May 04 Watch House GOP wrests narrow win in health care bill fight By PBS News Hour The American Health Care Act squeaked through the House of Representatives Thursday with a single vote to spare, the culmination of years of promises, days of tension and hours of heated debate. As House Speaker Paul Ryan made a plea… Continue watching
May 04 Senate sends $1.1 trillion spending bill to Trump By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The lopsided, 79-18 Senate vote sends the huge bill to the White House in plenty of time to avert a midnight Friday shutdown deadline. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 5:51 An argument for how Trump's tax plan could exacerbate inequality By PBS News Hour President Trump's tax reform blueprint calls for eliminating the alternative minimum tax and the estate tax, cutting all itemized deductions except for mortgage interest and charitable giving, and getting rid of taxes on the first $24,000 if a couple's earnings. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: GOP moving toward confirming Gorsuch 'either way' By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate formally opened debate on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Republicans said they'll change the rules to let a simple majority confirm the judge if they can't reach 60 votes to end a Democratic… Continue watching
Apr 03 WATCH: Schumer says Trump should choose a new Supreme Court nominee By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Democrats' planned filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is a "new low" but stopped short of saying he will change Senate rules to confirm him. Continue reading
Mar 27 Explainer: What is the 'nuclear option'? And how will it affect Neil Gorsuch's nomination? By Associated Press Senate Republicans and Democrats appear to be on collision course over President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court and whether to changes Senate rules to get him confirmed. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 4:53 Gorsuch in confirmation hearing promises independence from politics By PBS News Hour On day one of Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing, senators outlined partisan attacks for the week to come. While Republicans spent most of the hearing praising Gorsuch's legal resume, Democrats knocked his constitutional philosophy as too rigid. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Senate Intelligence leaders dismiss claim of Trump wiretap By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee said they've seen no indications to prove President Trump's claim that he was wiretapped by former President Obama. Also, the House Budget Committee narrowly approved the Republicans’ replacement bill… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 6:04 News Wrap: Russian officials, hackers charged in Yahoo case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, two Russian intelligence officers and two cyber hackers have been charged in a Yahoo data breach that compromised 500 million accounts. Also, the Federal Reserve announced that short-term interest rates are going up again, for… Continue watching
Mar 08 Senate overturns Obama-era rule on teacher training By Associated Press Senators voted 59-40 on Wednesday in favor of rescinding regulations governing teacher training issued by the Department of Education in October. Continue reading