May 07 Republicans sold their health plan as a win for freedom. Voters are wary By Max Blau and Casey Ross, STAT The GOP hailed the American Health Care Act as a win for consumers, who may get more choices in insurance. But even some Trump voters are wary. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: U.S. employers added 211,000 jobs in April By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers added a net of 211,000 jobs in April, up sharply from March, and dropping the unemployment rate to 4.4, a nearly 10-year low. Also, a U.S. Navy SEAL was… Continue watching
May 05 Draft proposal shows the Trump administration may gut the drug czar’s office By Laura Santhanam The Trump administration is considering drastic cuts that would all but eliminate the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a White House official and agency email confirmed to the NewsHour Friday. According to a draft proposal obtained by NewsHour,… Continue reading
May 05 Trump: ‘Australians have better health care than we do’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump's praise for the Australian system came hours after the U.S. House narrowly passed a bill to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
May 05 From Bears Ears to Gold Butte, here are the 27 national monuments being reviewed by the Trump administration By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A list released Friday includes 22 monuments on federal land in 11 states and five marine monuments in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Continue reading
May 05 Trump signs $1 trillion spending bill, keeping government open By Darlene Superville, Associated Press But other budget battles lie ahead as the White House and Congress hammer out a spending plan for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Continue reading
May 05 Mark Green, Trump’s pick for Army post, drops out amid growing criticism By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Republican state senator from Tennessee picked by President Donald Trump to be Army secretary has withdrawn from consideration. Continue reading
May 05 Wisconsin-based atheist group sues Trump over church order By Todd Richmond, Associated Press A Wisconsin-based atheist group has filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to strike down President Donald Trump's order easing enforcement of an IRS rule limiting religious organizations' political activity. Continue reading
May 05 Senate committee asks Trump associates for more details on Russian contacts By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page responded on Friday, calling the congressional probe a "comically fake inquiry" but pledging to cooperate. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: White House addresses health care bill in daily briefing By Joshua Barajas White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold the White House daily news briefing at 1:30 p.m. EST. Watch the stream live here. Continue reading