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Journalist arrested for yelling questions at Tom Price

Police say a West Virginia journalist was arrested after yelling questions at US Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Price and senior White House aide Kellyanne Conway visited the...

Tom Price defends Medicaid cuts in new health care bill

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on Sunday defended cutting nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid in the GOP-backed health-care plan as being necessary to fix a “fundamentally flawed”...

All eyes on special election for Tom Price's House seat

Georgia voters headed to the polls on Tuesday in a heavily fought special election that Democrats see as an early referendum on President Trump. There are 18 candidates on the...

Bharara was investigating Trump cabinet member before he was sacked

Fired US Attorney Preet Bharara was investigating a key member of President Trump’s cabinet, a new report Friday revealed. Bharara was looking into allegations that Tom Price, the health and...

Proposed bill would let bosses fine you for refusing a genetic test

Would you take a genetic test if your boss asked you to? What if they said you’d have to pay if you didn’t? A new bill, HR 1313, would allow...

White House analysis shows 26M will lose coverage under ObamaCare repeal

The White House believes 26 million Americans will lose health care coverage if its ObamaCare repeal and replace plan goes into effect, an internal analysis of the legislation reveals. The...

Tom Price defends criticisms of new GOP health care plan

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on Sunday defended criticisms of the GOP's plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare by saying nobody will be "worse off financially." "I firmly...

Republicans at odds over ObamaCare replacement

Republican battle lines were drawn Tuesday over a new national health care plan — with conservatives deriding the replacement by the House GOP as “ObamaCare Lite” while President Trump embraced...

Trump insists plan to kill ObamaCare is on track

President Trump early Friday touted his effort to kill ObamaCare, promising that repealing and replacing the sweeping health care law "is moving fast!" "Despite the long delays by the Democrats...

GOP's ObamaCare replacement should also boost jobs

On Saturday, Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders called for nationwide protests to stop Republicans from repealing the Affordable Care Act. The trigger event was Friday’s confirmation of Dr....

Tom Price sworn in as health and human services secretary

WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Price of Georgia was sworn in Friday as health and human services secretary, setting the stage for the conservative to play a leading role in dismantling...

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...

GOP changes Senate rules, approves Trump cabinet picks

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans pushed through two of President Trump's cabinet nominees Wednesday by changing the rules at the Finance Committee to circumvent a Democratic boycott. The Republican-led committee approved...

Senate Democrats boycott votes on Trump cabinet picks

Senate Democrats on Tuesday boycotted hearings to consider Steven Mnuchin as Secretary of the Treasury and Thomas Price for Secretary of Health after accusing them of lying about their financial...

Chuck Schumer under fire from left-wing activists

Left-wing activists have found a collateral target in their efforts to resist President Trump — powerful Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer. Enraged that the Senate Minority Leader has voted in favor...

Democrats question ethics of Tom Price during second hearing

WASHINGTON – In a final push to try to sink Dr. Tom Price’s nomination for Health and Human Services Secretary, Senate Democrats on Tuesday revived more ethics concerns about President...

Tom Price forced to go on defensive at Senate hearing

WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom Price, Donald Trump’s choice for Health and Human Services secretary, batted down allegations Wednesday that he might have broken the law on his stock investments. “Everything...

Democrats plan to fight several Trump cabinet picks

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats have drawn battle lines on Donald Trump's cabinet picks and signaled they'll fight hard during confirmation hearings against several nominees. The most vigorous battles are expected...