling. The deal complicates relations with Republicans, who wanted a longer-term fix to the debt… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: 15 states, D.C. sue Trump for ending DACA By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to end DACA, claiming the president’s decision violates due process and is racially motivated. Also, President Trump spoke… Continue watching
Sep 06 LISTEN: Trump thinks Congress will come up with DACA fix By Associated Press He predicted having great support from both sides of Congress. Continue reading
Sep 06 Democrats say Trump agrees to deal on spending, debt, Harvey aid By Associated Press House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the agreement Wednesday after meeting with Trump at the White House. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH LIVE: Senate health committee holds first hearing on stabilizing Obamacare By Alan Fram, Associated Press Both parties must give ground to craft a compromise bill shoring up the nation's individual health insurance markets or they'll be blamed for hurting millions of consumers, the chairman of the Senate health committee said Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: House GOP says it will find DACA solution through regular legislative process By Associated Press President Donald Trump is dismantling the program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children. He gave Congress six months to come up with a legislative solution. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Top Democrats speak about Trump’s DACA decision By Associated Press Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says that if Congress doesn't pass protections for immigrants brought to this country illegally as children, Democrats will move to attach it to other items this fall "until it passes."… Continue reading
Sep 06 House approves $7.9 billion bill for Harvey relief By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The 419-3 vote sent the aid package — likely the first of several — to the Senate in hopes of sending the bill to President Donald Trump before dwindling federal disaster reserves run out at the end of this week. Continue reading