Just three weeks into her new job as House Budget Committee chair-and 20 months before an election that could be pivotal to her political future-Diane Black already faces a tricky balancing act. The Tennessee Republican, whose foray into leadership came unexpectedly when Tom Price was tapped for the Cabinet last January, will now oversee the budget reconciliation process expected to serve as a vehicle for both Obamacare repeal and tax reform this year.
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Agency delays plan for keeping Asian carp from Great Lakes
The Trump administration has delayed indefinitely a plan for strengthening defenses on a crucial Chicago-area waterway to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, where scientists say they could cause severe harm to native fish populations, officials said Tuesday. The US Army Corps of Engineers had been scheduled to release draft results of a study begun in April 2015 on possible structural or technological upgrades at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois, a few miles downstream of a network of electrical barriers intended to repel the carp.
Group rallies for Donnelly to confirm Gorsuch
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Dozens gathered outside Senator Joe Donnelly’s office in Fort Wayne Tuesday, asking him to confirm the Supreme Court nominee.
Conway hires former Rokita, Souder staffer
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has hired as her chief of staff a woman who had led the staffs of two Indiana congressmen, including former northeast Indiana representative Mark Souder.
How prominent Hoosiers responded to Trump’sa
The presidents of Purdue, Notre Dame and Indiana universities condemned President Trump’s temporary ban on accepting refugees and citizens from certain countries Sunday, and said the directive issued Friday should be stopped. How prominent Hoosiers responded to Trump’s executive order The presidents of Purdue, Notre Dame and Indiana universities condemned President Trump’s temporary ban on accepting refugees and citizens from certain countries Sunday, and said the directive issued Friday should be stopped.