Month: September 2017

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned Friday after criticism over his repeated use of expensive private jets instead of commercial flights, CNBC reports. Price’s traveling habits has cost taxpayers more than $1 million. […]

Mueller Reportedly Begins Interviewing White House Staff

Special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly started interviewing White House officials as part of the probe into ties between Trump campaign associates and Russia, The Hill reports. Fox News reported Friday that retired Lt. Gen. […]

Democrats Want Emergency Hearing over Hurricane Response

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee and the Virgin Islands’ representative in Congress on Friday called for an “emergency” hearing on the Trump administration’s response to this month’s deadly hurricanes, The Hill reports. […]

Trump Slams San Juan Mayor over Storm Response

President Donald Trump shifted from defending his administration’s approach to blasting the San Juan mayor for her “poor leadership ability”, regarding the situation in storm-battered Puerto Rico, Bloomberg reports. In a series of Saturday morning […]

Tillerson Says U.S. Probing Whether Pyongyang Is Interested in Dialogue

The United States is probing North Korea to see whether it is interested in dialogue and has multiple direct channels of communication with Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday, Reuters reports. […]

Senate Confirms Jon Huntsman as Russia Ambassador

Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman who once urged Donald Trump to back down from the presidential runoff, was elected by an easy confirmation Thursday as U.S. ambassador to Russia, assuming a high-profile diplomatic position amid the […]

Senate Approves Small Business Cybersecurity Legislation

The Senate approved a legislation Thursday that would oblige the federal government to provide more tools to small businesses to secure their networks from cyber threats, The Hill reports. The legislation proposed by Sens. James […]

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Returns to Capitol Hill

More than three months after a baseball practice shooting left him fighting for his life, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise returned to the House on Thursday, Newsmax reports. “You have no idea how great this […]

Pentagon Appoints General to Oversee Response in Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico

The Pentagon appointed a senior general to oversee relief operations in storm-hit Puerto Rico, Newsmax reports. The U.S. territory of 3.4 million people is recovering from Hurricane Maria, which struck on September 20 as the […]

U.S. Economic Growth Revised Up to 3.1 Percent in Second Quarter

The U.S. economy grew at an upgraded annual rate of 3.1 percent in the spring, the fastest pace in more than two years, Newsmax reports. However, the growth is expected to slow sharply this quarter […]

Price Vows to Reimburse Taxpayers for His Use of Private Jets

After being heavily criticized by President Donald Trump, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price vowed Thursday to reimburse taxpayers for his use of private jets for official government business, The Hill writes. “Today, […]

Tech Industry Reach Rare Consensus with Republicans on Tax Reform Plan

The tech industry has become an unlikely ally to congressional Republicans in their push for sweeping tax cuts, The Hill reports. President Donald Trump has been arguing frequently with tech giants, and in the latest […]

Kellyanne Conway’s Polling Firm Acquired by GOP PR Company

The polling company created by the current White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has been acquired by CRC Public Relations, a powerhouse GOP PR firm, Politico reports. Conway established The Polling Company in 1995, after her […]

White House ‘Back to Square One’ in Search for DHS Secretary

The Trump administration is once again searching for a permanent Department of Homeland Security secretary due to the fact that White House aides are not satisfied with the provided array of candidates, Politico reports. House […]

Twitter Suspends Hundreds of Russia-linked Accounts

Twitter issued an announcement Thursday that it had suspended 201 Russia-linked accounts that posted thousands of political ads on Facebook, but some lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction saying the problem is far broader, The Washington Post reports. […]

Joint Chiefs Chairman Confirmed for Second Term

General Joseph Dunford has been confirmed for his second term as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking military officer in the country, The Hill reports. Dunford’s fast confirmation was very well-known as […]

Trump Waives Shipping Restrictions for Puerto Rico for Hurricane Relief

President Donald Trump waived the shipping ban for Puerto Rico on Thursday which according to the island’s governor complicates and raises the price of the hurricane aid, The Washington Post reports. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the […]

Trump: NFL Owners Are Scared of Their Players

NFL team owners do not want to prevent their players from kneeling as a sign of protest during the national anthem due to the fact that “they’re afraid of their players,” President Donald Trump stated […]

Trump Administration Proposes to Cut Refugee Cap to 45,000

Trump administration on Wednesday prepared a proposal according to which admittance of refugees next year will be limited to a maximum of 45,000, the lowest cap in decades, which officials said was needed to provide […]

Trump Says He’ll Work With Democrats on Healthcare

After Senate GOP leaders have ceded their own push to dismantle the ACA, Donald Trump stated that he would continue his pressure on healthcare, The Wall Street Journal reports. The president stated that his plan […]

Poll: About 70 Percent Consider Trump Rhetoric on North Korea ‘Not Helpful’

According to a new Fox News poll, vast majority of voters find President Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric on North Korea to be “not helpful.” Politico reports. Seventy percent of respondents in the Fox News survey […]

Trump Angry over HHS Secretary Price’s Private Jet Flights

President Donald Trump and his advisers are enraged over Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price’s use of expensive private jets, with some advisers privately calling for Price’s dismissal, Politico reports. Trump scolded Price on […]

Conservatives Back Trump’s Tax Overhaul Proposal

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans presented a sweeping tax overhaul proposal on Wednesday that won immediate praise from conservatives, The Hill writes. Business groups and the far-right House Freedom Caucus both backed the GOP […]

Republicans Facing Backlash over Kushner and White House Staff Email Use

Republicans who blasted Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server are dealing with a thorny issue: the use of private email by Jared Kushner and other White House staff for official business, […]

EPA and Pruitt Take Industry-Friendly Approach

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken an industry-friendly turn under the Trump administration, as administrator Scott Pruitt is moving to address several top priorities of the energy, agriculture and automotive sectors, The Hill reports. […]

Moore Wins Republican Senate Primary, Dealing Blow to GOP Establishment

A former state judge Roy Moore rolled to a win in Alabama’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, defeating appointed Senator Luther Strange, the preferred candidate of both President Donald Trump and Senate […]

Speaker Ryan against Kneeling during National Anthem but Supports Players’ Right to Protest

House Speaker Paul Ryan issued a statement to the reporters Tuesday saying that he does not support the act of kneeling by the NFL players during the national anthem, however, he does believe that they […]

Mueller Could Begin Interviewing White House Staff this Week

Special Counsel investigators could start interviewing current and former White House staff regarding the Russian probe during this week, CNN reports. Among the people that Special Counsel Robert Mueller considers interviewing are former and current […]

IRS Provides Mueller with Information on Trump Campaign

The IRS is providing information on Trump campaign associates with Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel office, including former campaign manager Paul Manafort and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, The Hill reports. On Tuesday, CNN reported […]

Senator Corker Announces Decision to Retire

Senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced on Tuesday that he would leave his seat when his term expires at the end of 2018, The Hill reports. While Corker is […]