2017年2月1日星期三

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GOP moves to dismantle Obama-era coal rules

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 03:56 PM PST

GOP moves to dismantle Obama coal rules. (AP)Republicans approve a measure that kills an order aimed at preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into streams.


VW agrees to pay $1.2 billion to U.S. owners

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:57 AM PST

The Volkswagen logo. (AP)The troubled automaker could pay even more if it can't repair the cars with larger diesel engines in a way that satisfies regulators.


Plan to cover a hostile Trump White House

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 07:34 AM PST

Donald Trump speaks at the Florida State Fairgrounds in 2016. (Evan Vucci/AP)Internal memos from two news organizations illustrate the challenge of covering a president who views the media as "the opposition party."


Where SCOTUS nominee stands on pot law

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:17 PM PST

Where SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch stands on marijuana law. (AP)Neil Gorsuch, Trump's Supreme Court nominee, is a native of Colorado, the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use.


Vote on EPA pick delayed over boycott

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:09 PM PST

Environmental Protection Agency administrator-designate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt. (AP)Democrats are pushing back against Trump's choice to run the EPA because they say he doubts the science of climate change.


Senate confirms secretary of state nominee

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 03:46 PM PST

New U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks after his swearing-in ceremony at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DCSenators voted largely along party lines to approve former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson's nomination.


Senate confirms secretary of state nominee

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:31 PM PST

Rex TillersonSenators voted largely along party lines to approve former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson's nomination.


DeVos’s status in peril after GOP opposition

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 03:47 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2017 file photo, Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. DeVos bid to become education secretary could be in trouble. Two Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, announced their opposition to DeVos in speeches on the Senate floor Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Two Republican senators say they will not support education secretary nominee and charter-schools advocate Betsy DeVos.


DeVos’s status in peril after GOP opposition

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 03:43 PM PST

Betsy DeVos during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill (AP)Two Republican senators say they will not support education secretary nominee and charter-schools advocate Betsy DeVos.


White House puts Iran 'on notice'

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 03:50 PM PST

National security adviser Michael Flynn arrives on Capitol Hill. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)National security adviser Michael Flynn condemns Tehran's test-firing of a ballistic missile.


Former first daughter on Trump's order

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 03:34 AM PST

Former first daughter on Trump's order. (AP)Jenna Bush Hager posts an excerpt on Twitter from a speech that her father gave after the 9/11 attacks.


Trump's African-American History Month event

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 08:57 AM PST

President Donald Trump attends an African-American History Month listening session, accompanied by the Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. (Reuters)The president began by rehashing his complaint about a reporter's mistaken report about a bust of Martin Luther King Jr.


Trump to GOP: 'Go nuclear' for SCOTUS pick

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:11 AM PST

Trump to GOP: "Go nuclear" to approve Gorsuch. (AP)The president says he does not want congressional gridlock to interfere with his Supreme Court pick, Judge Neil Gorsuch.


Sen. Sessions confirmed for attorney general

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 08:57 AM PST

Senate panel confirms Jeff Sessions for attorney general. (Reuters)Trump's pick for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, came under scrutiny for his positions on immigration and civil rights.


No radical change to fix VA: Trump pick

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 05:12 PM PST

Donald Trump picks Obama appointee David Shulkin to head Veterans Affairs. (Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images)During the campaign, Donald Trump described the federal agency as "the most corrupt" and "probably the most incompetently run."


Hillary Clinton announces her plans for 2017

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:15 PM PST

Hillary Clinton (Getty Images)The former secretary of state is working on a book that will cover the election in a unique way, and will also resume her lucrative speeches.


GOP bypasses Dems, advances 2 Trump picks

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 09:32 AM PST

Democrats boycott meeting on Mnuchin nomination on Capitol Hill in WashingtonDemocrats on the Senate Finance Committee had been boycotting Tom Price for HHS and Steven Mnuchin for Treasury.


GOP advances 2 Trump picks without Dems

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 09:44 AM PST

Steven Mnuchin, Treasury secretary nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump (R) attends a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House. (Getty Images)Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee had been boycotting Tom Price for HHS and Steven Mnuchin for Treasury.


Outrage over Trump adviser's 3rd citizenship

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:02 PM PST

Peter Thiel is one of Trump's biggest and most prominent backers. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel didn't fulfill New Zealand's criteria, but a top lawmaker made an exception.


SCOTUS nominee's issue with federal power

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 04:00 AM PST

Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. (The Independent)Judge Neil Gorsuch is known for questioning how far courts should go in deferring to federal agencies.


Democrats call for Bannon's removal from NSC

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 02:57 AM PST

Trump strategist and counselor Steve Bannon. (Getty Images)Leading House Democrats denounce the president's appointment of his chief political strategist to the National Security Council.


Army Corps told to allow pipeline to proceed

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 03:38 PM PST

Army Corps told to allow Dakota pipeline to proceed. (Reuters)Lawmakers say the Army Corps of Engineers was ordered to grant an easement needed to finish the disputed Dakota Access pipeline.


How Trump found his Supreme Court nominee

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 09:56 PM PST

President Trump shakes hands with 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)Drastic measures were taken to keep the identity of the nominee from the media until the president's prime-time announcement.


What is Neil Gorsuch's stance on abortion?

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 05:38 PM PST

President Trump and Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch at the White House. (Reuters)Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee has never ruled on the issue, but we do have a few clues about his position.


Top Dem: 'Serious doubts' about Neil Gorsuch

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 05:59 PM PST

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and Judge Neil Gorsuch. (Alex Wong/Getty Images, Carolyn Kaster/AP)Sen. Chuck Schumer says the president's Supreme Court pick takes a troubling ideological approach to jurisprudence.


Controversial career of Neil Gorsuch's mother

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 05:27 PM PST

Bob and Anne Gorsuch Burford. (Getty Images)Anne Gorsuch Burford was named head of the EPA by President Reagan in 1981 only to resign amid a wave of discontent.


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