Jan 15 Watch 3:21 Barr pledges to protect Mueller probe from partisanship and ‘personal interests’ In his confirmation hearing, William Barr wasted no time declaring independence from the president who nominated him. President Trump's pick for attorney general vowed not to fire -- without just cause -- special counsel Robert Mueller, nor interfere with the… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 5:47 Klobuchar ‘very concerned’ about Barr’s independence in light of Mueller memo Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said she has serious concerns about Attorney General nominee William Barr’s stances on the Mueller investigation, but that it was positive to hear him say he would let the probe run its course. The senator joins… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 5:55 Barr’s Mueller probe memo shouldn’t be disqualifying, former deputy says Lots of lawyers have thoughts about the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference, said former Deputy Attorney General George Terwilliger, and the fact that Attorney General nominee William Barr shared his thoughts isn’t “really unusual.” Terwilliger joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Jul 14 Pulses of light restored hearing in gerbils. Could that lead to higher-tech cochlear implants? By Justin Chen, STAT Could light one day be used to restore hearing? To try to answer that question, a team of German bioengineers surgically installed coiled strips of optical fibers in the ears of deaf gerbils. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 4:06 Congress questions commander-in-chief’s sole nuclear authority By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Senators raised concerns about President Trump's power to launch a nuclear war in a hearing on Tuesday. U.S. law has long dictated that only a president should carry the responsibility, but that singular authority is now being questioned. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Sep 10 America’s most common workplace injury is hearing loss By Zhai Yun Tan, Kaiser Health News Eight years ago, Jeff Ammon, now 55, began noticing a feeling of pressure in his ears every day after work. Continue reading
May 08 HHS nominee questioned, praised by GOP Senators By Erica Werner, Associated Press President Barack Obama's nominee for health secretary faced pointed questioning Thursday from Republican senators over the president's health law but also won GOP praise in her first appearance before a Senate committee. Continue reading
May 05 Democrats undecided on Benghazi attack investigation By Bradley Klapper, Donna Cassata, Associated Press House Speaker John Boehner announced that Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., would head a select committee on the response to the deadly Sept. 11, 2012, assault on the U.S. diplomatic post in Libya that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other… Continue reading
Apr 04 Sen. Dan Coats asks right questions at wrong hearing By Willis Raburu It takes a lot of work to prepare for an appropriations hearing, but that is just half the job. The next step is to be at the right place at the right time. Seems like an easy task, right?… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch Kathleen Sebelius to Congress: Delay of health care law ‘not an option’ Kathleen Sebelius to Congress: Delay of health care law 'not an option'… Continue watching