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This is becoming a frustratingly familiar story line: An urgent matter confronts the Minnesota Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton; Minnesotans need their help. But instead of stepping up and working for constituents - all constituents, no matter what their political leanings - lawmakers and Dayton opt to play politics instead.
Bharara's dismissal capped a brief but highly unusual showdown in which a political appointee installed by Trump's predecessor, President Barack Obama, declined an order to submit a resignation. "I did not resign.
Vice President Mike Pence defended the House GOP health care proposal on Saturday, venturing to Kentucky to counter opposition from the state's Republican governor and its junior GOP senator. Pence acknowledged that not all of the state's political leaders back the House leadership's plan, but told small business leaders that President Donald Trump would lean on House Republicans -- including two Kentucky lawmakers in attendance, Reps.
Vice President Mike Pence hits the road today to pitch the Republican health care bill unveiled last week as the proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare. Pence will visit Louisville, Kentucky where, joined by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, he will meet with small business representatives and participate in listening sessions to discuss the president's economic agenda and the future of the country's health care laws, according to the vice president's office.
Vice President Mike Pence is taking the Trump administration's case for a healthcare overhaul to Kentucky, where one of the state's GOP senators has been a leading critic of the White House-backed overhaul and the governor is unimpressed with the current proposal to replace the Obama-era law. Pence planned to tour an energy services company Saturday with Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, part of an effort to reassure conservatives who have raised objections to the House GOP healthcare proposal that would scrap former President Barack Obama's law.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to the Latino Coalition's "Make Small Business Great Again Policy Summit" in Washington, March 9, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence hits the road today to pitch the Republican health care bill unveiled last week as the proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare .
Wall Street enforcer Preet Bharara may be forced out as the U.S. attorney in Manhattan despite assurances he said he had received from the incoming Trump administration that he would remain in the job. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday abruptly asked for the resignations of 46 U.S. attorneys, all those remaining who had served under former President Barack Obama.
South Dakota's governor said Friday that he expects to sign a bill giving broad legal protections to faith-based organizations that refuse based on their religious beliefs to place children in certain households. Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard said that he's concerned private child-placement agencies acting in the best interest of a child could be subject to a lawsuit when denying placement to someone in a "protected class," such as members of the LGBT community.
Vice President Mike Pence, center, smiles as he joins Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, to speak with reporters about the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. () The outright repeal of Obamacare was always going to be a grind , legislatively speaking.
It was not a huge bet on European bonds that caused the 2011 demise of Wall Street brokerage firm MF Global, but rather "confusion" created by its accountants about the company's financial condition, former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine testified on Thursday. Corzine, who ran MF Global after leaving the governor's office, took the stand in a New York trial pitting the legal remnants of the collapsed brokerage against its accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has begun testifying in the $3 billion trial between the brokerage he once ran, MF Global, and its accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers. The legal remnants of the brokerage are suing the accounting firm, claiming that its negligence and malpractice led to the collapse of MF Global.
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. would face Senate confirmation before his reported selection as the U.S. ambassador to Russia would become official. President Trump has reportedly offered former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman the job of U.S. ambassador to Russia.
" President Donald Trump has offered former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman the position as U.S. ambassador to Russia, a high-profile and sensitive post amid investigations into contacts between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. Trump made the offer to Huntsman earlier this week, according to a White House official not authorized to discuss the move publicly until it is announced.
" After spending months rehashing the brutal GOP primary campaign and bragging about his victory, President Donald Trump has quietly launched a charm offensive, reaching out to former rivals whose help he now needs. The latest on his list: Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who has said he has significant concerns about the GOP health care bill Trump is pushing for passage.
Utah could soon have the strictest DUI threshold in the nation after state lawmakers on Wednesday night voted to lower the limit for a driver's blood-alcohol content to 0.05 percent, down from 0.08 percent. If Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signs the bill, it would take effect Dec. 30, 2018 - an unusual effective date for Utah laws that would ensure the harsher standard is in place before alcohol-laden celebrations on New Year's Eve.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. listens as right as Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, following their meeting with President Donald Trump.
The San Diego-area resident - who previously ran for Congress and U.S. Senate in Illinois, and for president in 2008 - wants to ease California's high tax rates, address its multibillion-dollar public pension crisis and improve the business climate. As a Republican, Cox enters the race at a disadvantage in a state where Democrats hold every statewide office and control both chambers of the Legislature by wide margins.
The youngest son of former vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine was among a group of people arrested over the weekend when a rally for President Donald Trump in Minnesota turned chaotic, according to media reports. The youngest son of former vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine was among a group of people arrested over the weekend when a rally for President Donald Trump in Minnesota turned chaotic, according to media reports.
The youngest son of U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's running mate in her 2016 presidential bid, was one of six people arrested during a counter protest at a rally in support of President Donald Trump in Minnesota. The protesters clashed with hundreds of Trump supporters gathered at the State Capitol rotunda in St. Paul last Saturday, a scene that played out during rallies in other cities around the country.
Vice President Mike Pence will continue his healthcare road show on Saturday here in Louisville. But, unlike past events, the vice president comes armed with a health care plan to sell.