Live blog of confirmation hearings, Day 3: Dems try to pin down Gorsuch on abortion, gay marriage

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday sought clues from U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch about how he would rule in cases involving abortion and same-sex marriage. The Democrats pressed Gorsuch about the right to privacy, originalism and overruling precedent, all with the apparent aim of learning whether he would vote to overrule Roe v.

The Obamacare replacement bill meets its final hurdle in House Rules Committee

From left, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., the ranking member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee, House Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Budget Committee Chair Diane Black, R-Tenn., gather in the House Rules Committee to shape the final version of the Republican health care bill before it goes to the floor for debate and a vote, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Top takeaways from Day 3 of Gorsuch’sa

Senators judging the man in line to become the next Supreme Court justice tried again Wednesday to draw Neil Gorsuch out on issues he doesn't want to talk about, with very little success. Top takeaways from Day 3 of Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearings Senators judging the man in line to become the next Supreme Court justice tried again Wednesday to draw Neil Gorsuch out on issues he doesn't want to talk about, with very little success.

Trump Can’t Sell House GOP on Ryancare During Hill Visit

You might wonder how the president could get out of bed and head to Capitol Hill after the beating he took there on Monday at the hands of FBI Director James Comey . But roll out he did to make a big push for passage of the American Health Care Act , a bill he's not been all that enthusiastic about but which has become a test of his leadership.

Trump’s Labor nominee Acosta says he’ll advocate for workers

Labor Secretary nominee Alexander Acosta says he will work with Congress to address the need for good, safe jobs and to provide American workers with the training they need to get them. "Whether it is those who are working, those who still seek work, those who are discouraged or underemployed, or those who have retired, if confirmed as secretary of labor, I will advocate for them," Acosta said in prepared remarks.

Gov. Jerry Brown promotes his California agenda in Washington with a bit of shuttle diplomacy

Gov. Jerry Brown speaks to reporters in Washington, D.C., Tuesday after a meeting with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. As the leader of a state that seems more a country of its own in its isolation from the Republican revolution, Gov. Jerry Brown saw his visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday play out like that of any foreign ambassador to the nation's capital.

Cuba Ventures Corp signs exclusive agreement with Tyrval for Cuba hotel industry sales

Cuba Ventures Corp. is pleased to announce that the company's CEO Steve Marshall has signed an exclusive agreement with Tyrval, a world supplier to the hotel and hospitality industry. Republican Senator for Kansas Jerry Moran introduces legislation to lift the Cuban embargo.

GOP Health-Care Bill: Will It Pass? The Whip Count

The first major legislative test of Donald Trump's presidency is slated for Thursday night, when the House holds its highly anticipated vote on the Republican health-care bill. There are no Democrats who are expected to support the bill, but it also has detractors within the GOP.

13:25 Tillerson urges Senate ratification of Montenegro’s NATO membership

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has written to the leaders of the U.S. Senate urging the ratification of Montenegro as the newest member of the NATO alliance, saying it is "strongly in the interests of the United States," reports Reuters . In a letter dated March 7 and seen by Reuters on Tuesday, Tillerson argued that Montenegro's membership in the alliance would support greater integration, democratic reform, trade, security and stability among its neighbors.

Supreme Court nominee unscathed facing last day of hearings

" Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch enters the third day of his nomination hearings largely unscathed by Democratic attacks, as Republicans confidently predict he will win confirmation despite liberal opposition. A growing number of Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are calling for Gorsuch's confirmation to be delayed because of the FBI investigation of ties between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia.

US Labor nominee Acosta says he’ll advocate for workers

Labor Secretary nominee Alexander Acosta says he will work with Congress to address the need for good, safe jobs and to provide American workers with the training they need to get them. "Whether it is those who are working, those who still seek work, those who are discouraged or underemployed, or those who have retired, if confirmed as secretary of labor, I will advocate for them," Acosta said in prepared remarks.

Bill observing Obama’s birthday fails to pass in Illinois

Illinois lawmakers failed to pass a measure in the legislature that would have made former President Barack Obama's birthday a statewide holiday, according to the Chicago Tribune. The bill would have observed August 4 as a legal holiday in his home state, but the Chicago Tribune said the proposal was six votes short of passing, where it would have next moved to the Illinois Senate.

John Dean on Manafort Probes: ‘Look and Feel of a Cover-Up’

Former Nixon counsel John Dean said Tuesday that growing concerns about former Donald Trump campaign adviser Paul Manafort and his possible ties to Russia have "an awful lot of the sound and look and feel of cover-up." "People not disclosing," Dean, who was involved in the Watergate controversy of the 1970s, told Don Lemon on CNN.