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March 18, 2017

Secretary DeVos should make the education of minority children her No. 1 priority

Now that Betsy DeVos is settled in as America’s new Secretary of Education she holds the reins of the U.S. Department of Education and, with it, the future of America’s 55.6 million students.

March 17, 2017

Sessions gets boost from Senate allies – and Dem’s Twitter flub – amid Russia uproar

Several senators on both sides of the aisle rushed to back Attorney General Jeff Sessions Thursday as he sought to blunt resignation calls from senior Democrats, following revelations he met last year with Russia's ambassador – a detail omitted from recent congressional testimony.

March 13, 2017

Agriculture nominee will distance himself from businesses

Agriculture secretary nominee Sonny Perdue says he will step down from several positions at companies bearing his name and restructure several family trusts to avoid a conflict of interest if he is confirmed. In a written agreement with a government ethics agency, Perdue said Monday that he will distance himself from several business interests, some of them agricultural.

March 12, 2017

Confirmation hearing for Trump's Labor pick now March 22

The Senate confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Labor Department has been delayed until later this month.

March 6, 2017

Sessions clarifies Russia testimony, insists he was honest

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday clarified his confirmation hearing testimony to acknowledge having spoken twice last year with the Russian ambassador, but he said he stood by his earlier remarks as an honest and correct answer to a question.

March 6, 2017

Carson equates slaves to immigrants, social media blasts comment

In his first speech as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson likened slaves forced to come to America to immigrants seeking a better life.

March 3, 2017

Rep. Gowdy: Sessions statement 'not tantamount to perjury'

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. told 91±¬ÁÏ' "The First 100 Days" Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions' failure to disclose two conversations he had with Russia's ambassador to Congress "is not tantamount to perjury."

March 3, 2017

Trump: 'Pathetic' that Dems have not approved full Cabinet

President Trump on Friday morning revived his criticism of Senate Democrats for allegedly slow-walking his Cabinet picks, pressing them to allow his last remaining nominees through.

March 3, 2017

Mistake or Misunderstanding? Jeff Sessions defuses media uproar, recuses himself from probe

You know you’ve got a problem when the political world is debating whether you should recuse or resign.

March 2, 2017

Sessions: Meeting with Russian envoy 'hyped beyond reason'; criticism 'unfair'

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told 91±¬ÁÏ' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" in an exclusive interview that conversations between him and the Russian ambassador to the U.S. had been "hyped beyond reason" by the media and criticism of them was "unfair."