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Vice President-elect Mike Pence is welcomed at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, by House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis.
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Thune, Rounds And Noem All Sworn In For 115th Congress
The first order of business was swearing in the newly elected and re-elected members. John Thune was sworn in to his 3rd term in the U.S. Senate, Thune is third ranking Republican in the Senate.
New Hampshire has a new governor — for 2 days
Republican Senate President Chuck Morse is in charge between former governor Maggie Hassan's swearing in as a U.S. Senator and Gov.-elect Chris Sununu's inauguration. He's approaching the short stint with a bit of sharp humor.
Joe Biden hopes to be ‘reborn in Charleston’
Vice President Joe Biden loves the Palmetto State. When South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott was sworn in on Jan. 3, Biden told him, "When I die, I want to be reborn in Charleston."
Hicks column: Congress, on its way to hen house, ends up in outhouse
So, as it turns out, South Carolina has one of the more clear-eyed and level-headed delegations in Congress. U.S. Reps.
Trump’s Efforts to Undo Obamacare Will Be An Early Lesson in the Pace of Congress
Donald Trump promised voters an immediate repeal of Obamacare, but Republicans in Congress likely won't have a bill ready for him on Day One. Or Day Two.
Vice President-elect Mike Pence speaks during a rally in Hershey, Pa., on Dec. 15, 2016.
President Obama is traveling to the Capitol to give congressional Democrats advice on how to combat the Republican drive to dismantle his health care overhaul. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is meeting with GOP lawmakers to discuss the best way to send Obama's cherished law to its graveyard and replace it with - well, something.
Measure twice, cut once: carpenters and Summit Academy students
So printed on a wall above blackboards in a carpentry classroom at Summit Academy OIC in North Minneapolis is the carpenters' proverb: 'Measure twice and cut once.'
Trump talks tough on trade, Dems, business listen
President-electTrump's message that he intends to get tough on trade and companies that ship American jobs overseas seems to be getting through to two constituencies: Democrats and the business community. Employers are following in the footsteps of Carrier, the HVAC company that announced it wouldn't be moving 1,000 Indiana jobs to Mexico after all after the president-elect and Vice President-elect Mike Pence reached out with some carrots and sticks to entice them.
Climate Campaigners Announce New Major Mobilization to Resist Trump
Renewing the vision of the 2014 People's Climate March in New York City, campaigners hope "to show that our movement is just as ready to fight Trump's racism and hatred as we are the fossil fuel industry that's poisoning our future." Not willing to sit idle as Donald Trump and his cabinet take office and roll out an avowedly pro-fossil fuel , anti-regulation agenda , campaigners are preparing for a multi-faceted affront to the new administration.
Governor calls for free tuition at New York public colleges
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, is joined by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York William C. Thompson, as he speaks during an event at LaGuardia Community College, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in New York.
Gov. Cuomo announces free tuition plan for SUNY, CUNY students
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced a new plan to give free tuition to SUNY and CUNY students whose families make less than $125,000 a year. Cuomo announced the so-called "Excelsior Scholarship" at LaGuardia Community College in Queens on Tuesday morning.
Why State Colleges Shouldn’t Be Free
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will announce a free tuition plan for SUNY schools today. Bad idea, especially in a state that's already overtaxed.
Tomblin’s pet project an issue
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's heart clearly is in the right place. But what about his head? That's a question some West Virginia legislators, along with others in our state, have been asking for several months.
Zoeller leaves to improve addiction crisis
In one of his last acts as governor, Vice President-elect Mike Pence bestowed the honorary title of Sagamore of the Wabash to Attorney General Greg Zoeller for his eight years as Indiana's chief legal officer. It may have been as fitting for Zoeller to have been honored for his role as a public health advocate.
Perdue Is Trump’s Lead Pick for Agriculture Secretary
Sonny Perdue III, the former governor of Georgia, is president-elect Donald Trump's leading candidate to be his U.S. secretary of agriculture, according to a person familiar with the matter. Perdue, 70, would succeed secretary Tom Vilsack.
The 5 most interesting governors of 2016, ranked
They've raised eyebrows, created national controversies, settled national controversies, won elections, lost elections, stuck it to their political enemies and signed truces with their political enemies. These five governors know how to make news.
Mike Pence May Be Damaged Goods Before Stepping Into White House
Since our corporate media has become sitting ducks feeble in the lobby of Trump Tower, you probably have no idea there's another lead crisis happening in the Midwest. East Chicago, Indiana, a low-income neighborhood predominately made up of Hispanics and African Americans, received notice in July, 2016 that the West Calumet apartment complex had 218 times the "allowable" limit of lead in its ground soil and air.
Ige promises action on Hawaii Island vacancies
Applications for candidates to fill one of the two Hawaii County seats on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents were due Sept. 30. The seat was vacated by the early September resignation of Barry Mizuno, who died Nov. 26. But a lack of a quorum on the Regents Candidate Advisory Council has left the applications still to be evaluated.
Walters: Punditry 101: Predicting this yeara s political news
Here is one set of predictions of Capitol politics in 2017. Remember, please, that pundits - just like polls - can be wrong.