Democrats Take Aim at Trump Nominees, Unlike Republicans' Speedy OK of Obama Cabinet

Jan. 4, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where Democrats want a new year's brawl over Donald Trump's Cabinet choices, even though Republicans smoothed the way for Barack Obama's department heads. Rachel del Guidice recaps. The fight goes on for a woman whose car was seized for a crime she didn't commit. Melissa Quinn reports. Good news out of Chicago? Kelsey Harkness tells the heartwarming story of helping hands for at-risk kids. Plus: Paul Moreno on taming the bureaucracy, and Lori Windham on a victory for freedom of conscience.
News Democrats Take Aim at Trump Nominees, Unlike Republicans' Speedy OK of Obama Cabinet In January 2009, the Senate confirmed 10 of Obama's Cabinet choices within his first week as president. Read More
Commentary Court Strikes Down Transgender Mandate, Protecting Doctors, Children, and Hospitals The court ruling came after eight states, an association of almost 18,000 doctors, and a Catholic hospital system challenged a new federal regulation that requires doctors to perform gender transition procedures on children, even if the doctor believes the treatment could harm the child. Read More
News She Got the Car the Government Seized Back. But Her Fight Isn't Over. An Albuquerque, New Mexico, woman whose car was seized last year by state police received her vehicle back from the city last month after challenging the seizure in court. Read More
News New York Proposes Free College, but Not Everyone's Buying It New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an "aggressive" new plan to provide free college tuition to families earning up to $125,000 a year. Read More
News This Nonprofit Is Saving Kids—and Taxpayer Money The concept is simple: Instead of allowing unstable families get to the point where their children are neglected, abused, or forced into foster care, David Anderson finds host families to intervene. Read More
Commentary The Administrative State Has Changed Our Culture. Trump Can Help Reverse Course. The overreaction to President-elect Donald Trump's election—from campus "cry-ins" to Brandon Victor Dixon's "Hamilton" rant—is more than just a left-wing tantrum. Read More
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