Friday, 13 January 2017

Politics: What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#2)

Sponsored by Susan B. Anthony List | After Trump rebuke, federal ethics chief called to testify before House lawmakers; Deportation force is 'not happening,' Paul Ryan tells undocumented family; The Trump Transition: Nominees don’t always agree with PEOTUS; Trump's Cabinet nominees keep contradicting him; Nation’s first Latina senator: GOP congressman’s claims of Mexican election influence are ‘immature’; Va. lawmaker presses fellow Republicans on transgender 'bathroom bill'; Live from D.C., it's the Ben Carson hearing; The GOP wants to repeal Obamacare in a fast-paced 'rescue mission' — but in a step-by-step process.; Holder urges wounded Democrats to focus on state races and reshape 'rigged' congressional maps; Obama surprises Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom; Anxious lawmakers to GOP leaders: What's the plan to replace Obamacare?; Anthony Scaramucci is hired for a top job in Trump’s White House; Fearing Trump, lawmakers try to help ‘dreamers’ stay in the United States;
 
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What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#2)
The second installment in our occasional feature looking at what Trump got wrong on Twitter in a given week.
After Trump rebuke, federal ethics chief called to testify before House lawmakers
Walter Shaub, Jr. has been in Republican crosshairs for his rebuke of Trump's plan to separate his business empire from the presidency
 
Deportation force is 'not happening,' Paul Ryan tells undocumented family
Confronted by an undocumented Oklahoma woman, Ryan (R-Wis.) said he was working to find a "good, humane solution" for the families protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
 
The Trump Transition: Nominees don’t always agree with PEOTUS
The latest from the transition.
 
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Trump's Cabinet nominees keep contradicting him
The confirmation hearings show how campaign promises can collide with the realities of governing.
 
Nation’s first Latina senator: GOP congressman’s claims of Mexican election influence are ‘immature’
Texas congressman said that Mexican-born, Mexican American singers and actors who campaigned for Democrats amounts to "foreign influence."
 
Va. lawmaker presses fellow Republicans on transgender 'bathroom bill'
Del. Robert Marshall does not want legislative leaders to quietly kill his legislation
 
Live from D.C., it's the Ben Carson hearing
Amid talk of Columbo and neurons, Warren was one of few senators to ask a pointed question.
 
The GOP wants to repeal Obamacare in a fast-paced 'rescue mission' — but in a step-by-step process.
Two competing conservative ethics are at work: Love of slow-moving regular order, and hatred of the ACA.
 
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Holder urges wounded Democrats to focus on state races and reshape 'rigged' congressional maps
Obama's former attorney general warned that it is not enough to just tune into presidential contests.
 
Obama surprises Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
A tearful Biden said, "I don't deserve this, but I know it came from the president's heart."
 
Anxious lawmakers to GOP leaders: What's the plan to replace Obamacare?
Rank-and-file Republicans want to know more about what's ahead before proceeding with legislation that would gut the Affordable Care Act.
 
Anthony Scaramucci is hired for a top job in Trump’s White House
Scaramucci's position, which is expected to be formally announced this week, is described inside the Trump team as akin to the one currently held by one of President Obama's most powerful advisers, Valerie Jarrett.
 
Fearing Trump, lawmakers try to help ‘dreamers’ stay in the United States
Trump's promise to repeal Obama's executive orders puts in jeopardy a popular program to allow young undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States.
 
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