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Energy Secretary Rick Perry said he had no interest in becoming the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, flatly rejecting speculation that he would soon take over the position amid rapidly eroding White House support for embattled VA Secretary David Shulkin. Two administration officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Shulkin's position is growing more precarious and that he could be out of a job within the week, but they cautioned that nothing was finalized.
From left, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry appear before a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation hearing on infrastructure on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 14, 2018.
"Whether it's the history of it, the food itself, the old barbecue joints with smoke-filled walls and a grisly old pit master - that culture has resonated across the world and we start to see barbecue being popular in other statesa and other countries too."
When rabbit meat is on the menu, expect controversy to follow. It is socially acceptable to use farm animals, such as cows and chickens, as food; however, many people balk at the idea of eating rabbit, according to several publications.
It may be poor timing to pen this editorial in advance of what could be this winter's worst snow storm yet less than a week from the first official day of spring, no less.
On the last day of the campaign for the special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, Donald Trump Jr. toured a candy factory in Washington County to urge locals to turn out for Rick Saccone, the Republican running for the House seat against Democrat Conor Lamb. Trump was the third member of his family to visit the district in the past few weeks in an all-out effort to help bring Saccone over a finish line that he has been lagging behind in the past 10 days.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., asks a question during a March 1 hearing on Capitol Hill. Warren recently has been asked whether she would take a DNA test to prove she is of Native American descent.
Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., spoke with passion about the farm bill and fruits and vegetables in recent remarks recorded in the Congressional Record. From March 6, with the heading "Passing a strong, bipartisan farm bill."
In this Feb. 26, 2018, file photo, Carl Lewis in his market in Rankin, Pa. About half of Lewis' customers pay with benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, so the government's proposal to replace the debit card-type program with a pre-assembled box of shelf-stable goods delivered to recipients worries him and other grocery operators in poor areas.
The East Tennessee Political Items Collectors will sponsor its fourth political memorabilia show and sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 24 at Maryville First Baptist Church Family Life Center in conjunction with the Alcoa Kiwanis Antiques Appraisal Fair. The ETPIC is a local affiliate of the American Political Items Collectors organization, a nonprofit group established in 1945 to promote and encourage the study of the history of American political campaigns, and the collection and preservation of political memorabilia.
In 1969, the Zinacantec Maya of Mexico's Nabenchauk Valley all wore essentially the same clothes: square ponchos and shawls over simple cotton shirts, shorts, and skirts. Their outfits bore red and white stripes, with the proportions dictated by the type of garment.
American women have it pretty good compared to their counterparts in other nations who are still denied basic rights like learning how to read or drive. Last week marked International Women's Day, which advocates for the rights and freedom of women around the world.
To my astonishment, I began receiving daily news updates from the Pentagon, innocuously named the Early Bird Brief, about a month ago. One particularly perverse news brief warrants mention: the number of out-of shape and unfit youth is an imminent national security crisis, , but because they are "too fat to fight," as one writer put it.
Hawaii's food stamp administrator says he was stunned when he first heard that the U.S. Agriculture Department wanted to replace some cash benefits with a pre-assembled package of shelf-stable goods. That changed quickly to frustration, befuddlement and serious concern.
In this Aug. 1, 2016 file photo, laborers work in the steel market in Yichang in central China's Hubei province. China says it "firmly opposes" U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff increase for imported steel and aluminum but gave no indication whether Beijing might impose its own measures in response.
Jake Leinenkugel, president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., tapped a keg in 2009 at the Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls, Wis. Leinenkugel, who retired as the brewery's president in 2014, joined the Department of Veterans Affairs last year as senior White House adviser, a political appointment.
Amid a major shakeup at veterans hospitals across the country, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has named Joan Clifford the new director of the Bedford VA. The hospital has had two interim directors since the VA removed Christine Croteau, the last permanent director, in 2016 amid an ethics investigation.
Hillary Clinton, who bullied her husband's sexual assault victims had the nerve to boast about women 'shining the light on sexual assault.' Hillary Clinton viciously went after any woman who accused her husband of rape but we're supposed to buy that she's a champion for women's rights.