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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., accompanied by the committee's ranking member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, during the committee's executive session to discuss the nomination of Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos.
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The CEO of an Australian pharmaceutical company strongly denies that Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., who was picked by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Human Services, was offered a special rate of the firm's stocks, CNN reported. And Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., is privately applauding him.
Liberals' hatred for President Donald Trump "is triple that" of what they held for President George W. Bush when he was in office, Bush's former press secretary Ari Fleischer said Tuesday. "I used to see Bush derangement syndrome on a daily basis," Fleischer told CNBC's "Squawk Box" program .
Linda McMahon, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be administrator of the Small Business Administration testifies before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee January 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. less Linda McMahon, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be administrator of the Small Business Administration testifies before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee January 24, 2017 in ... more Linda McMahon, Small Business Administration administrator nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies during a Senate Small Business Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017.
President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order aimed at improving the government's ability to protect its computer networks and fend off hackers. The move puts the head of the Office of Management and Budget in charge of cybersecurity efforts within the executive branch and directs federal agency directors to develop their own plans to modernize their infrastructure.
A decorated U.S. Navy SEAL from Illinois who was killed during a raid against al-Qaida in Yemen is being remembered as a hero elected officials and those who knew him as a high school student. A friend from Illinois Valley Central High School said Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens was doing exactly what he wanted with his life when the 36-year-old Peoria man was killed in a firefight in a raid that left 30 others dead, including an estimated 14 militants.
Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton tweets: 'What I'm thinking about today' Morgan Freeman on Trump: 'It feels like we are jumping off a cliff' Don't doubt Trump when it comes to the VA MORE on Tuesday tweeted that she is thinking about Khizr Khan, the father of a U.S. Army captain who was killed in Iraq, and an Iraqi interpreter who can reportedly no longer come to the United States due to President Donald Trump Clinton tweets: 'What I'm thinking about today' Report: State officials defy Spicer, send memo opposing travel ban NY attorney general joins ACLU lawsuit against Trump order MORE What I'm thinking about today: Khizr Khan: https://t.co/wrHK7IkBrG And a vet who fought with those now excluded: https://t.co/4LhNIT8xVo The tweet comes several days after Trump signed an executive order imposing a 90-day ban on nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries entering the United States.
Other panels were considering Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to be attorney general and wealthy conservative activist Betsy DeVos to head the Education Department. All had strong Republican support, though final confirmation votes by the full Senate weren't yet scheduled.
President Donald Trump was set to unveil his pick for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as Democrats, still fuming over the Republican-led Senate's refusal to act on former President Barack Obama's nominee last year, girded for a fight. Trump said on Monday he would reveal his choice to replace conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February 2016, at the White House at 8 p.m. on Tuesday .
Sen. Bob Casey announced this morning that he will vote against two controversial Trump cabinet nominees: Steven Mnuchin for the Treasury Department and Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services. In a statement, Mr. Casey expressed concern about policies that Mr. Price had pursued as a Congressman from Georgia.
Sen. Angus King said Tuesday that he plans to vote against his colleague Sen. Jeff Sessions to be the next attorney general, saying he's not sure Mr. Sessions can be sufficiently independent from President Trump . "But I'm not voting to confirm a friend.
The wedding assassin: Hitman follows bride and groom as they walk down the aisle during Brazilian weddinga before pulling out a handgun and shooting at guests Trump's first combat casualties: Eight-year-old American daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki killed along with decorated SEAL Team 6 member in botched Yemen raid where almost everything went wrong Pictured: Judy Garland's new resting place after her remains are moved from New York to Hollywood 'to be near her three children' How the US military is botching the online fight against ISIS due to incompetence, cronyism flawed data, and a lack of Arabic speakers Missouri inmate to be executed over 1998 killing of a mother and two young children after he slashed their throats and dumped the bodies in a pond How quickly can YOU spot the typo? Hilarious photos showcase the spelling mistakes on billboards that make drivers do a double take 'Stop ... (more)
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he won't roll back federal workplace protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people, giving a rare nod of approval to President Barack Obama's work on the issue. In a statement released early morning, the White House said Obama's 2014 executive order prohibiting LGBTQ workplace discrimination would remain intact "at the direction" of Trump.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks alongside House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress as demonstrators protest against President Trump and his administration's ban of refugees from around the world and foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries. Democrats angered by President Trump's executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries face a key test on Tuesday as the U.S. Senate is set to consider a slate of his Cabinet nominees, including his choice for attorney general.
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.
President Obama is only a couple of weeks out of office, but his legacy on cybersecurity is already getting reviews - mixed reviews. According to a number of experts, Obama said a lot of good things, did a lot of good things and devoted considerable energy to making cybersecurity a priority, but ultimately didn't accomplish the goal of making either government or the private sector more secure .
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.
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.