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Former ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson won the backing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Monday to be secretary of state when it voted to send his nomination to the full Senate with a recommendation of approval. The vote was 11-10.
President Donald Trump 's federal hiring freeze may harm the government's hurricane preparedness and response, Florida U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday. Nelson spoke out shortly after Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office halting federal agencies except the Pentagon from hiring new employees.
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Monday he "didn't understand" President Trump's speech at the CIA's headquarters -- or White House spokesman Sean Spicer's media briefing on Saturday. Trump spent much of his CIA speech focusing on the size of the crowd at his inauguration, his appearance on magazine covers and saying he "has a running war with the media."
It wasn't that long ago in Hollywood that casting a generic American president was as easy as flipping through a binder full of square-jawed, clean-shaven, tall American men. If you wanted a Jack Kennedy type, you'd find someone youthful, natural hair color but with a bit of gray around the temples -- the Dad President.
The Chicago Police Department is gathering records to turn over to prosecutors trying to identify wrongful convictions tied to corrupt former Sgt. Ronald Watts, according to a police spokesman.
No. He should stand in solidarity with U.S. Rep. John Lewis and other congressional members who aren't attending. I don't care what he does on inauguration day, as long as he does a good job as a congressman.
Our senators understand how important the environment is to our economy, our children and our public health. This month Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen will have an opportunity to confirm, or not, the nomination of Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
Watchdog group to file lawsuit over foreign payments to Trump businesses Liberal groups begin to launch legal assaults over potential conflicts of interest. Check out this story on pal-item.com: http://usat.ly/2kgqyf3 WASHINGTON - A liberal watchdog group plans to file a lawsuit Monday, contending that President Trump is violating the Constitution by continuing to accept payments from foreign governments at the businesses operated by his family.
President Donald Trump turns to House Speaker Paul Ryan as he is joined by the Congressional leadership and his family as he formally signs his cabinet nominations into law, in the President's Room of the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. President Donald Trump is joined by the Congressional leadership and his family as he formally signs his cabinet nominations into law, in the President's Room of the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.
Once Donald Trump responded to John Lewis's "illegitimate president" attack, the question wasn't whether Trump's pushback would cause a Twitter furor. It would.
On Jan. 22, 1959, his pregnant wife was due, but he went to work as scheduled at noon. He arrived in time to see the Susquehanna River break through the mine walls and swallow it up in a "violent" whirlpool.
According to the Plastic Surgery Group, in their round-up of cosmetic trend predictions for 2017: “We have seen a 30 percent rise in women requesting a smaller nipple size in the last year.” Apparently, smaller nipples are now a fashion statement, which complements the new body look, which according to Plastic Surgery Group is “the ultra-toned, shredded athletic type…” Vogue magazine recently declared that cleavage was “over,” with the Guardian observing that “Cleavage appears now in another form, having sunk some inches towards the hips where it's been rebranded as an “ab crack.” “The most common surgical procedure done this past year [in 2012] was breast augmentation followed by liposuction, tummy tuck, eyelid surgery, and rhinoplasty.
The last time Trump had a higher approval rating than disapproval rating on the FiveThirtyEight tracker was on the 12th day of his presidency. The last time Trump had a higher approval rating than disapproval rating on the FiveThirtyEight tracker was on the 12th day of his presidency.
President Donald Trump arrives speak during the Celebrate Freedom event at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Saturday, July 1, 2017. President Donald Trump arrives speak during the Celebrate Freedom event at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Saturday, July 1, 2017.
Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 A "Saturday Night Live" writer has been suspended indefinitely after tweeting a poorly received joke about Donald Trump's 10-year-old youngest son, Barron. A person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press that Katie Rich was suspended immediately after writing an offensive tweet about the child.
Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, faced tough questioning at his confirmation hearing Thursday, as members of the Senate Finance Committee grilled him on his role in IndyMac, the failed bank that was seized by the U.S. government, and his stance on sanctions. "In the press, it has been said that I ran a foreclosure machine," Mnuchin said at the start of his hearing.
A statue of Daniel Webster is seen wearing a pink pussy hat and red equality shirt during the New Hampshire Women's Day of Action and Unity rally in front of the State House in Concord, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. less A statue of Daniel Webster is seen wearing a pink pussy hat and red equality shirt during the New Hampshire Women's Day of Action and Unity rally in front of the State House in Concord, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. ... more People gather between the Cross State Office Building and the Maine State House for the Women's March on Maine on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017 at the Maine State House in Augusta, Maine.
The streets of Washington looked vastly different the day after Donald J. Trump's inauguration than they did the day-of. Instead of the largely white crowds that lined Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day, people of all colors, classes and ages filled the streets for what's being called the most diverse march for women's rights ever.
The Latest on a women's protest against Republican President Donald Trump in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire : Vermont interstate exits that were closed by police because of a massive protest against Republican President Donald Trump have reopened. Thousands of people turned out for women's marches and rallies in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire on Saturday as part of a series of protests a day after Trump's inauguration.