President Donald Trump steps through the door of Air Force One at…
President Donald Trump steps through the door of Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, Sept. 29, 2017.
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US health secretary Tom Price quits after Trump angered by chartered flights controversy
Donald Trump's health secretary has resigned after his costly travel triggered investigations that overshadowed the administration's agenda and angered the US president. Health and human services secretary Tom Price became the first member of the president's Cabinet to be pushed out in an administration that has seen several high-ranking White House aides ousted.
Price Resigns From Trump Cabinet Amid Private Jet Investigations
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, shown here at a discussion about opioids on Thursday, drew fire for his use of private jets. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, shown here at a discussion about opioids on Thursday, drew fire for his use of private jets.
A look at the career of Trump’s HHS Secretary Tom Price
According to a report from Politico, the US Health and Human Services secretary's flights on private and military planes have racked up costs of over $1 million . The Department of Health and Human Services is now conducting an investigation into Price's travel expenses.
Health secretary Tom Price resigns amid travel flap
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HHS Secretary Tom Price resigns amid private jet scandal
HHS Secretary Tom Price's high-priced flights on charter and military aircraft have led him to resign, leaving President Trump with another job opening. President Trump has accepted HHS Secretary Tom Price's resignation, White House says HHS Secretary Tom Price's high-priced flights on charter and military aircraft have led him to resign, leaving President Trump with another job opening.
Price says he’s reimbursing costs for his private flights
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, left, is given a band-aid after a flu vaccination from Sharon Walsh-Bonadies, RN., right, during a news conference recommending everyone age six months an older be vaccinated against influenza each year, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Washington.
Price apologizes, says he’ll pay for charter flights
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is apologizing for taking expensive charter flights and says he'll reimburse the government for them. Price also said he would not take any more charters.
Job in Jeopardy, HHS Chief Promises to Repay Charter Costs
Fighting to keep his job, health secretary Tom Price said Thursday he'd write a personal check to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of his travel on charter flights taken on government business and pledged to fly commercial going forward - "no exceptions." "I regret the concerns this has raised regarding the use of taxpayer dollars," Price said in a statement.
Top health official’s travel angers Trump
In this March 24, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price are seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Congress is launching a wide-ranging examination of air travel by high-ranking Trump administration officials.
Watchdog to probe Price’s travel costs
In this Sept. 15, 2017, photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks at the Mirmont Treatment Center in Media, Pa.
Investigators reviewing HHS chief’s private charter flights
In this Sept. 15, 2017, photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks at the Mirmont Treatment Center in Media, Pa.
‘It Really Was All Hands on Deck.’ How Federal Health Officials Responded to Hurricane Harvey
This Jan. 24, 2017 file photo shows Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. in Capitol Hill, Washington Among the federal agencies looking to help the city bounce back is the Department of Health and Human Services, which is doing everything from to helping run pop-up hospital units to moving patients from the storm's path.
Reshuffle? Reset? Restart? Call it what you want – Trump and the GOP need it.
From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , President Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan during a meeting with House and Senate leadership at the White House in Washington on March 1. British politicians are familiar with the term "reshuffle," when senior figures in the government switch portfolios or get tossed out or brought into the government. And they're also very familiar with "coalition governments," when ruling governments divide jobs and authorities between two or more parties.
Budget and Appropriations Members Rack Up Travel Time
Staff travel makes up a significant chuck of the amounts spent on travel by the Appropriations and Budget committees. Members of the Budget and Appropriations committees have spent about $2 million on foreign travel since the start of 2016, including trips to Argentina, Tanzania, Italy and the United Kingdom, according to an analysis of congressional records.
Jonah Goldberg: Rigid party strategies pave a lane for an outsider
U.S. job openings jumped to a record high in June, outpacing hiring, the latest indication that companies are having trouble finding qualified workers.
Republican US Rep. Diane Black to run for Tennessee governor
In this May 24, 2017, file photo, Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., presides over a House Budget Committee meeting in Washington. Black announced on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, that she is joining the Tennessee governor's race.
GOP sends mixed messages on the future of American healthcare after…
The Republican party appears to be sending differing signals following the collapse of Senate GOP efforts to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. President Donald Trump has, in recent days, ramped up calls for the Senate to vote on healthcare before considering any other legislation.
Trump, White House Continue to Press for Health Care Overhaul
President Donald Trump speaks about the healthcare vote during a joint news conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump and key aides pressed lawmakers Sunday to not abandon an overhaul of the country's health care law in the face of the Senate's rejection last week of three measures to repeal or replace it.
RPT-U.S. Senate healthcare holdout Collins never got call from Trump
President Donald Trump exhorted every Republican to vote yes on a healthcare overhaul when it comes before the Senate this week, but one of his party's most vocal opponents of the bill, Senator Susan Collins, said he had made no effort to reach her. "The Democrats aren't giving us one vote, so we need virtually every single vote from the Republicans, not easy to do," Trump declared Monday in the White House, appearing with families he said had been harmed by Obamacare.