Nov 15 Obama’s health care mea culpa By Terence Burlij In an hour-long press conference Thursday, President Barack Obama says his administration "fumbled the rollout" of his signature health care law. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama entered the White House briefing room Thursday needing to accomplish… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch For ‘Portrait of Julia,’ Robert MacNeil paints art-full tale In his latest novel, NewsHour's own Robert MacNeil revisits a character he created 20 years ago: a young widow and painter living in post-WWI Canada. Jeffrey Brown sits down with MacNeil to discuss his use of art to frame "Portrait… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Obama moves to allow Americans to extend canceled health plans Obama moves to allow Americans to extend canceled health plans… Continue watching
Nov 14 Folly of the Fed: Why Janet Yellen May Be a Dangerous Choice Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, but is her defense of the Fed's quantitative easing policy disingenuous because she's not valuing the market the right way? Photo courtesy of Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Editor's Note: Janet… Continue reading
Nov 14 Janet Yellen faces Senate confirmation hearing .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } PBS NewsHour will… Continue reading
Nov 14 Low enrollment numbers up pressure on Obama administration By Terence Burlij House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., called the rollout of the Affordable Care Act "a monumental mistake" Wednesday. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images The Obama administration's announcement Wednesday that 106,185 Americans signed up for health insurance coverage through the… Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch New statin guidelines expand how doctors calculate which patients could benefit New statin guidelines expand how doctors calculate which patients could benefit… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Sick Americans find solace in health reform’s pre-existing conditions guarantee Sick Americans find solace in health reform's pre-existing conditions guarantee… Continue watching
Nov 13 What does space smell like? Astronaut Chris Hadfield answers your questions EmbedVideo(7971, 514, 320); Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield became an out-of-this-world celebrity when he covered David Bowie's "Space Oddity" aboard the International Space Station in May. The video went viral with more than 18 million views. Before that,… Continue reading
Nov 13 How to help Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts People salvage what they can from homes destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. Photo by Save the Children Editor's note: Updated at 10:40 p.m. EST, Tuesday, to reflect the number dead and additional ways to help. More than 10,000 people… Continue reading