Are Changes Coming to MN’s Severance for State Employees?
Minnesota Republicans are weighing changes to severance for state workers after Gov. Mark Dayton was criticized for sizeable payouts to three top appointees who resigned.
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In new White House, a look at Trump’s inner circle
Since taking office 10 days ago, President Donald Trump has moved to consolidate power within a small cadre of close aides at the White House. He's added a senior political adviser to the National Security Council and appears to have cut out Cabinet secretaries from decision making on some of his top policies, including the immigration and refugee order that led to protests, legal challenges and temporary detention of some legal U.S. residents this weekend.
Fueled by protest, liberals push for blockade of Trump picks
In this Jan. 29, 2017, photo, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., tries to calm the audience after shouting matches erupted during his community meeting at Nathan Bishop School in Providence, R.I. Protesters shouted down Whitehouse during the community event as they protested his vote in favor of President Donald Trump's nominee for CIA director. National Democrats are racing to respond to the wave of liberal outrage unleashed by President Donald Trump, jumping into protests, organizing rallies and vowing to block more of the new president's nominees.
GOP pushing Price, Sessions, DeVos a step toward Senate OK
Republicans are muscling more of President Donald Trump 's Cabinet nominees to the cusp of Senate confirmation over Democratic objections, with committees poised to advance his picks to head agencies in the thick of partisan battles over health care, legal protections, education and the economy. Senate panels were expected Tuesday to advance Trump's picks of Rep. Tom Price , R-Ga., to be health secretary; Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to be attorney general; wealthy conservative activist Betsy DeVos to head the Education Department and Steve Mnuchin to lead Treasury.
McCain emerges as Trump’s top Republican nemesis in Congress
Since Trump's inauguration, McCain has broken with the president on his immigration order, warned him against any rapprochement with Moscow, lectured him on the illegality of torture, and supplied only a tepid endorsement of Rex Tillerson, Trump's secretary of state nominee. As Trump presses ahead with an ambitious and contentious agenda at home and abroad, McCain is pushing back, using his seniority in Congress and his characteristic bluntness.
Immigration order playing well to Trump’s fans around nation
President Donald Trump's order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries is playing well in Trump Country, those places that propelled him to the White House. The New York businessman and reality TV star promised to put America first during the campaign, his supporters say, and he's doing it.
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Democratic state attorneys general begin Trump pushback
Washington became the first state to sue the Trump administration with a filing Monday over the president's executive order restricting refugees and immigration. It likely will not be standing alone for long.
Sessions grilled Yates on constitutional duty during hearing
Video of Sally Yates' Deputy Attorney General confirmation hearing in 2015 shows Sen. Jeff Sessions -- Trump's pick for the country's top legal position -- grilling her about her responsibility to the then-President, Barack Obama, should he require her to execute "unlawful" views. "You have to watch out because people will be asking you to do things and you need to say no.
TV ads urge residents to call senators about Trump’s cabinet picks
The ads are urging Americans to phone their senators and press them to confirm President Donald Trump's cabinet picks. "My suspicion is that this group has targeted these senators because they are Democrats in sates that went to Trump in 2016, and the Republicans and their interest groups are looking to expand their advantage in the Senate in 2018," said Jeremy Castle, political science professor at Central Michigan University.
Army expected to approve easement for DAPL
Reports say the Army Corps of Engineers is proceeding with the approval process for the easement that would allow DAPL to proceed. Photo: Marianique Santos / DoD Acting under the direction of an executive order from President Donald Trump, the Army Corps or Engineers has begun a review for an easement needed to allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to proceed.
White House statement on acting attorney general
The acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, has betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States. This order was approved as to form and legality by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel.
Trump fires Justice Dept. head over executive order defiance
The legal fight over President Donald Trump's refugee ban is likely to turn on whether th... . Rep. David Price speaks out against President Donald Trump's recent executive order on refugees during a press conference on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in front of Smith Warehouse in Durham, NC.
Dems Thinking Of Backing Off Big Fight Over Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
Trump announced Monday morning he would present his high court pick Tuesday and Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley responded that whoever it is, his party would filibuster the nominee. "This is a stolen seat.
Delta operations recovering; Trump blames airline for delays
Delta Air Lines, recovering from a weekend technology outage, cancelled more flights Monday but said that the issue has been resolved. The airline said Monday that 110 flights had been cancelled and more could be scrubbed.
Dems delay vote on Mnuchin to protest Trump order
The vote will now take place on Tuesday morning, when the committee already was scheduled to convene for a vote on the nomination of Tom Price to be the next secretary of Health and Human Services.  Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the vote was postponed so members could attend a candelight vigil planned for tonight to protest President Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees and foreign nationals from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. The delay comes one day after The Dispatch published a story reporting that despite his denials, OneWest, the company he once served as chief executive officer, repeatedly used "robo-signing."
US: Don’t Cancel Oil Transparency Rule
Republicans introduced joint resolutions in the United States Senate and House of Representatives today that would gut efforts to carry out a key law for fighting corruption in resource-rich countries, Human Rights Watch said today. Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma introduced the resolution in the Senate , co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota.
The Latest: Senate Dem Leader to Oppose 8 Cabinet Nominees
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York says he will vote against eight of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees. Schumer said he'll oppose education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos , secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson, attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, health and human services nominee Tom Price, treasury secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin , labor secretary nominee Andy Puzder, Environmental Protection Agency nominee Scott Pruitt and budget director nominee Mick Mulvaney.
Sen. McCaskill asks for emergency meeting with DHS secretary on immigration order
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, the top Democrat on the Senate's Homeland Security committee, has asked for an emergency meeting with the agency's secretary, John Kelly. McCaskill, along with six other Democrats who serve on the committee, requested on Monday that Kelly meet with them within 24 hours to explain his role in implementing President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
Democrats offered legislation and protests Monday to try to force a repeal of President Trump's executive order banning most Syrian refugees and citizens from six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. Congressional Democrats seek to repeal Trump's refugee travel ban Democrats offered legislation and protests Monday to try to force a repeal of President Trump's executive order banning most Syrian refugees and citizens from six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. Check out this story on pal-item.com: http://usat.ly/2jO7Bk1 WASHINGTON - Democrats offered legislation and protests Monday to try to force a repeal of President Trump's executive order banning most Syrian refugees and citizens from six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is ... (more)