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
Mar 30 WATCH LIVE: Russia draws senators' focus in hearing on election meddling By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Lawmakers heading the Senate intelligence committee focused squarely on Russia as they opened a hearing Thursday on attempts at undermining the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Mar 30 A Hawaii judge just extended a ruling to block Trump's travel ban. What's next? By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press A U.S. judge in Hawaii is keeping President Donald Trump's travel ban on hold while the state's lawsuit works its way through the courts, the latest defeat for the government after it pushed for a freeze on the nation's refugee… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 9:16 In fight over Gorsuch, Senate leaders stand their ground By PBS News Hour In Congress, the spotlight is back on the battle over Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and the possibility of Republicans using the “nuclear option.” Meanwhile, there are questions about the independence of the chair of the House Intelligence Committee on… Continue watching
Mar 29 Seattle to sue Trump over sanctuary city threats By David Kroman, Crosscut.com Days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened to withhold grant money from so-called sanctuary cities, Seattle is hitting back: Mayor Ed Murray and City Attorney Pete Holmes will announce a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s threats against cities that… Continue reading
Mar 29 Poll: Americans dislike GOP's, Trump's plan on health care By Alan Fram, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Sixty-two percent of Americans turned thumbs down on Trump's handling of health care during the initial weeks of his presidency, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Of the six health coverage changes the… Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: Spicer says President Trump optimistic about health care reform By News Desk "I think there is a lot of people who have some ideas how to move forward and we are entertaining those," Spicer said. Continue reading
Mar 29 Woman strikes police cruiser near Capitol, suspect taken into custody By Associated Press A woman struck a U.S. Capitol Police cruiser with a vehicle near the Capitol on Wednesday morning and was taken into custody, police said. Continue reading
Mar 29 U.S. judge to hear arguments on longer block to travel ban By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press A federal judge in Hawaii planned to hear arguments Wednesday on whether to extend a block on the revised travel ban until the state's lawsuit works its way through the courts. Continue reading