Tag: United States government
Winners and losers in Donald Trump’s first budget plan
Military spending would get the biggest boost in President Donald Trump's proposed budget. Environmental programs, medical research, Amtrak and an array of international and...
House GOP health bill facing fresh House committee test
The White House and Republican leaders are talking to rank-and-file lawmakers about revising the GOP health care overhaul, hoping to keep a rebellion by...
Fueled by Donald Trump opponents, Rachel Maddow’s popularity rises
Rachel Maddow can trace the mood of her audience by looking at the ratings.
Her MSNBC show's viewership sank like a stone in the weeks...
Donald Trump looking to Sarah Huckabee Sanders in tough moments
Faced with aggressive on-air questioning about the president's wiretapping claims, Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn't flinch, she went folksy.
Speaking to George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning...
After 2 months, Jim Mattis is only Donald Trump pick at...
Jim Mattis is not lonely in the Pentagon, but two months into his tenure as secretary of defense not a single political appointee has...
Donald Trump embraces legacy of Andrew Jackson
It was an ugly, highly personal presidential election.
An unvarnished celebrity outsider who pledged to represent the forgotten laborer took on an intellectual member of...
The new civics course in schools: How to avoid fake news
Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news — and why they should care that...
Donald Trump nominee decried criticism of judges, senators agree
President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that comments by his Supreme Court nominee criticizing his own attacks on the judiciary were "misrepresented," even as Republican...
Dems force delays in votes on Jeff Sessions, Steve Mnuchin, Tom...
Democrats forced delays Tuesday in planned Senate committee votes on President Donald Trump's picks for Health and Treasury secretaries and attorney general, amid growing...
White House press secretary: ‘Our intention is never to lie’
White House press secretary Sean Spicer told a roomful of reporters that "our intention is never to lie to you," although sometimes the Trump...