Feb 01 Why Sen. Orrin Hatch suspended committee rules to advance Trump nominees By Lisa Desjardins On the second day of boycott from Democrats, Hatch says they ‘haven’t done a thing to help cooperate" with hearings for Steve Mnuchin, Rep. Tom Price. Continue reading
Feb 01 GOP suspends Senate rule, muscles Trump picks through panel By Richard Lardner and Alan Fram, Associated Press Republicans rammed President Donald Trump's picks to be Treasury and health secretaries through a Senate committee on Wednesday without any Democrats present… Continue reading
Feb 01 Trump’s secretary of state pick headed for Senate approval By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The vote on Tillerson, scheduled for Wednesday, comes as tension builds among congressional Republicans and Democrats over Trump's executive order on immigrants and refugees. Continue reading
Feb 01 Senate GOP united, Democrats skeptical of Trump’s Supreme Court pick By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are standing united behind President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court and bracing for a protracted fight with Democrats over a conservative judge similar in philosophy to the late Justice Antonin… Continue reading
Feb 01 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee votes to approve Sessions for Attorney General By News Desk The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Wednesday to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as attorney general. Continue reading
Feb 01 A blur of a week in politics, slowed down By Lisa Desjardins The pace of action over the course of President Trump’s first days in office meant that just as Americans started digesting one news item, the next was rolling out at full-speed. Here’s an attempt at putting a haze of action… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 15:32 What Trump’s Gorsuch nomination means for the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Live: President Trump announces his Supreme Court nominee By Mark Sherman, Julie Pace, Associated Press Two finalists for the high court slot — Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman — were both summoned to Washington ahead of Tuesday's announcement, adding a dash of drama to the announcement from the reality television star turned president. Their travel… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 9:56 News Wrap: Spicer defends firing of acting attorney general By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer rejected criticism of the decision to fire Acting Attorney General Sally Yates for directing Justice Department lawyers not to defend President Trump's immigration order. Also, Senate Democrats forced delays… Continue watching