the yuen foundation. committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities.he corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! once again, live from our nation's capital, moderator robert costa. >> good evening. this was the week a frustrated president trump took a hammer to some of the biggest pieces of his predecessor's agenda. he made significant changes to the affordable care act and the iran nuclear agreement. we'll explain the effect of both moves. let's begin with health care. after several failed attempts by republicans in congress to repeal and replace obamacare, the president has decided to stop making federal monthly payments to insurance companies. the cost-sharing reduction subsidies totaled about $7 billion this year. and they helped lower the out of pocket costs for about seven million low-income americans, who bought insurance on the health care exchanges. the decision has rattled the health care marketplace and it's just with open enrollment set to begin in about two weeks. nancy,

the yuen foundation. committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities.he corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! >> once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. >> good evening. the rampage in las vegas that killed 58 people and injured hundreds more has reignited the national debate about firearm regulations. but the question remains, will that debate translate to political action? so far, the conversation in washington has been charged with emotion. and it has sparked discussion of law and culture, safety and personal responsibility, but that next step, just how far the response should go, is still not clear. what's the difference this time? well, the n.r.a. is open to more restrictions on bump stocks. that's the device the las vegas sniper used to make his semiautomatic weapons function like an automatic weapon. but even on that issue, there is debate over whether the republican-controlled congress should legislate changes or if any new restriction should be made by f

the yuen foundation. committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. >> good evening. the f.b.i. is now assisting the pentagon with its investigation into the ambush in niger that targeted u.s. special forces. it was the deadliest attack on u.s. troops since president trump took office. yet so far, much of the focus has been on the president's conversations with the families of the fallen soldiers. four u.s. service members were killed in the isis-led gun fight. staff sergeants dustin wright, jeremiah johnson, bryan black, and sergeant ladavid johnson. on friday, defense secretary james mattis met with arizona senator john mccain. the chairman of the armed services committee threatened to issue subpoenas to get more details about that october 4 attack. the fallout has rattled the military, congress and the country. but it was the president's calls and what he said that ignited a na

the yuen foundation. committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities.he corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! >> once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. >> good evening. this was an extraordinary week in washington. two republican senators publicly condemned the president, the leader of their party. it was deliberate, stinging, and revealed the deeply fractured republican party. arizona's jeff flake delivered his scolding in an emotional speech from the senate floor. calling president trump's conduct a danger to democracy. flake didn't stop there. he went on to say mr. trump was indecent, reckless, undignified. hours earlier, tennessee senator bob corker, who is retiring, sounded the alarm on the president's rhetoric, saying, quote, the president has great difficulty with the truth. president trump was on capitol hill tuesday for a lunch with senators. and he brushed off those verbal assaults in a series of tweets. the sharpest aimed at corker, who he called inco