Nov. 21, 2016
Good morning from Capitol Hill. During this lame-duck period, Obamacare bailouts are still a possibility. Melissa Quinn has that story. Fred Lucas reports on the conservative enthusiasm for the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general. And Heritage Action's Mike Needham has some tips for lawmakers on what they should do before Donald Trump becomes president. Plus: Kelsey Harkness on some outrageous remarks made by a union leader, and what you need to know about the actual Alexander Hamilton.
As attorney general, Jeff Sessions could go a long way toward reversing the politicization of the Justice Department that occurred under the Obama administration, Republican senators and conservative activists are saying.
Vice President-elect Mike Pence attended a performance of "Hamilton" Friday night only to be booed by the audience and lectured by a cast member on stage. Here's what you need to know about Alexander Hamilton, for whom the Broadway musical is named.
Congress will be making decisions on the budget and will have the opportunity to lay the groundwork for a full repeal of Obamacare under a Trump administration.
"We are going to repeal and replace Obamacare, but in the meantime, the last thing Americans need is for the Obama administration to sneak in one last bailout on its way out the door," says Sen. Ben Sasse.
"Donald Trump is masterful at disruption and division. Disruption and division create discrimination," says Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers.
Rather than cultivate habits of sustained and sober thought, we encourage manufactured outrage and self-indulgent victimhood.
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