Jan 13 House Republican summons ethics chief over his criticism of Trump By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press House Republicans have shown no inclination to challenge President-elect Donald Trump on ethics matters. Instead, they are going after federal ethics official who questioned Trump's potential conflicts of interest. Continue reading
Jan 13 Tom Price, Trump’s HHS nominee, got a sweetheart deal from a foreign biotech firm By Jay Hancock and Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News When Australian biotech firm Innate Immunotherapeutics needed to raise money last summer, it offered a sweetheart deal to “sophisticated U.S. investors.” One of them was Rep. Tom Price. Continue reading
Jan 13 Trump aide Flynn in frequent contact with Russia envoy By Julie Pace, Associated Press The Obama administration is aware of frequent contacts between President-elect Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia's ambassador to the United States. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:29 In Senate hearings, Mattis and Pompeo differ over Iran nuclear deal By PBS News Hour Gen. James Mattis was well received by the Senate Armed Services Committee, with whom he discussed threats from China and the Islamic State, as well as women in combat roles. In front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mike Pompeo disavowed… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 6:07 News Wrap: Kremlin wants to tear apart NATO, Mattis warns By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, defense secretary-designate Gen. James Mattis said at his confirmation hearing that the U.S. must recognize Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to break apart the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Also, the first of 3,500 U.S. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 10:34 What kind of threat does Russia pose to the U.S.? By PBS News Hour President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. But his choice for defense secretary, Gen. James Mattis, views Russia as America’s number one threat. What’s the reality of the White House-Kremlin dynamic? Steve Inskeep discusses with… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch How a senior Obama adviser views his record By PBS News Hour Continuing in our series of meetings with top officials in the Obama administration as it comes to a close, Judy Woodruff sits down with Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to the president. She discusses his agenda successes and failures, her criticism… Continue watching
Jan 12 Obama no longer allows Cubans to enter U.S. without a visa President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 12 Column: Here’s how Trump could tackle America’s largest economic issues By Jim Stone Here are some directional shifts to hope for and some to fear in my five selected policy areas. Continue reading
Jan 12 Why Shepard Fairey’s inauguration protest posters won’t have Trump on them By Elizabeth Flock "We thought it was the right time to make a campaign that’s about diversity and inclusion, about people seeing the common bonds we have, and our connections as human beings," says the graphic artist of his project “We the People”… Continue reading