Neil Gorsuch Confirmed by Senate as Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Confirmed by Senate as Supreme Court Justice:- Judge Neil M. Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate on Friday to become the 113th justice of the Supreme Court, capping a political brawl that lasted for more than a year and […]
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Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination Gains More Democratic Support Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination Gains More Democratic Support:- A third Democratic senator announced his support on Sunday for President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, though Republicans still face the difficult task of gaining enough Democratic votes to confirm Judge […]
2 White House Officials Helped Give Nunes Intelligence Reports 2 White House Officials Helped Give Nunes Intelligence Reports:- A pair of White House officials helped provide Representative Devin Nunes of California, a Republican and the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, with the intelligence reports that showed that President Trump […]
Ivanka Trump, Shifting Plans, Will Become a Federal Employee Ivanka Trump, Shifting Plans, Will Become a Federal Employee:- Ivanka Trump, the elder daughter of President Trump, is becoming an official government employee, joining her husband, Jared Kushner, in serving as an unpaid adviser to her father in the White House. […]
Repeal of Affordable Care Act Is Back on Agenda, Republicans Say Repeal of Affordable Care Act Is Back on Agenda, Republicans Say:- Under extreme pressure from conservative activists, House Republican leaders and the White House have restarted negotiations on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But efforts to revive the […]
House Democrats Ask Devin Nunes to Recuse Himself From Russia Inquiry House Democrats Ask Devin Nunes to Recuse Himself From Russia Inquiry:- Top House Democrats on Monday called on the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee to recuse himself from the panel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 […]
Some Lawmakers Now Look to Bipartisanship on Health Care The sudden death of legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act has created an opening for voices from both parties to press for fixes to the acknowledged problems in President Barack Obama’s signature health law, as lawmakers and some senior White […]
Trump Hotel in Washington Does Not Violate Lease, U.S. Says Trump Hotel in Washington Does Not Violate Lease, U.S. Says:- The Trump Organization scored a major victory on Thursday when the agency in charge of overseeing federal government property ruled that its Trump International Hotel in a historic government building […]
Alexander Acosta, Labor Nominee, Dismisses Concerns Over Political Pressure Alexander Acosta, Labor Nominee, Dismisses Concerns Over Political Pressure:- President Trump’s second pick to lead the Labor Department told senators on Wednesday that he would not allow partisan political considerations or conservative ideologues to shape his department, pushing back against accusations […]
Leaders Struggle to Unite House Republicans Behind Health Bill Leaders Struggle to Unite House Republicans Behind Health Bill:- The House bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act faced an uncertain fate on Wednesday as conservative Republicans pushed to eliminate federal requirements that health insurance plans provide certain benefits to consumers. […]
