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 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 New Pentagon chief seeks to reassure Asian allies By Robert Burns, Associated Press Mattis is seeking to reinforce key alliances after President Donald Trump's campaign-trail complaints that defense treaties disadvantaged the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 01 Democrats say Cabinet choice Tom Price ‘misled’ the public. Here’s what we know By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News A key committee vote on Health and Human Services cabinet nominee, Rep. Tom Price, stalled Tuesday amid charges from Senate Democrats that he has misled the public about his financial background. Continue reading
Jan 31 Army Corps poised to approve Dakota Access pipeline, senator says By Joshua Barajas The move reverses the Army Corp's decision in December to halt construction of the 1,172-mile oil pipeline under a reservoir north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Then, the federal agency said it wouldn't approve final permits for the project… 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 Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court By Julie Pace, Mark Sherman, Associated Press At 49, Gorsuch is the youngest Supreme Court nominee in a quarter century. Continue reading