Apr 24 WATCH: France’s Macron addresses joint session of Congress By Larisa Epatko French President Emmanuel Macron addresses both the U.S. House and Senate on Wednesday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Apr 11 WATCH: Mike Pompeo, Trump’s pick for secretary of state, faces Senate confirmation hearing By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press Mike Pompeo, the CIA director nominated to be secretary of state, defended the Trump administration's efforts to push back on aggression from Russia at his confirmation hearing Thursday while suggesting more sanctions on Moscow are still needed. Yet he dodged… Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Senate committee By Barbara Ortutay, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to speak at 2:15 p.m. ET Tuesday in a joint hearing before two Senate committees. Watch live here. Continue reading
Mar 30 Why Oklahoma teachers are planning to walk out Monday By Vic Pasquantonio Oklahoma legislators passed a tax increase for the first time since 1990 on Wednesday, which gave teachers a pay raise in hopes of averting a walkout. Teachers say they still plan to walk out of school on April 2. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 12:57 Shields and Brooks on the White House’s revolving door, Conor Lamb’s upset By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s firing amid a wave of rumors about a wider Cabinet shakeup, Pennsylvania’s stunning election upset… Continue watching
Feb 26 Childhood obesity in America isn’t getting better, study says By Laura Santhanam About 35 percent of those aged 2 to 19 are overweight, according to the latest analysis, and about one in five children are obese. Continue reading
Feb 21 WATCH: President Trump hosts listening session with survivors from Florida, Sandy Hook, Columbine school shootings Faced with the personal anguish wrought by the school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead, Trump pledged action, saying: "We don't want others to go through the kind of pain you've been through."… Continue reading
Feb 20 WATCH: White House says Trump will host listening session with survivors of shootings in Florida, Columbine, Newtown By Ryan Connelly Holmes and Associated Press The listening session is for students, parents and teachers to speak with the president about school safety and other issues. Continue reading
Feb 08 5 important stories buried by last week’s news By Erica R. Hendry, Harry Zahn We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: President Donald Trump delivers first State of the Union address By Associated Press Seeking to move past the shadow of the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump intends to use his first State of the Union address to cite economic progress under his watch while pushing for bipartisanship with Democrats on issues such as… Continue reading