Jun 25 Why Republicans are struggling mightily to overhaul tax code By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Why is President Donald Trump, who has promised the largest tax cut ever, having so much trouble accomplishing one of his main initiatives?… Continue reading
Jun 25 Trump: Not ‘that far off’ from passing health overhaul By Associated Press Trump's optimism runs counter to the public opposition of five Republican senators so far to the Senate GOP plan that would scuttle much of former President Barack Obama's health law. Continue reading
Jun 25 AP analysis shows how gerrymandering benefited GOP in 2016 By David A. Lieb, Associated Press The 2016 presidential contest was awash with charges that the fix was in: Republican Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the election was rigged against him, while Democrats have accused the Russians of stacking the odds in Trump’s favor. Less attention… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 3:45 Will a new law hold the VA more accountable? By PBS News Hour President Trump signed a bipartisan-backed law yesterday aimed at improving the Veterans Administration, which has been criticized for its quality of care. The law creates a new VA accountability office and makes it easier for the VA to fire employees. Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 11:31 Shields and Brooks on the Senate health care bill unveiled, Trump’s tape clarification By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the debut of the controversial Senate Republican health care bill, the high-profile Georgia special election and why Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was invoked by… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 5:45 Inside Obama’s secret deliberations on how to fight Russian election interference By PBS News Hour New revelations shed light on how former President Obama learned of Russia's efforts to tip the 2016 election in Donald Trump's favor and how his administration responded, including their debate over punishing Russian President Putin. Greg Miller of The Washington… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Another Senate Republican defects on health bill By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, Nevada Republican Dean Heller announced that he can't support the Senate health care bill in its current form. Also, President Trump said he wanted to force former FBI Director James Comey to be honest… Continue watching
Jun 23 WATCH: Trump signs bill to protect whistleblowers, expedite firing of Veterans Affairs employees By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The measure has broad bipartisan support and is part of an effort encouraged by Trump to fix an agency that provides services to millions of veterans. Continue reading
Jun 23 Turkey rejects demands from Gulf Arab states in Qatar dispute By Josh Lederman, Adam Schreck, Associated Press The demand that Turkey pull out its forces was one of a steep list of ultimatums from Saudi Arabia and others Qatari neighbors. Continue reading
Jun 23 Trump says he told ‘straight story’ on Comey By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Associated Press In an interview on Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends," Trump repeated that he never made tapes of conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading