May 25 WATCH LIVE: Budget director Mick Mulvaney testifies to Congress on the Trump budget By News Desk On Thursday, budget director Mick Mulvaney testified to Congress on President Donald Trump's budget. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 3:30 President Trump and Pope Francis trade gifts, not barbs, in first meeting By PBS News Hour President Trump met privately with Pope Francis on Wednesday, his first audience with the leader of the Catholic Church, and with whom he has clashed publicly in the past. Last year, the religious leader disavowed Candidate Trump’s pledge for a… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 9:05 Feinstein: Comey memos will be turned over one way or another By PBS News Hour Will former FBI Director James Comey provide memos detailing his interactions with President Trump to the Senate committees investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections? Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
May 24 CBO verdict: 51 million uninsured by 2026 under House health care bill By Laura Santhanam As many as 51 million people would lose health insurance coverage by 2026 if the latest Republican effort to overhaul Obamacare becomes law, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s latest analysis released Wednesday. Continue reading
May 24 Longtime Trump attorney will represent president in ongoing Russia probe By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Marc Kasowitz, who has a history of working on Trump's most nettlesome legal issues, will likely be part of a group of outside lawyers, according to two people familiar with the deliberations. Continue reading
May 24 How Trump’s proposed budget could affect the health care safety net By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Trump's budget was silent on bargaining with the pharmaceutical industry to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, a topic the president has often touched on. But the budget repeated Trump's previous proposals for double-digit percentage cuts to the National Institutes… Continue reading
May 24 House intel committee to issue subpoenas for Flynn materials in Russia probe By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Adam Schiff of California told reporters at a breakfast Wednesday that Flynn has declined to provide materials to the committee. Continue reading
May 24 ‘We can use peace,’ Trump says as he meets Pope Francis By Jonathan Lemire, Nicole Winfield, Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Pope Francis set aside their previous clashes to broadcast a tone of peace for an audience around the globe. Continue reading
May 23 What Trump’s budget proposal means for science, health and tech By Nsikan Akpan, Laura Santhanam The White House’s full budget request for 2018 seeks sharp cuts to cancer research, climate science and children’s health insurance. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 5:07 What to expect when President Trump meets Pope Francis By PBS News Hour President Trump will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday. Despite the gulf separating them in terms of personality and policies, the pontiff insists he has an open mind about their meeting. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on what… Continue watching