Jan 22 Senate committee approves Tillerson for secretary of state By Richard Lardner and Erica Werner, Associated Press Rex Tillerson's bid to be secretary of state narrowly won approval Monday from the Republican-led Foreign Relations Committee, a move that all but assures Senate confirmation to be the nation's top diplomat. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 15:00 Where things stand for Trump's Cabinet amid tough questioning By PBS News Hour Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees have faced tough questioning. At Rep. Tom Price's hearing, the spotlight fell on the fate of the Affordable Care Act and his own history. Lisa Desjardins and Jeffrey Brown report on the scrutiny… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:43 Amid ethics concerns, Senate confirmation process set to begin By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 8:49 Can Trump change Washington? By PBS News Hour “Drain the swamp” was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s frequent refrains on the campaign trail. Lisa Desjardins talks with Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, and Paul Miller, president of The National Institute for Lobbying &… Continue watching
Dec 22 Senate Democrats want more info from Trump's Cabinet picks By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Top Democrats on Senate committees responsible for vetting President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees said his picks should not advance to a Senate vote without responding to "reasonable requests for additional information."… Continue reading
Dec 16 Seeing chance to discredit Trump's populist appeal, Democrats eye confirmation fight over Treasury pick By Julie Bykowicz and Julie Pace, Associated Press Given the narrow GOP majority in the Senate, Steven Mnuchin is likely to be confirmed. But Democrats plan to rough him up along the way, grilling the former Goldman Sachs executive over his Wall Street ties and his stake in… Continue reading
Dec 09 Senate passes stop-gap spending to avert government shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The vote was 63-36 and sent the stop-gap spending bill to President Barack Obama for his signature ahead of a midnight deadline. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Obama orders review of campaign cyberattacks By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama has ordered a full review of cyberattacks during the presidential campaign, according to the White House. A number of Democrats have complained that Russian hacking was intended to assist the now president-elect. Also,… Continue watching
Dec 09 McConnell urges coal-state Democrats to accept stopgap deal on miner health benefits By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The spending bill to keep the federal government operating beyond Friday's midnight deadline is stuck in the Senate as Democrats facing re-election in 2018, including West Virginia's Joe Manchin, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, fight for… Continue reading
Dec 06 Who wins and loses with the 21st Century Cures Act? By Sheila Kaplan, STAT More than 1,300 lobbyists roamed the halls of Congress on the 21st Century Cures Act, and disclosure reports show most of them were working for pharmaceutical companies. Continue reading