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MORE stumbled this week in explaining the administration’s proposed budget cuts to the Special Olympics. In two separate congressional hearings, DeVos found herself defending the cuts in Trump’s 2020 spending request, only to have the president turn around and denounce his own proposal. The contrasting positions played out amid a backdrop of lawmakers grilling agency chiefs about draconian cuts to popular government programs, leaving administration officials with the choice of defending the spending reductions or disagreeing with Trump, who is known to prize loyalty a

Trump indicated on Friday that he had a choice in mind, but offered few hints as to who it might be.  "Somebody that’s really good," he said. "Somebody that we know very well, and somebody that will fit in beautifully."  Rachel Frazin contributed to this report – Updated: 5:27 p.m. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

The Trump administration announced Friday it would award a $1.7 million family planning grant to a chain of crisis pregnancy centers that oppose abortion and don’t offer contraceptives, while at the same time cutting funds to some Planned Parenthood affiliates. The Obria group, which considers itself the “pro-life” version of Planned Parenthood, says it will receive a grant to provide family planning services in California. The administration’s decision to fund Obria is a signal of its desire to shift family planning funds toward faith-based groups that oppose abortion and away from groups lik

MORE is ramping up his threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border next week, saying Friday afternoon “there’s a very good likelihood” he will do so. “Mexico is going to have to do something, otherwise I’m closing the border. I’ll just close the border. And with a deficit like we have with Mexico and have had for many years, closing the border would be a profit-making operation.

Attorney General MORE has deferred to him to decide what makes it into the redacted document. "Our progress is such that I anticipate we will be in a position to release the report by mid-April, if not sooner," Barr wrote to House Judiciary Committee Chair

Democrats have introduced legislation that would reduce health insurance premiums, protect people with pre-existing conditions, and place restrictions on some types of insurance. The move has gained support from a lot of Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (R-NY), the New York Times reported. But Ocasio-Cortez’s former mentor disagrees. When asked by reporters about it, presidential hopeful Sen.

During a debate for IntelligenceSquared, Kobach touted Trump’s “Hire American” economy, which has delivered increased blue-collar and working-class wages by between 3.4 percent and four percent in the last 12 months. “By reducing illegal immigration, you drive up wages, especially in unskilled labor categories,” Kobach said.

In an exclusive interview with SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Daily, Malkin said Trump’s threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border to stop illegal immigration must be backed up with action, not just rhetoric. Malkin said: “What are you waiting for,” Malkin asked Trump.

“CONGRESS MUST CHANGE OUR WEAK IMMIGRATION LAWS NOW …  If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States throug [sic] our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING….. ….the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week,” he said in a series of three tweets Friday morning. Border officials are ramping up their estimates for the number of migrants who will grab the opportunity created by Congress.

Joe Biden’s spokesman said Friday that the former vice president does not recall kissing a Nevada political candidate on the back of her head in 2014. The allegation was made in a New York Magazine article written by Lucy Flores, a former Nevada state representative and the 2014 Democratic nominee for Nevada lieutenant governor. Flores’ claim comes as Biden, the early leader in national Democratic presidential polls, is in the final stages of deciding whether to seek the 2020 nomination.