On Thursday, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) issued a statement supporting full repeal of Obamacare: “After being involved in many discussions over the past several months with my colleagues and stakeholders across Tennessee, I believe the best path forward is for Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act after a reasonable…
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Promoted to White House Press Secretary
Sarah Sanders is taking over the job of White House press secretary now that Sean Spicer has quit. The announcement was made Friday by the new White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, when he faced reporters for the first time in his new role. “Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be the…
Read MoreCommentary: Presidential Election Integrity Commission Meets – Left Goes Nuts
by ConservativeHQ.com Staff Just over two months ago, on May the 11th, President Trump signed an executive order to create a commission to, in his words, help to “promote fair and honest federal elections” — the foundation of our democracy. As Vice President Mike Pence said in his opening remarks…
Read MoreRand Paul: Dropping Insurance Bailout from Health Care Bill Will Improve Chances of Passage
Sen. Rand Paul said Thursday that if the insurance bailout were removed from the Republican health care replacement he might be able to support it. “There is some good in the bill, but there’s an enormous insurance bailout fund. I have told them that if they take that insurance bailout…
Read MoreInternet Goes Wild After Sean Spicer Resigns As Press Secretary,
Sean Spicer resigned Friday as press secretary to President Donald Trump. Spicer reportedly stepped down after opposing the appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as the administration’s new communications director. Spicer “vehemently objected” to Scaramucci’s appointment, according to New York Times White House correspondent Glenn Thrush. Trump asked Spicer to stay on…
Read MoreTrump Administration to Ban Travel to North Korea
The Trump administration Friday announced a travel ban on Americans visiting North Korea, citing the danger of arrests and mistreatment following the death of university student Otto Warmbier after imprisonment in North Korea. The decision comes amid heightened tension over nuclear-armed North Korea’s long-range missile tests, as well as Warmbier’s…
Read MoreOMB Director Mick Mulvaney Says Obama Had ‘Secret’ List of Proposed Regulations
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney accused the Obama administration Thursday of keeping a “secret list” of proposed regulations during Mr. Obama’s eight-year regulatory onslaught against businesses, and touted President Trump’s rollback of more than 800 Obama-era rules and proposals. Of the 860 rules or proposed rules that the Trump…
Read MoreScaramucci, Trump’s New White House Communications Chief, Has Voiced Support for Gun Control
Newly appointed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has voiced support on social media for “strong” gun-control laws, which would be a major departure from the positions of President Trump. After the Sandy Hook shootings at a Connecticut elementary school in December 2012, Mr. Scaramucci tweeted, “I have always been…
Read MoreExclusive: Rep. Scott DesJarlais Calls for Full Repeal of Obamacare: ‘The Moment To Act Is Right Now’
In a press release issued Thursday, Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) said “We should keep our promises, not retreat when the moment to act is right now” and fully repeal Obamacare. DesJarlais supports the parliamentary procedure being used by the House Freedom Caucus to force a vote on the House floor…
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