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COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah-A crowd of about a thousand people, dominated by opponents of President Donald Trump's agenda, packed a raucous town-hall event here in the latest example of increased activism targeting Republican members of Congress. Five-term Rep. Jason Chaffetz won his most recent race by nearly 50 points, but returned to his home district to find himself confronted by a sign-waving, heckling and booing chorus.
Just in case folks don't know, three Democrats also followed President Donald Trump's lead in restricting entry for foreigners to the United States. President Barack Obama kept Iraqis from entering the U.S. for six months in 2014; President Bill Clinton in his 1995 State of the Union speech called for a halt to immigration period; and Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York -- the "sobster" -- in 2014 called for border closings and strong vetting, but not now.
He has described the sprawling Mar-a-Lago property as the Winter White House and has spent two weekends there so far this month. But it's also become a magnet for anti-Trump protesters and the subject of an ethics debate over his invitation to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to join him this weekend - with Trump pledging to pay for the accommodations.
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.
U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed America's long-standing "one China" policy in a ... A court filing says Ohio asked seven other states for a lethal injection drug in an unsuccessful attempt to continue carrying out executions. A court filing says Ohio asked seven other states for a lethal injection drug in an unsuccessful attempt to continue carrying out executions.
'THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!' Furious Donald Trump tweets that he'll appeal San Francisco court's ruling as judges unanimously REFUSE to reinstate his travel ban Ohio State University student, 21, is shot dead and left near a public park just a day after she failed to return home from work and her car was reported missing Trump reaffirms 'one China' policy in call with President Xi in apparent move to soothe tensions over post-election phone call with Taiwan leader Hillary Clinton was 'replaced on Vogue cover by Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner after election loss' as fashion bible reveals it will cover Melania Trump moving forward 'I never thought I would use this phrase - FAKE NEWS:' Mexican foreign minister forced to deny that he rewrote Donald Trump's border wall speech with Jared Kushner Shocking moment 18-year-old serial offender is shot dead a fraction of a second after ... (more)
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius case which held that the "penalty" for not buying health insurance was actually a "tax" and therefore constitutional.
As Donald Trump edges the U.S. closer to a thaw in relations with Vladimir Putin's Russia, commodity investors are already jumping in. Plans by United Co.
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.
'THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!' Furious Donald Trump tweets that he'll appeal San Francisco court's ruling as judges unanimously REFUSE to reinstate his travel ban Ohio State University student, 21, is shot dead and left near a public park just a day after she failed to return home from work and her car was reported missing Trump reaffirms 'one China' policy in call with President Xi in apparent move to soothe tensions over post-election phone call with Taiwan leader Hillary Clinton was 'replaced on Vogue cover by Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner after election loss' as fashion bible reveals it will cover Melania Trump moving forward 'I never thought I would use this phrase - FAKE NEWS:' Mexican foreign minister forced to deny that he rewrote Donald Trump's border wall speech with Jared Kushner Shocking moment 18-year-old serial offender is shot dead a fraction of a second after ... (more)
"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.
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.
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.
The routine lying by the Trump administration is just beyond belief. Mike Flynn has consistently denied that he talked to the Russian ambassador in December about President Obama's sanctions against Russia, but apparently he did.
Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, speaks with reporters on his way to meet Sen. Susan Collins on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 9, 2017. ORG XMIT: XNYT171 less Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, speaks with reporters on his way to meet Sen. Susan Collins on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 9, 2017.
President Trump's comments about the federal judge who blocked his immigration executive order have raised concerns among members of Congress and could complicate the pending confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. In a tweet over the weekend, Trump referred to Judge James L. Robart of the Western District of Washington as a "so-called judge" after Robart issued a nationwide temporary restraining order on Friday stopping the implementation of the executive order, which barred immigrant and nonimmigrant visa holders from seven countries from entering the U.S., indefinitely suspended the Syrian refugee program and temporarily stopped all refugee admissions to the United States.
"It's a political decision and we're going to see them in court ... the security of our country is at stake," he said to NBC News . Hillary Clinton, Trump's former Democratic rival, offered a short note, tweeting "3-0," referring to the 9th Circuit judges' unanimous ruling: "We hold that the Government has not shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its appeal, nor has it shown that failure to enter a stay would cause irreparable injury, and we therefore deny its emergency motion for a stay."
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."
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.