Senate Republicans Defy Democrats' Boycott To Advance Trump Nominees Plus 4 More Stories

Top stories for Wednesday, February 01, 2017

View this email in your browser

Politics Senate Republicans Defy Democrats' Boycott To Advance Trump Nominees Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee suspended the panel's rules this morning to advance the nominations for Health and Human Services and Treasury secretaries without Democrats. Read this story Politics Gorsuch Pick For Top Court Fulfills Trump Campaign Pledge, Confirms Democrats' Fears It was impossible to clone Antonin Scalia, anchor of the court's conservative wing for a generation. But Trump seemed resolved to come as close as he could, and that led him to the man from Colorado. Read this story The Two-Way Donations To Torched Texas Mosque Top $1 Million In Outpouring Of Support The financial support mirrors the Texas community's efforts to support the mosque: Four churches and a synagogue have offered to host Muslim services. Read this story Shots - Health News HHS Nominee Tom Price Targeted Panel That Urged Fewer Cancer Screenings After an influential task force of experts said evidence didn't support some cancer screenings, it became the target of lawmakers, including Rep. Tom Price and others with health industry ties. Read this story Politics Who Is Neil Gorsuch, Trump's First Pick For The Supreme Court? Gorsuch, 49, is one of the youngest Supreme Court nominees in decades. The judge has a sterling legal pedigree and has been likened to Justice Antonin Scalia, whom he is in line to replace. Read this story

NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | Privacy Policy This message was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may unsubscribe at any time.