Stephen Miller’s new role as key White House player. A final sales pitch for endangered Obamacare.
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The Right Can’t Defend Trump’s Behavior
By now you may have noticed the difficulty many conservatives have defending everything President Trump does and says. I’m not just referring to the big policy moves, most of which conservatives can support fairly easily .
Melissa Etheridge: Trump bigger threat to gay rights than Pence
Singer Melissa Etheridge says that she attended a same-sex wedding two years ago and Donald Trump was there. Looking back now, she wonders how the man who’s now spearheading a radical conservative movement made the cut.
Mark Shields: Mike Pence Betrays Republican Civility with ‘Democrat’ Slur
In his first television interview since taking office, Vice President Mike Pence , with apparent sincerity, emphasized to Judy Woodruff of PBS NewsHour just how committed he and the White House are to “working right now with the Congress ,” “working very closely with leaders of the House and Senate ” and earning “bipartisan support.” If Pence were sincere about reaching across the aisle, he would not be using insulting Republican code-speak to insult Democrats.
President Trump acts swiftly at dawn of new era
President Donald Trump assumed power Friday with a fiercely nationalistic vow to put “America first,” taking a stinging swipe at the legacy of his predecessor hours after reciting the oath of office. Hundreds of thousands of people stood on the rain-splattered National Mall to see the 70-year-old Republican billionaire be sworn in, and deliver a stridently populist call-to-arms.
Jennifer Holliday withdraws from Trump pre-inagural concert
Jennifer Holliday withdraws from Trump pre-inagural concert Singer pulls out after seeing the effect the news had on her gay fan base. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jJJtys Tony-winning actress/singer Jennifer Holliday has pulled out of the lineup for Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration , USA TODAY confirmed.
Jennifer Holliday bows out of Donald Trump’s pre-inauguration concert after backlash
Dreamgirls icon Jennifer Holliday says she has changed her mind and will no longer perform at President-elect Donald Trump ‘s pre-inauguration concert next week. Holliday, along with the rock band 3 Doors Down and country music star Toby Keith , were announced as the artists booked for Thursday’s event.
AP Source: McMahon, Vitt among 5 Saints assistants leaving
The Coast Guard says it’s responding to a fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. By JEFF MARTIN and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A fire broke out on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico early Thursday, forcing four workers to evacuate by lifeboat before the blaze was… Chicago police say charges are expected against four people who police say beat a man in an assault that was broadcast live on Facebook.
Planned Parenthood focus groups suggest that lack of attention on social issues helped Trump
Two weeks ago, Planned Parenthood convened six small focus groups, each in a swing state, and asked voters who had cast ballots for Donald Trump what they thought of abortion rights. The first half of the conversations found these voters reluctantly supportive of Trump, with some nagging worries about how he’d govern.
Right to the end, Trump campaign spent less than Clinton’s
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence react to supporters during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence react to supporters during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa.