Score-settling, trash-talking Trump set …
As a candidate one of the ways Donald Trump shocked America was by locking horns nastily with anybody who got in his way. He once mocked a journalist with a disability.
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GOP governor who clashed with Trump will attenda
A spokesman for New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says the second-term Republican will attend the inauguration of Donald Trump. GOP governor who clashed with Trump will attend inauguration SANTA FE - A spokesman for New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says the second-term Republican will attend the inauguration of Donald Trump.
How to Get Tickets to Trump’s Inauguration
Anyone can go watch Donald Trump be sworn in as president on the National Mall, but a ticket is needed in order to get within about a half-mile of the action. The tickets are color-coded, and ticket holders are required to enter the Capitol grounds through the entry point designated for their color-coded section.
The Latest: Trump meeting with Conde Nast editors
President-elect Donald Trump says he will meet Friday morning with the editors of Conde Nast, whose brands include Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. Trump says Vogue Editor Anna Wintour had asked him to meet with the editors, as well as with Steven Newhouse.
Could Free College Really Be This Cheap? 21 minutes ago
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders appear on stage together at LaGuardia Community College, on Jan. 3 in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a big splash this week when he announced a fairly inexpensive plan to make college tuition-free for as many as 1 million New Yorkers.
Emerson, McClain await governor’s appointment
Former Chief Superior Court Judge Robert J. James officially retired after 34 years of service on Dec. 31, 2016, and his seat still remains open.
Free tuition Q&A: Could New York’s plan spread across US?
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wave at the audience as they arrive onstage at an event at LaGuardia Community College, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in New York. Gov. Cuomo announced a proposal for free tuition at state colleges to hundreds of thousands of low- and middle income residents.
Joe Piscopo: I’m not raising money to be N.J. governor — yet
"I'm not raising money, and I haven't officially declared," said Piscopo in an telephone interview with NJ Advance Media on Thursday afternoon. The former "Saturday Night Live" star, who was raised in North Caldwell and now lives in Lebanon Township in Hunterdon County, said he is "just doing due diligence" and exploring a run for governor, speaking to Republican leaders in the state about what would be involved.
Corzine to pay $5M penalty to resolve MF Global case
Jon Corzine, the former New Jersey governor who led the collapsed brokerage MF Global, has been ordered to pay a $5 million penalty for his role in the firm's alleged illegal use of almost $1 billion in customer funds. A federal court in Manhattan on Thursday granted the order against Corzine to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which brought civil charges against him in 2013.
MN: Dayton Proposes $1.5B in Construction. This is What that Would Fund
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Gov. Mark Dayton is barreling ahead with ambitious plans as if Republicans had not taken control of both houses of the Minnesota Legislature this year. He said it would put nearly 23,000 people to work upgrading sewer and water systems, rehabbing college and university buildings, making state hospitals and prisons safer, boosting economic development and more.
Fact Check: Once Again, Lawmakers Are Stretching The Facts On Obamacare
Kesha Wilson holds her 1-year-old son, Kamiyan Cooper, while family nurse practitioner Terrance James makes notes as part of an examination, at a county health center in Portland, Ore., in 2012. President Obama and Vice President-elect Mike Pence were both on Capitol Hill Wednesday, making competing cases for and against Obama's signature health care law.
Pressure on Obama to grant last-minute pardons, commutations
Under mounting pressure to free convicts as a last act, President Barack Obama is planning at least one more batch of pardons and commutations before leaving office in two weeks, but don't expect many famous offenders to make the list. The list of bold names appealing to Obama for compassion in his final weeks includes accused leaker Chelsea Manning, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Army Sgt.
Repealing Obamacare ‘first order of business’
US President Barack Obama has encouraged fellow Democrats to preserve his legacy-defining healthcare law as Republicans moved ahead with their long-sought bid to scrap it in what Vice President-elect Mike Pence called the "first order of business" of Donald Trump's administration. The emerging Democratic strategy is to warn that Republicans risk throwing the entire US healthcare system into chaos by moving to dismantle the 2010 Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, without a plan to replace it.
Dayton to Chamber of Commerce: State needs call for new spending
Gov. Mark Dayton told a packed ballroom of business leaders Wednesday that even in the face of uncertainty over how the U.S. economy might perform under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, Minnesota should dedicate additional resources to health and human services and other major needs. "While Congress is pondering, the Minnesota Legislature must be active," Dayton said during the annual Minnesota Chamber of Commerce dinner, held in downtown St. Paul.
Obama, Pence harden ‘Obamacare’ battle lines at Capitol
Hardening battle lines for the brawl to come, President Barack Obama urged congressional Democrats to "look out for the American people" in defending his legacy health care overhaul, while Vice President-elect Mike Pence stood firm Wednesday in telling Republicans that dismantling "Obamacare" is No. 1 on Donald Trump's list.  "We're going to be in the promise-keeping business," Pence declared at two separate Capitol news conferences.
Bridgegate defendants cite new ruling in seeking reversals
Two former allies of Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are pinning hopes of having their George Washington Bridge lane-closing convictions reversed on a Massachusetts corruption case that was thrown out last month. Attorneys for Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni filed letters with a federal judge in Newark on Tuesday spelling out the similarities between the cases and why they feel those justify their motions for a new trial.
The Latest: 3 longtime Pence aides named to White House jobs
Three longtime aides to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will join him in Washington as he becomes vice president, including one who kept a lucrative state lobbying contract while he also had a paid position with the Republican presidential campaign. Josh Pitcock was announced Wednesday as Pence's chief of staff and an assistant to the president in the Trump White House.
NC governor pledges to expand Medicaid, despite state law
North Carolina's new Democratic governor says he'll seek to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama 's health care overhaul, even though a state law prevents him from seeking expansion unilaterally. A 2013 state law approved by former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and GOP legislators declares that North Carolina won't expand Medicaid and says the General Assembly must sign off on any proposal by state officials to do so.
Oil Industry Fears Trump May Hit Them Up on Tax Reform
An oil pumpjack works at dawn in the Permian Basin oil field on Jan. 20, 2016 in the oil town of Andrews, TX. Don't crack the bottles of bubbly just yet, energy execs.
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s hit-and-miss ‘Obamacare’ tweet
AP FACT CHECK: Taking a swipe at "Obamacare" on Twitter, President-elect Donald Trump correctly identified two of its most pressing problems _ a spike in premiums and high deductibles Vice President-elect Mike Pence leaves a closed-door meeting with the House Republican caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Pence promised repeal of President Obama's health care law now that the GOP is in charge of White House and Congress.