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
Jan 12 Congress to take first step toward dismantling Obamacare By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press But Republicans are not close to agreement among themselves on what any replacement for the health care law would look like. Continue reading
Jan 12 Where Tillerson, pick for top diplomat, differs from Trump on issues By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Rex Tillerson's foreign policy isn't sounding much like Donald Trump's. Continue reading
Jan 12 Newly leaked dossier on Trump circulated in DC for months By Jack Gillum, Associated Press The purported Russian efforts were described in a newly released and uncorroborated dossier that was produced in August. But it circulated more widely in Washington in October. Continue reading
Jan 12 States are writing bills to require presidential candidates to release tax returns By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press They're responding to President-elect Donald Trump's decision to not release his tax returns during the presidential campaign, breaking decades of precedent. Continue reading
Jan 12 What reporters saw at the Trump news conference By John Yang The marble-lined lobby of Trump Tower was standing-room only for the main event: President-Elect Trump’s first full blown news conference since July. The pent-up demand to question Mr. Trump was about to be satisfied. Continue reading
Jan 11 Rep. Mike Pompeo, Trump's CIA nominee, agrees Russia tried to interfere in election By Eileen Sullivan and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Pompeo, a third-term Republican congressman from Kansas, will appear before a Senate Committee on Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for CIA director. Continue reading