Mar 30 As Schumer urges ‘no’ to Gorsuch, two Democrats says they’ll vote for Trump’s court nominee By Mary Clare Jalonick and Erica Werner, Associated Press Two Democrats facing tough re-elections in GOP states said they will vote for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, even as the Senate Democratic leader strongly warned Republicans against changing Senate rules to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch. Continue reading
Mar 30 To preserve Trump priorities, GOP would like to avoid a government shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Republican leaders are trying to salvage priorities like his wall along the Mexico border and immediate increases in defense spending without stumbling into a politically toxic government shutdown in another month. Continue reading
Mar 30 McCaskill ‘torn’ over Gorsuch vote, warns Dem donors of political risk in filibuster By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, who says she is torn over how to vote, highlighted the dilemma for Democratic senators running next year in states that Trump won. Continue reading
Mar 30 Trump adviser Steve Bannon will not face charges in Florida vote probe By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Prosecutors said the investigation focused on whether Bannon falsely claimed to reside in Florida on a voter registration form, which is a felony. The probe concluded there was insufficient evidence to prove Bannon didn't intend to live in Florida. Continue reading
Mar 30 Trump to meet Denmark’s prime minister amid Brexit, NATO concerns By Vivian Salama, Associated Press Lokke Rasmussen is the latest wary European ally to visit the White House since Donald Trump took office, looking to ease concerns that the new administration will honor multilateral agreements with Europe and take a firmer stance against Russian aggression. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: After NYT report on Nunes, Spicer invites lawmakers to view intel material By Julie Pace and Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press White House spokesman Sean Spicer says a letter was sent to lawmakers Thursday. It comes after The New York Times reported that two White House officials helped House intel committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes view information on intelligence collections concerning… Continue reading
Mar 30 Pence casts decisive vote for bill that lets states block some Planned Parenthood money By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press In Congress' latest clash mixing the politics of abortion, women's health and states' rights, Pence cast the decisive vote in a 51-50 roll call. Continue reading
Mar 30 Pelosi backs Trump administration on debt ceiling increase By Associated Press Pelosi said she and fellow Democrats would support increasing the debt ceiling so long as it would be a "clean" increase that would be free of GOP add-ons. Continue reading
Mar 30 Alexander Acosta, Trump’s choice for labor secretary, advances to full Senate vote By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Florida law school dean Alexander Acosta has moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump's secretary of labor. A Senate panel on Thursday voted along party lines, 12-11, to advance Acosta's nomination to all 100 members of the chamber… Continue reading
Mar 30 Republican foes of health care bill win praise in districts By Thomas Beaumont and Dylan Lovan, Associated Press In Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Iowa in the bitter aftermath of the GOP's epic failure, Republicans who blocked the legislation have won praise from constituents for stopping what many saw as a flawed plan, either in the legislation's substance… Continue reading