Dreamgirls icon Jennifer Holliday says she has changed her mind and will no longer perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s pre-inauguration concert next week. Holliday, along with the rock band 3 Doors Down and country music star Toby Keith, were announced as the artists booked for Thursday’s event.
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Party at Pence’s: LGBT activists host dance party outside VP-elect’s Chevy Chase rental
Party at Pence’s: LGBT activists host dance party outside VP-elect’s Chevy Chase rental Activists brandished rainbow flags and signs that read “Queer Love” and “Trans Power.” Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jB7lY9 Participants dances and march in the Chevy Chase, Md., neighborhood.
Trump continues Twitter assault
His inauguration days away, President- elect Donald Trump is continuing to lash out at critics in the intelligence community and Democrats in Congress who are vowing to skip his swearing-in ceremony. The tough-talking Republican questioned whether the CIA director himself was “the leaker of fake news” in a Sunday night tweet.
On King day, Trump meets with Martin Luther King III
Donald Trump will mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday by meeting with the son of the civil rights icon. On King day, Trump meets with Martin Luther King III Donald Trump will mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday by meeting with the son of the civil rights icon.
Southern Indiana city renames road after President Obama
The southern Indiana city of New Albany has renamed a local road in honor of President Barack Obama days before the president leaves office. Crews installed signs Friday renaming Reas Lane as Barack Obama Way.
Inauguration in sight, Trump continues Twitter assault
His inauguration days away, President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to lash out at critics in the intelligence community and Democrats in Congress who are vowing to skip his swearing-in ceremony. The tough-talking Republican questioned whether the CIA director himself was “the leaker of fake news” in a Sunday night tweet.
Pence Looks Like He Will Be Trump’s Inside Man in Congress
When Mike Pence landed in Congress after the 2000 election, he was a conservative agitator who often bucked President George W. Bush’s agenda. Seventeen years later, he’s the vice president-elect and Donald Trump’s inside man on Capitol Hill .
Inauguration in Sight, Trump Continues Twitter Assault
His inauguration days away, President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to lash out at critics in the intelligence community and Democrats in Congress who are vowing to skip his swearing-in ceremony. The tough-talking Republican questioned whether the CIA director himself was “the leaker of fake news” in a Sunday night tweet.
In feud with John Lewis, Trump attacked ‘one of the most respected people in America’
In this Jan. 11, 2017 file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at the confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
GOP leaders pledge vape law overhaul, subject of FBI probe
Republican legislative leaders say they want to unwind stiff regulations they imposed on Indiana’s vaping industry, which created a stranglehold on the burgeoning market for one company and prompted an FBI investigation. The law, which is subject to a legal challenge, was passed in 2015 ostensibly to ensure that the nicotine-laced liquid consumed through vaping met safety standards.
Toyota’s line into Trump: Mike Pence
Broadsided by this month’s Trump tweet targeting Toyota, the Japanese carmaker’s president, Akio Toyoda, is wasting no time in appealing to the new administration. On day one of the Detroit auto show, Toyoda ballyhooed the company’s plan to invest $10 billion in the U.S. over the next five years.
Mike Pence Shops for Ice Cream
Vice president-elect Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence embrace at Republican president-elect Donald Trump’s election night event. Soon-to-be Vice President Mike Pence makes emergency ice cream runs just like the rest of us — except for the gang of Secret Service agents trailing him, of course.
The misfortunes of the vice presidents from Indiana
Indiana has produced five vice presidents, but history shows that they didn’t have the best of luck once in office. “I just want to give Mike Pence an advanced warning that sometimes Hoosiers and the vice presidency do not go well together,” said Ray Boomhower, senior editor of the Indiana Historical Society Press.
Common themes among Obama’s good-bye and Holcomb’s hello
One speech said hello. The other said goodbye – sort of. As I watched new Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s inaugural address and outgoing President Barack Obama’s farewell address, I was struck by their similarities.
Trump denounces ‘disgrace’ of reports of Russian ties to him
Trump says he owns a “great” company but really one of the … . FILE – In this Oct. 26, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, accompanied by, from left, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Trump, Melania Trump, Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump, speaks during the gra… NEW YORK – A defiant President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had obtained compromising personal and financial information about him, calling it a “tremendous blot” on the record of the intelligence community if such material had been released.
Trump Already Looking Ahead to 2020 Re-Election
“Donald Trump plans to keep his Manhattan-based campaign headquarters open as he assumes the presidency – a move that represents a sharp break from his predecessors, and one that positions him to begin running for reelection in 2020,” Politico reports. “Trump intends to retain a skeletal campaign staff of around ten people with a senior aide at the helm.
There’s little evidence that Trump’s Carrier-style deals will work long-term
In late November, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he had reached a deal with Carrier to keep about 800 manufacturing jobs in Indiana from moving to Mexico. After the announcement, we learned that the Indiana Economic Development Corporation would give US$7 million in tax credits and grants to Carrier’s parent company in exchange for keeping the jobs in the state.
Pence ends chapter as Indiana governor; heads to Washington
It was the last official act former Gov. Mike Pence had to fulfill. He attended the swearing-in ceremony for Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Huffpost Hill – Wake Up, Streeple
Mike Pence and his family, including their rabbit Marlon Bundo, . And while we’re on the subject, a much, MUCH better name for Pence’s rabbit would’ve been Chief Justice John Rabberts.
Greenwood mayor attending presidential inauguration
When Donald Trump stands at the podium to take the oath of office and give his inaugural address, one local official will be watching from the audience. Myers would like to see Trump’s speech give a clear indication of the direction that the first-term president wants the country to go.
Holcomb finishes ascension from unknown to Indiana governor
In this Nov. 14, 2016 file photo Vice President-elect Mike Pence, right, shakes hands with Indiana Governor-elect Eric Holcomb, as they participate in a cabinet meeting in the governor’s Statehouse office in Indianapolis. Holcomb’s inauguration as Indiana governor on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, will complete a whirlwind ascension in the past year from a virtually unknown candidate to the state’s top office.
Pro-Trump Californians hope his victory can fuel a GOP revival in the Golden State
Candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd during an April rally at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. Hundreds of Donald Trump ‘s California supporters gathered Saturday to celebrate his impending inauguration – and to try to funnel the energy that propelled him to the White House into turning their cobalt-blue home state red.
Concerns over dumping Obamacare growing among GOP lawmakers
From left, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, following a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus to disucss repeal of President Obama’s health care law now that the GOP is in charge of White House and Congress.
Pencea s chief of staff seeks return to Indiana utility board
The chief of staff for outgoing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is seeking to remain in state government by returning to the commission that oversees utility companies. Jim Atterholt told the Indianapolis Business Journal he has applied for an opening on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
What are conservatives doing voting to increase debt by $9 trillion?
Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have been adamant – the federal debt is way too high and has got to be tamed fast. Cruz, a Republican from Texas, helped lead the 2013 fight against raising the debt limit , a fight that resulted in a partial government shutdown.
Spy chief James Clapper ‘resolute’ on Russia cyber attack, differs with Trump
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on foreign cyber threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday he was “even more resolute” in his belief that Russia staged cyber attacks on Democrats during the 2016 election campaign, rebuking persistent skepticism from Republican President-elect Donald Trump about whether Moscow was involved.
Namechecked by Obama, gay ex-Navy officer joins race to revive Democrats
Washington; The gay, 34-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana – namechecked recently by President Obama – has entered the contest for chairman of the Democratic party, presenting himself as an alternative to the two leading candidates. Warning that beleaguered Democrats can ill afford a replay of their contentious presidential primary in the race to lead the Democratic National Committee, Pete Buttigieg said “this is not a time to relitigate an old battle”.
Obama urges fellow Democrats to fight for Obamacare
President Barack Obama has urged fellow Democrats to fight for his healthcare bill, as the incoming Trump team vowed to make a repeal of the law a priority. In a two-hour private meeting Mr Obama sought to rally members of his party, as Republicans took their first steps to dismantle his signature bill.
Obama urges fellow Democrats to fight for Obamacare
President Barack Obama has urged fellow Democrats to fight for his healthcare bill, as the incoming Trump team vowed to make a repeal of the law a priority. In a two-hour private meeting Mr Obama sought to rally members of his party, as Republicans took their first steps to dismantle his signature bill.
Repeal ‘Obamacare’, but don’t hurt consumers, says Mike Pence
The Senate voted 51-48 to begin debating a budget that will prevent Democrats from using a filibuster to block future Republican legislation to scuttle the landmark health care law Donald Trump’s “first order of business” as president will be to repeal and replace “Obamacare,” but Republicans must avoid hurting consumers as they do it, Vice President-elect Mike Pence said at the Capitol on Thursday. President Barack Obama visited Congress, too, 16 days before leaving the White House, championing his landmark overhaul before Democratic lawmakers and urging them to remind voters of how the statute has helped them.
Fact Check: Once Again, Lawmakers Are Stretching The Facts On Obamacare
President Obama and Vice President-elect Mike Pence were both on Capitol Hill Wednesday, making competing cases for and against Obama’s signature health care law. Republicans have promised to make repeal of the Affordable Care Act their first order of business, once they control both Congress and the White House.
White House: Repealing Obamacare ‘would have devastating consequences’
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says repealing the Affordable Care Act ”would have devastating consequences for people all across the country.’ ‘ Rough Cut .
Obamacare, Dakota Access Pipeline, Macy’s: Your Wednesday evening roundup
Vice President-elect Mike Pence told Republican lawmakers Wednesday that the Trump administration will press for a fast path forward on gutting the Affordable Care Act , through a combination of legislative moves and early executive actions. Pence gave GOP lawmakers the rough outline of a battle-plan for dismantling Obamacare and laying the blame for current problems in the healthcare system at the Democrats’ feet.
Republicans vow to get rid of Obamacare but givea
Republicans vow to get rid of Obamacare but give no details Vice President-elect Mike Pence meets with GOP on dumping health care law, while Obama looks to defend. Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://usat.ly/2hRPBqg Vice President-elect Mike Pence meets with Republican members of Congress Wednesday to discuss ways of dismantling the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.
Obama, Pence To Visit Capitol Hill for Healthcare Talks
President Barack Obama is traveling to the Capitol to give congressional Democrats advice on how to combat the Republican drive to dismantle his health care overhaul. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is meeting with GOP lawmakers to discuss the best way to send Obama’s cherished law to its graveyard and replace it with – well, something.
Trump, with 2 tweets, helps push GOP reversal on ethics
Members of the House of Representatives, some joined by family, gather in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, as the 115th Congress gets under way. Members of the House of Representatives, some joined by family, gather in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, as the 115th Congress gets under way.
Trump questions US intelligence as governing challenges loom
Vice President-elect Mike Pence speaks to members of the media as he arrives at Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Vice President-elect Mike Pence speaks to members of the media as he arrives at Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.
Republicans finally have the power to repeal Obamacare, but they’re still not sure how
Healthcare workers, patients, seniors and others rally in Los Angeles against GOP plans to repeal Obamacare. Republicans are quickly discovering that repeal is easier said than done.
GOP commands new Congress dogged by ethics office vote
The new Republican-led Congress lined up to be sworn in Tuesday, facing questions about a secretive move to gut an independent ethics board that drew criticism from President-elect Donald Trump over the priorities of GOP leaders. Trump, who takes office later this month, challenged the decision to immediately weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics, arguing that tax reform and health care are more important.
The Latest: Panetta, Cheney at House session
The Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says confirmation hearings for Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, will begin next week. The hearings are expected to last two days.