Senate confirms Trump’s Health chief
The Senate confirmed Rep. Tom Price to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services during a 2 a.m. vote Friday. No Democratic senator supported Price in the 52-47 vote.
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It’s a Solitary Start to Life in the White House for Trump
Around 6:30 each evening, Secret Service agents gather in the dim hallways of the West Wing to escort Donald Trump home. For some presidents, the short walk between the Oval Office and the White House residence upstairs is a lifeline to family and a semblance of normal life.
Sanders to Trump: Tell GOP you’ll veto entitlement cuts
"The American people are ... still waiting for that one tweet which says: I will keep my promise. I will not cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and if Republicans give me legislation to do that, I will veto that legislation," Sanders said from the Senate floor on Thursday night.
Warren blasts Price in first Senate speech since being silenced
Elizabeth Warren Senate confirms Trump's Health chief Warren blasts Price in first Senate speech since being silenced Senate poised for more late-night votes on Trump nominees MORE slammed Rep. Tom Price ahead a final vote on his nomination to lead the Health and Human Services Department, her first remarks on the Senate floor since she was temporarily barred from speaking. "He wants to destroy fundamental protections that millions of Americans depend on for their health and economic security," she said from the Senate floor.
Puerto Rico nationalist unexpectedly returns after term cut
Supporters hold up a sign during a press conference to welcome home Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera on the day he returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Rivera unexpectedly returned to the island on Thursday to serve the remainder of a sentence commuted by outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama, according to the San Juan mayor's office.
Chaffetz: Kellyanne Conway’s brand promotion ‘clearly over the line’ Updated at
The White House has "counseled" a top aide to President Donald Trump after she promoted Ivanka Trump's fashion line during a national cable television appearance from the White House. But House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz says that's not enough, calling what Kellyanne Conway did "wrong, wrong, wrong, clearly over the line, unacceptable."
Public schoolchildren as profit centers
"My family is the largest single contributor of soft money to the national Republican Party.
Tom Price expected to be confirmed for HHS post in early morning vote
The Senate is expected to confirm Rep. Tom Price to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services during a middle of the night vote. Democrats opposed Price, a Republican from Georgia, because he is a key architect of undoing the Affordable Care Act and has advocated making major changes to Medicare.
The Daily Caller Used The White House Press Briefing To Advocate Gutting The CFPB
Daily Caller reporter Kaitlan Collins recycled tired right-wing media complaints about employee salaries at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as an excuse to float the prospect of gutting the agency during today's White House press briefing, neglecting to mention that the financial industry watchdog is not funded by taxpayers. The CFPB has long been a target of right-wing media misinformation campaigns aimed at undermining support for objective oversight of Republican-aligned special interests on Wall Street.
News 1 hour ago 3:09 p.m.’Go buy Ivanka’s stuff’: Conway called out by GOP official for freea
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told Fox News viewers Thursday morning to "Go buy Ivanka's stuff," drawing criticism. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer responded.
Alabama AG sworn in to replace Jeff Sessions
Gov. Robert Bentley named Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange to fill the U.S. Senate ... . Newly appointed Alabama Sen. Luther Strange looks at Gov. Robert Bentley before Bently signed the document officially appointing Strange to the U.S. Senate during a press conference, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala... .
For Trump, a solitary start to life in the White House56 minutes ago
Around 6:30 each evening, Secret Service agents gather in the dim hallways of the West Wing to escort Donald Trump home. For some presidents, the short walk between the Oval Office and the White House residence upstairs is a lifeline to family and a semblance of normal life.
No Data Manipulation at NOAA
Top Republicans on the House science committee claim a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist "confirmed" that his NOAA colleagues "manipulated" climate data for a 2015 study. But that scientist denies that he accused NOAA of manipulating data.
ICYMI: Two Additions Confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet of Horrors
This week Betsy DeVos was confirmed as our new Education Secretary and Jeff Sessions as the next Attorney General. There is no sugar coating this: both are disastrous for women, sexual assault survivors, people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, and the LGBT community.
Eric Holder’s law firm paid $25k a month by California taxpayers to fight Trump policies: Report
Former Obama Attorney General Eric Holder's law firm is reportedly bringing in $25,000 a month in California taxpayers' money for legal counsel about countering the Trump administration. In January the Democrat-dominated California state legislature hired Mr. Holder's and his firm, Covington & Burling, "to assist with legal challenges over everything from immigration to environmental policies," Fox News reported Thursday.
Trump a positivea on air traffic control change
A top airline industry lobbyist says President Donald Trump was “extraordinarily positive” when airline executives urged him to support privatizing America's air traffic control system. Nick Calio is president and CEO of Airlines for America, a trade association.
The Politicization of Everything
There is a quote that is often attributed to former U.S. Representative Barney Frank: "'Government' is simply the name we give to the things we choose to do together." When Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick quoted Rep. Frank at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, I just rolled my eyes.
Chaffetz meets with Muslim leaders, backs Trump’s travel ban
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz says President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations was rushed but he thinks it singles out "the right countries" and doesn't target people based on their religion. Muslim leaders told the Republican congressmen that the 18 to 36 month screening process refugees already go through is not an issue.
Trump hopes to woo Gorsuch support from bipartisan group of senators
President Donald Trump is set to host a bipartisan group of senators for lunch Thursday at the White House to discuss their potential support for Neil Gorsuch, the President's Supreme Court pick. The meeting is an attempt by Trump to smooth the way for Gorsuch's confirmation, though he may have poisoned the well with an early morning tweet insulting a Democratic senator.
House Committee intel compromised by IT staff
Feb. 09, 2017 - 3:27 - House Judiciary & Foreign Affairs Committee Member Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on the IT workers that compromised information from the House Committee.