Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: FBI and Russia, Gorsuch, and health care

Ryan-aligned group uses Trump to pressure hard-right House Republicans to support health-care overhaul
 
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Trump’s First 100 Days: FBI and Russia, Gorsuch, and health care
It was a busy day, with an extraordinary disclosure and the start of four days of Supreme Court hearings.
FBI Director Comey confirms probe of possible coordination between Kremlin and Trump campaign
But he refused to say whether specific individuals are under suspicion of criminal acts.
 
Ryan-aligned group uses Trump to pressure hard-right House Republicans to support health-care overhaul
The American Action Network is highlighting Trump's backing of the bill as it seeks to press House conservatives.
 
Are 80 percent or 0.1 percent of the 9th Circuit Court's decisions overturned?
It's really a denominator game.
 
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Trump’s First 100 Days: FBI and Russia, Gorsuch, and health care
It was a busy day, with an extraordinary disclosure and the start of four days of Supreme Court hearings.
 
Trump takes another shot at quarterback who wouldn’t stand for national anthem
The president appeared at a raucous campaign rally in Louisville.
 
At Kentucky rally, Trump urges Congress to deal with health care so he can take up taxes and trade
A large crowd comes out for the president on a tough day in Washington.
 
After fence-jumping incident, lawmakers are counting on Homeland Security chief to clean up Secret Service
Secret Service officers took 17 minute to respond to an intrusion at the White House, and now lawmakers are counting on the DHS secretary to clean house
 
 
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's first day of hearings featured glowing assessments from Republicans and vows of scrutiny from Democrats
The genial appeals judge, who has unified conservatives, gave a deferential opening statement.
 
Full transcript: FBI Director James Comey testifies on Russian interference in 2016 election
NSA and FBI chiefs testify before the House Intelligence Committee.
 
President Trump faces his hardest truth: He was wrong
FBI director's testimony on wiretapping and Russia probe puts the White House on the defensive.
 
Trump wants to give federal workers a raise
The president's budget would slash federal spending that could lead to layoffs, but the administration will propose a 1.9 percent boost for civilian workers.
 
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President Trump's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Twitter day
The president's Twitter accounts were very active — an inaccurate — during testimony on Trump-Russia ties.
 
The lopsided age distribution of partisan politics, visualized
It's a reminder of the outstanding questions about the future of American politics.
 
Sean Spicer wants you to know that Trump’s golfing is strategic and/or not happening
Trump's hit the golf course one out of every six days he's been president.
 
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