Columnist Betsy McCaughey discusses Republican health care reform efforts and former Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Andy Slavitt discusses the future of Medicaid.
Andy Slavitt, the former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services acting administrator, discusses what the Senate's health care legislation would mean for Medicaid.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) answered questions from reporters during his weekly briefing. Topics included the president's tweets about MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts; health care and immigration legislation. The speaker was joined by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), House Judiciary Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), who serves as the Judiciary subcommittee chair on immigration and border security.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley met with President Trump's nominee to be FBI director, Christopher Wray, in his office on Capitol Hill. Sen. Grassley made brief remarks to the press at the top of their meeting.
Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. She commented on the Russia investigation expressing her confidence in special counsel Robert Mueller, and criticized President Trump arguing that the investigation over whether or not he committed potential impeachable crimes should not be the standard of conduct on how we judge a president. She also discussed her brief tenure with the Trump administration and how she learned of the first executive order calling for a travel ban. Yates was joined by former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal for a discussion on the rule of law.
President Trump outlined his administration's goals to achieve American energy dominance. He delivered remarks at the Energy Department alongside the vice president, Energy secretary, Interior secretary and the Environmental Protection Agency administrator.
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources convened a hearing about access for oil and gas development on federal lands. An acting assistant Interior Department secretary spoke about the administration's approach to the process, which she said includes "restoring balance" to the use of federal lands and the country's energy options. State officials from New Mexico and Utah talked about the current land use application process, including what they said were delays in permit approvals. A University of Colorado law professor was also on the panel and spoke of what he said was the need for the U.S. to be "energy smart," not necessarily "energy dominant."
The U.S. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police chief testified in an open session of the Senate Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee on President Trump's proposed fiscal year 2018 budget for the Capitol Hill protocol and law enforcement entities. They were asked questions about a number of their programs, including one focusing on boosting cybersecurity for U.S. Capitol offices and computer networks. After opening statements and questions, the subcommittee moved into closed session to discuss various threats to the Capitol.
Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. She commented on the Russia investigation expressing her confidence in special counsel Robert Mueller, and criticized President Trump arguing that the investigation over whether or not he committed potential impeachable crimes should not be the standard of conduct on how we judge a president. She also discussed her brief tenure with the Trump administration and how she learned of the first executive order calling for a travel ban. Yates was joined by former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal for a discussion on the rule of law.
President Trump outlined his administration's goals to achieve American energy dominance. He delivered remarks at the Energy Department alongside the vice president, Energy secretary, Interior secretary and the Environmental Protection Agency administrator.
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources convened a hearing about access for oil and gas development on federal lands. An acting assistant Interior Department secretary spoke about the administration's approach to the process, which she said includes "restoring balance" to the use of federal lands and the country's energy options. State officials from New Mexico and Utah talked about the current land use application process, including what they said were delays in permit approvals. A University of Colorado law professor was also on the panel and spoke of what he said was the need for the U.S. to be "energy smart," not necessarily "energy dominant."
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and several House Democratic women held a news conference criticizing President Donald Trump's latest tweets about MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), who chairs the Democratic Working Women's Group, told reporters that Trump's actions were "demeanimg towards women" and "embarrass the nation."
The U.S. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police chief testified in an open session of the Senate Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee on President Trump's proposed fiscal year 2018 budget for the Capitol Hill protocol and law enforcement entities. They were asked questions about a number of their programs, including one focusing on boosting cybersecurity for U.S. Capitol offices and computer networks. After opening statements and questions, the subcommittee moved into closed session to discuss various threats to the Capitol.
Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. She commented on the Russia investigation expressing her confidence in special counsel Robert Mueller, and criticized President Trump arguing that the investigation over whether or not he committed potential impeachable crimes should not be the standard of conduct on how we judge a president. She also discussed her brief tenure with the Trump administration and how she learned of the first executive order calling for a travel ban. Yates was joined by former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal for a discussion on the rule of law.