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January 30, 2017

Tillerson clears Senate procedural hurdle, Democrats delay two Trump nominations

President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state cleared a key Senate procedural hurdle Monday as Democrats delayed scheduled committee votes on two other nominations.

January 30, 2017

Juan Williams: The absence of Latino voices in the Trump White House is painful and striking

The Trump cabinet is the first in thirty years — President Reagan through President Obama — without a single Latino.

January 20, 2017

Gen. James Mattis, Gen. John Kelly confirmed for Trump Cabinet spots

As President Trump’s limousine drove the Washington, D.C. parade route on Friday, the Senate was busy at work stocking Trump’s Cabinet – though not fully.

January 19, 2017

Awkward exchange prompts laughter at Rick Perry's confirmation hearing

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry drew laughs at his confirmation hearing to become Secretary of Energy Thursday when he told Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., how much he enjoyed their meeting in Franken's Senate office.

January 18, 2017

Trump to nominate Perdue as agriculture secretary, rounding out Cabinet

President-elect Donald Trump will officially nominate former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be secretary of agriculture Thursday, a senior transition source told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ.

January 17, 2017

School choice takes center stage in Education Secretary confirmation hearing

Betsy DeVos’s confirmation hearing to be education secretary featured ample debate about policies ranging from school vouchers to student loans and grants.

January 13, 2017

Vilsack leaving USDA a week early, no replacement named

Secretary Tom Vilsack is leaving the Agriculture Department a week before his tenure ends and President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

January 12, 2017

Trump chooses 'Band of Brothers' over 'Team of Rivals'

By choosing retired Marine General John Kelly to serve as Homeland Security Secretary, President-elect Donald Trump appears to be assembling a 'Band of Brothers' rather than a 'Team of Rivals,' the model used by President Obama to form his first cabinet.

January 12, 2017

More whistleblowers detail VA abuses, suffer retaliation

New revelations by Veterans Affairs whistleblowers in two different states suggest the VA problems are endemic.

January 12, 2017

When Washington overlords (federal prosecutors) break rules, wreck lives

Prosecutors abuse this awesome power and get promoted for it.