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Divided, testy Senate OKs Tom Price for health secretary
WASHINGTON — Republicans have driven President Donald Trump's choice for health secretary through a testy Senate in a party-line vote. The 52-47 roll call early Friday means Rep. Tom Price...
Anthony Scaramucci may be closing in on White House gig
After two days of intense White House lobbying, hedgie Anthony Scaramucci is closer to getting his top Trump administration job — but not home free yet, The Post has learned....
The Trumps appoint a new White House social secretary
The White House has announced its new social secretary, touting her two decades-plus of "entertaining experience." Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd, a longtime Washington event planner who goes by Rickie, will...
Democrats' empty anti-Trump stunts have made the Senate a circus
Senate Democrats’ exhausting show of all-out war on President Trump’s Cabinet picks continues, delaying the confirmation vote for Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general until dinnertime Wednesday, and for Rep....
BlackRock boss feels 'bipolar' about Trump's presidency
The stock market is testing new highs almost daily, but Wall Street titans are feeling uncertain. “I’m not relaxed,” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said at a Yahoo Finance conference in...
Motorola's sweet government contracts are at risk: investor
Andrew Left has found yet another company whose stock he thinks will get walloped by President Trump. The activist short-seller behind Citron Research attacked Motorola Solutions in a report Tuesday,...
Scaramucci's White House bid may not be dead yet
Anthony Scaramucci’s bid to work at the White House isn’t dead yet — and it may get a new lease on life from Stephen Schwarzman. Wall Street insiders say “The...
Trump gets awkwardly lucky with latest jobs numbers
Donald Trump keeps getting lucky. First, of course, there was his election to the presidency. Now, the first major economic report of his administration has gone his way. On Friday...
Betsy DeVos' nomination clears major Senate hurdle
President Trump’s pick for education secretary cleared a major Senate hurdle in an unusual early morning vote Friday, clearing the way for her likely confirmation next week. The 6:30 a.m....
Vote to confirm Betsy DeVos delayed
WASHINGTON — The final vote on Betsy DeVos for education secretary has been pushed back until Monday, as many GOP lawmakers are heading to Florida this weekend for a fundraising...
'The Mooch' won a bold bet on Trump - then lost it
Anthony Scaramucci won a bold bet on President Trump — then turned around and lost it. The New York hedgies’ appointment as White House advisor and public liaison — secured...
Matthew McConaughey wants Hollywood to 'embrace' Trump
"They don't have a choice now, he's our president," McConaughey said.
Two GOP senators won't back DeVos for education secretary
Two GOP senators — Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — announced Wednesday they will oppose Betsy DeVos’ nomination to be education secretary. They are the first...
Senate confirms Rex Tillerson as secretary of state
President Trump added one new member to his Cabinet Wednesday, while three other nominees moved closer to confirmation despite fierce Democratic opposition. The Senate approved Rex Tillerson, the former ExxonMobil...
Melania Trump might not move to the White House
First Lady Melania Trump may be staying in the Big Apple after all, according to a report. President Trump and his wife announced in November that she would relocate from...
Hedge-fund honcho Ray Dalio is getting worried about Trump
Ray Dalio’s optimism about President Trump is getting tested. The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, said he is increasingly concerned that the Trump administration’s “populist” policies...
Betsy DeVos makes it past Senate committee vote
Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s pick to be education secretary, was approved on a 12-11 party-line vote by a Senate committee Tuesday after a contentious hearing in which her qualifications were...
Ellen DeGeneres responds to Trump’s travel ban with ‘Finding Dory’
The segment will air Tuesday on DeGeneres' talk show.
Axed 'SNL' writer offered job on 'Rick & Morty'
Katie Rich was suspended indefinitely from "Saturday Night Live" after tweeting that 10-year-old Trump would be "this country's first homeschool shooter."
Salma Hayek: Women's march proved 'we are America too'
"I think the march is a form of communication. And I think in time, I hope that President Trump — oh my god, I think it’s the first time I’ve...