Kansas lawmakers jump-start debate over repealing tax break
Representative Ron Ryckman is sworn in as Speaker of the House Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, by Kansas Supreme Court Justice Lawton Nuss. Rickman's wife Kim is holding the bible.
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Piers Morgan Rips Meryl Streep forHer Anti-Trump Golden Globes Rant
WeA re beginning to feel a modicum of respect for TV personality Piers Morgan, who recently lectured President Obama to get over Donald TrumpA s election victory. Now he has taken to the virtual pages of the UKA s Daily Mail to lambast actress Meryl Streep for her anti-Trump Golden Globes rant Sunday.
Air Force grants honorable discharge to 91-year-old gay vet
A 91-year-old veteran who was dismissed from the U.S. Air Force as "undesirable" in 1948 because he is gay has had that discharge status changed to "honorable." The move by the Air Force comes in response to a lawsuit filed in November by H. Edward Spires of Norwalk, Connecticut, who served from 1946 to 1948 as a chaplain's assistant, earning the rank of sergeant.
The Latest: Lawmaker to rehang art removed by colleague
Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay plans to return a painting to its Capitol Hill display after a colleague took offense and removed it because it shows a pig in a police uniform aiming a gun at African-American protesters. The painting by a high school student in Clay's district was inspired by the shooting and protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
Photos: Pence arrives in nationa s capital after bidding farewell to…
Columbus native and Vice President-elect Mike Pence has arrived at Joint Base Andrews with members of his family - and three pets. Pence took his first flight aboard a military flight - which will be Air Force Two once he becomes vice president.
Meryl Streepa s Taking on Donald Trump Wasna t the First Political Acceptance Speech
At the Golden Globes on Sunday night, Meryl Streep was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award and gave a politically-charged acceptance speech about the importance of diversity and freedom. Though she did not reference President-elect Donald Trump by name, she mentioned a moment when "the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter, someone he outranked in privilege, power, and the capacity to fight back."
Jason Chaffetz vows to continue Clinton email investigation
House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said Monday he will continue to investigate Hillary Clinton's use of a primary email server while leading the State Department, but claimed he "won't be a cheerleader" for President-elect Donald Trump. "Just because there was a political election doesn't mean it goes away," the Utah Republican said of the Clinton investigation.
Overrated or not, Streep’s speech has galvanizing effect
Meryl Streep poses in the press room with the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Trump predicts all Cabinet picks will win confirmation
NEW YORK>> Facing a week of high-profile tests for his administration-in-waiting, President-elect Donald Trump predicted Monday that all of his Cabinet picks would win Senate confirmation even as Democrats charged that Trump's team was ignoring standard vetting protocol. "I think they'll all pass," Trump said of his would-be Cabinet, describing them as "all at the highest level" in between private meetings in his Manhattan sky rise.
Why Donald Trump’s selection of his son-in-law for a top White House job is a dicey decision
Jared Kushner is President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law but he's also one of his key confidants. Here's a closer look at the man who is expected to be a senior adviser to the president in Trump's White House.
Crisafulli says he won’t run for agriculture commissioner
Former House Speaker Steve Crisafulli bowed out of a potential race for agriculture commissioner on Tuesday, leaving the 2018 campaign for the Cabinet position without a clear front-runner. Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, comes from a family with deep roots in the state's citrus industry and had made no secret of the fact that he was considering a bid for agriculture commissioner.
Democrats push to have Congressional Black Caucus members testify at Sessions hearings
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has pressed Chairman Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, to include Rep. John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the confirmation hearings for Sen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III to be attorney general. Grassley has agreed-in a separate but equal kind of way .
Obama presses Trump not to back away from clean energy
WASHINGTON >> President Barack Obama cast the adoption of clean energy in the U.S. as “irreversible,” putting pressure Monday on President-elect Donald Trump not to back away from a core strategy to fight climate change. Obama, penning an opinion article in the journal Science, sought to frame the argument in a way that might appeal to the president-elect: in economic terms.
The Latest: McConnell meeting Trump on eve of hearings
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump a day before the Senate begins confirmation hearings on Trump's Cabinet picks. The government ethics office says it hasn't received even draft financial disclosure reports for some of the nominees set to appear before Congress this week.
Russia wanted payback, not a President Trump
The startling thing about the U.S. intelligence report released last week on Russia's alleged "influence campaign" to boost Donald Trump's chances of winning the presidency is its lack of, well, intelligence. That's not a complaint about the lack of hard evidence provided to the public on Friday.
Sen. Sherrod Brown speaks out against Jeff Sessions as Attorney General Read Story Associated Press
Sen. Sherrod Brown stopped by our studios at WKYC Monday morning to discuss his opposition to Donald Trump's choice of Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general. Sen. Brown, of Cleveland, said in a statement Friday that he met with Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, last Wednesday.
Streep, Trump trade barbs amid actress’ Globes speech
Meryl Streep's acceptance speech after receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes turned out to be the opening volley in a war of words with President-elect Donald Trump. The actress never mentioned Trump by name, but it was clear who her target was in pointedly saying that a performance from the past year that stunned her came from the campaign trail.
GOP turns to arcane budget process to repeal Obamacare
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives at Trump Tower in New York, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.
Ex-CIA Director Hayden: Obama’s Response to Russia ‘Too Timid’
President Barack Obama's response to Russian hacking was "too timid," according to former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden, but says he partly understands why Obama did it. "I think the decision he made was made for honorable reasons.
Conway Questions ‘Selective Outrage’ Over Russia Hacking Reports
It's hard to ignore the double standard when it comes to the findings that Russia was behind hacking activities during the election, considering how many other entities have had their own servers attacked, President-elect Donald Trump's incoming presidential counsel Kellyanne Conway said Monday. "We can't get over the selective feigned outrage," Conway told CNN "New Day" host Chris Cuomo.