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Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico says he will vote against confirming the White House nominee for secretary of health and human services. Udall said Monday that he believes nominee and Congressman Tom Price of Georgia is committed to a "radical agenda" that would strip health coverage from hundreds of thousands of New Mexico residents.
In these odd times, it's hard to imagine a topic of conversation on Capitol Hill that would surprise people. Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Maine Senator Susan Collins all have opinions on the classic American dish, captured by New York Times 's Op-Ed columnist Frank Bruni and Washington reporter Jennifer Steinhauer in their brand new book, A Meatloaf in Every Oven . Even President Trump has opinions.
They don't mean to sound ungrateful, but ... New York public college students who would stand to gain from the nation's most ambitious free-tuition proposal are quick to point out a sobering reality from their own meager finances: Free tuition doesn't mean free college. Take Brooklyn College senior Florencia Salinas, who despite having her tuition nearly covered in full through scholarships and grants, still expects to graduate with a daunting $50,000 in debt.
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley says President Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is on the "far extreme right" and slammed congressional Republicans for what he said was the "theft" of a Supreme Court seat. He was referring to former President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat, which Republicans refused to consider as Obama's term reached its end.
Vice President Mike Pence says he fully expects billionaire GOP donor Betsy DeVos will be confirmed as education secretary with his tie-breaking vote. Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Pence says the Trump administration is "very confident" she will take up her Cabinet post soon.
A West Michigan congressman with a history of questioning President Donald Trump used strong language in tweets criticizing Trump's response to an unfavorable court ruling this weekend. The court decisions, which came just two weeks into Trump's presidency, struck down a controversial travel ban that has spawned protests across the country since Trump signed the executive order on Jan. 27. U.S. District Judge James Robart on Friday, Feb. 3, issued a temporary restraining order that prevents enforcement of the president's order banning refugee arrivals for 120 days, visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and Syrian citizens indefinitely.
Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill at her Jan. 17 confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. DeVos's bid to become education secretary could be in trouble.
In a rational political system, Democrats might keep their powder dry in the Supreme Court battle. But Republican extremism has made resistance Democrats' only option.
As regularly as the seasons of the harvest, the state Senate blocks New York's 100,000 field hands - the people whose backbreaking toil feed us - from having the same labor rights as everyone else. She is a freshman, in office barely a month.
Washington, Feb 6 - Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders called US President Donald Trump a fraud and accused him of falling short of commitments to middle-class voters, pointing to his Cabinet and senior advisers' ties to Wall Street, the media reported. This guy is a fraud, Sanders, also a former presidential hopeful, told CNN on Sunday.
While President Trump is still defending Vladimir Putin in public, American policymakers have finally awoken to Russian intervention in the U.S. democratic process-and are pumping tens of millions into a counter-propaganda initiative. The 2016 presidential campaign alerted the public to the concept of information as a weapon-and to its incredible effectiveness when used just right.
Passionate protests against Donald Trump's presidency have swelled the ranks of Democratic activists, but their new enthusiasm faces a hard reality: Republicans remain well-positioned to retain their grip on power in the 2018 elections. While Republicans hold only a slim majority in the U.S. Senate, Democrats occupy most of the seats up for election in two years.
Moments of order and calm came to Week Two at the Trump White House. You just had to look fast to catch them amid the name-calling, indelicate tweets and hectoring of world leaders.
US President Donald Trump agreed to meet alliance leaders in Europe in May in a phone call yesterday with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that also touched on the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, the White House said. Trump was elected on a pledge to push NATO members to increase their funding to the western alliance to ease the financial burden on the United States.
In this new Jamie Glazov Moment, Jamie discusses Did Chuck Schumer Cry Over Obama's Christian Ban?, shedding light on the peculiar hypocrisy and double standards of leftist tears. And make sure to watch Jamie focus on The Spiritual Roots of Trump Derangement Syndrome, where he unveils what lies behind the Left's ferocious rage at Trump's inauguration: Jamie Glazov is Frontpage Magazine's editor.
Appearing on four Sunday shows, Vice President Mike Pence rejected the notion that Trump had equated Russia to the United States. "What you heard there was a determination to attempt to deal with the world as it is to start afresh with Putin and to start afresh with Russia," Pence said on CBS' "Face the Nation.
"Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of education, got awful reviews for her performance during her confirmation hearing. But no one predicted her confirmation was anything less than a sure deal.
More than 500 pedestrians have been killed in New Jersey since 2014, the most in any three-year stretch since the early 1990s. A new legislative proposal seeks to remedy that by shifting more of the responsibility onto them, rather than drivers.
Vice President Mike Pence says he fully expects billionaire GOP donor Betsy DeVos will be confirmed as education secretary with his tie-breaking vote. Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Pence says the Trump administration is "very confident" she will take up her Cabinet post soon.
'I'm no fashion maven': Bernie Sanders laughs off his new fashionable status as Balenciaga's use his campaign as inspiration for fall menswear collection Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia recreated Bernie's campaign logo to read 'Balenciaga' and stamped it on jackets and hoodies In response to Balenciaga's Bernie Sanders-inspired menswear line, CNN's Jake Tapper asked the Vermont senator on Sunday's State of the Union if he ever thought he'd be a fashion icon. 'Bizarre sighting at Paris fashion week from Balenciaga.