With executive order, Trump tosses a 'bomb' into fragile health insurance markets
President Trump’s executive order instructing federal agencies to grant relief to constituencies affected by the Affordable Care Act has begun to reverberate throughout the nation’s health-care system, injecting further uncertainty into an already unsettled insurance landscape. The political signal of the order, which Trump signed just hours after being sworn into office, was clear: Even before the Republican-led Congress acts to repeal the 2010 law, the new administration will move swiftly to ..>> view originalTrump's Cabinet Picks Face Questions From Both Parties; McConnell 'Confident'
Published January 23, 2017 Published January 23, 2017 | FoxNews.comThe Senate is expected on Monday to hold its confirmation vote on President Trump’s pick for CIA director, Kansas GOP Rep. Mike Pompeo. But the chamber’s Republican and Democratic leaders this weekend offered sharply different perspectives about the future of the president’s 20-plus Cabinet nominees.Top Senate Democrats on Friday postponed Pompeo’s vote saying they wouldn’t rush through the conformation process for Trump and..>> view originalRubio faces moment of truth on secretary of state vote
FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during Tillerson’s confirmation hearing before the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rubio’s moment of truth is at hand as a Senate committee prepares to vote on Tillerson. Rubio tangled with Tillerson over Russia at his nomination hearing, but faces a tough call over whether to defy his new president and onetime GOP primary foe. (Steve Helber, File/Associated Press..>> view originalGeorgia storms survivor: 'We were scared'
In all, the storms that ravaged the region overnight Saturday into Sunday left at least 18 people dead in the Southeast, including 14 in Georgia. Authorities did not release names of victims on Sunday. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency said seven people died in Cook County, and there were two deaths each in Berrien and Brooks counties, in a largely rural area along I-75 between Albany, Georgia and Lake City, Florida, and three in Dougherty County. "You can imagine putting a bomb in a mobi..>> view originalTexas mall shooting leaves one dead, multiple injured
Shoppers with their children react after San Antonio police helped them exit the Rolling Oaks Mall after a deadly shooting. (Eric Gay/AP). BY Elizabeth Elizalde. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Updated: Monday, January 23, 2017, 3:28 AM. A shooting at a Texas ...>> view originalWatchdog Group to Sue Trump Over Foreign Business Profits
Didn’t people see that big stack of papers at his press conference? Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Questions about how to interpret the Emoluments Clause, an obscure provision in the Constitution, surged after Donald Trump was elected president. On Monday a watchdog group plans to file a lawsuit against Trump in Manhattan federal court alleging that he’s violating it, so we may finally find out if it’s unconstitutional for the president’s businesses to accept payme..>> view originalUnited Airlines resumes flights after temporary ground order
"The ground stop has been lifted," the airline announced on Twitter. "We're working to get flights on their way. We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers."Earlier, United spokeswoman Maddie King told CNN that the flights were grounded due to an IT issue."We have issued a ground stop for all domestic mainline flights due to an IT issue," King said. "We are working as quickly as possible to resolve this issue and get our customers to their final destinations. We apologize for the inconv..>> view originalTrump team doubles down on media criticism
Trump's top aide and the White House chief of staff took to the Sunday show circuit to defend the president and White House press secretary Sean Spicer, both of whom accused the press of lying about the number of people who attended the inauguration.Trump's team hit the media Sunday for focusing on crowd sizes, and accused members of the press of trying to delegitimize his presidency.“You’re saying it’s a falsehood. And they’re giving — Sean Spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to..>> view originalDramatic rescues, flooding, evacs amid downpours in Southern California
LOS ANGELES -- The third and most powerful in a series of storms pounded Southern California, dropping nearly 4 inches of rain south of Los Angeles, flooding freeways and raising concerns about damaging mudslides.Commuters could expect a messy drive to work Monday in several areas, with rainfall expected to ease slightly but not taper off until Tuesday.Flash flood watches and warnings were in effect for swaths of greater Los Angeles and across Southern California, where multiple roads were close..>> view original
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